An Israeli Security Forces vehicle lights a gate in the security fence that separates farmers in the Biddu enclave from their land in the Seam Zone, which is the land between the 1949 Armistices Line and the West Bank Barrier. UN Photo: Alaa Ghosheh / UNRWA Archives

New Legislation May Derail Israeli–Palestinian Peace Process

November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Israeli, Legislation, Palestinian, Peace, UN

A new piece of Israeli legislation would enable the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian land and if passed, would deal

Iraqi civilians, who fled fighting in the city of Mosul, walk lit up by Iraqi special forces armoured vehicles, as they head to camps housing displaced people on November 2, 2016 in Bazwaia, Iraq. Photo: UNICEF

Middle East and Africa World

Military Operations to Retake Mosul Causing Humanitarian Crisis

November 19, 2016November 21, 2016 RMN News Crisis, Humanitarian, Iraq, Military, Mosul, UNICEF

As November 17 marked one month of intensified military operations to retake the city of Mosul, tens of thousands of

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World

Pakistan to Expel Over 100 Turkish School Teachers. Why?

November 18, 2016November 19, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, Pakistan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, School, Teachers, Turkey, Turkish

Leading human rights organization Amnesty International has questioned Pakistan’s decision to expel more than 100 Turkish school teachers. In a

A delegation of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference calls on India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on November 05, 2016

Asia Pacific Elections Politics World

Local Leaders Demand Panchayat Elections in Troubled Kashmir

November 6, 2016November 8, 2016 RMN News Elections, India, Jammu, Kashmir, Narendra Modi, Panchayat

As the Kashmir unrest continues, a group of village leaders have urged the Indian government to immediately arrange Panchayat (village

Amnesty India Demands the Repeal of Sedition Law

Europe

Prisoner in Russia Faces Torture and Rape Threats

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, Prisoner, Rape, Russia, Threats, Torture

Russian authorities must release Ildar Dadin, a peaceful street protester convicted for participation in “unauthorized” assemblies, and investigate his allegations

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World

UK Praises Pakistan for War Against Terrorism

October 25, 2016October 26, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, India, Pakistan, Terrorism, UK, War

Pakistan has launched “Operation Zarb-i-Azb, deploying 200,000 of Pakistani security forces to eliminate terrorism from the country. By Rakesh Raman