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Myanmar army admits to killing 10 Rohingya Muslims in first admission of wrongdoing

The Myanmar military has admitted killing 10 Rohingya people whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Dinn village.

Jan 10, 2018

By Josh Robbins

Rohingya Muslims

Iran's new drug laws could spare 5,000 prisoners the death penalty

Easing of drug-trafficking laws by Iranian judiciary hailed as important step in halting executions worldwide.

Jan 10, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Iran

'Eagle Dad' subjects kids to gruelling fitness workout in snow-covered field

Footage has emerged from China of a strict father forcing a group of children to strip to their bare chests and undergo a series of exhausting exercises.

Jan 9, 2018

By Neil Murphy

Emir, age 2, was one of six kids killed by air strikes near Damascus on Monday. This is his story

Emir was one of six children killed by Syrian and Russian air strikes on Eastern Ghouta on Monday. Since 29 December, 126 people, including 29 children, have lost their lives.

Jan 9, 2018

By David Sim

Syria Conflict Pictures Human rights

Winter Olympics 2018: Will North Korean athletes who 'fail' in PyeongChang be punished by Kim Jong-un?

Speculation has swirled for decades that everyone from North Korean footballers to coaches are punished for not dominating international sporting championships.

Jan 9, 2018

By Kashmira Gander

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Why has Israel banned a Quaker group that helped save Jews from Hitler's Nazi regime?

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been blacklisted for its involvement in the BDS Movement to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians.

Jan 9, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Saudi Arabia: Illicit gay wedding sparks outrage in Islamic kingdom after video goes viral

Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.

Jan 8, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Saudi Arabia

India's only gay prince is opening his palace up to vulnerable LGBT people

Manvendra Singh Gohil is turning his 15-acre grounds into a home for his community. He was disowned by his family after coming out.

Jan 6, 2018

By Kashmira Gander

India

A pupil at Milan school. One Italian headmaster has banned Muslim headscarves, arguing that they constitute a "provocation." (Getty)

European airlines can force Muslim air hostesses to take off their veils

Scandinavian Airlines has the right to demand that air hostesses do not wear religious headscarves, according to Sweden's Discrimination Ombudsman.

Jan 5, 2018

By Josh Robbins

These are the questions you should never ask trans people

Caitlyn Jenner hit back at Piers Morgan after he asked her if she's had sex since her transition. We asked three other trans people about the questions it is offensive to ask them

Jan 5, 2018

By Kashmira Gander

Heartbreaking photos of Manila's slum children working at deadly charcoal kilns

Children as young as three spend their days sitting in soot and breathing in coal dust and toxic smoke to make charcoal out of wood scavenged from rubbish dumps.

Jan 5, 2018

By David Sim

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Performance managament raises work stress

Horrible Bosses: 1 in 10 Brits have imagined killing their boss

Study finds construction workers atop those harbouring murderous thoughts followed by media professionals.

Jan 5, 2018

By Gaurav Sharma

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Blind woman jailed in Thailand for insulting monarchy on Facebook

A blind woman in Thailand who admitted sharing an article critical of the monarchy on Facebook was handed a sentence of 12 to 18 months in jail.

Jan 4, 2018

By James Tennent

Thailand Facebook

Another Egyptian pop singer has been jailed for 'inciting debauchery' with her racy music video

Another Egyptian pop singer Leila Amer has been arrested for 'inciting debauchery' in racy music video.

Jan 3, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Egypt

Wombs-for-rent: China's underground surrogacy market is booming

The number of women illegally selling their bodies as surrogates in China is thought to be rocketing.

Jan 2, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

Pregnancy

Rohingya Muslim refugees Myanmar Bangladesh

Will hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees ever go back home to Myanmar?

Myanmar pledged that Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home later this month. However, few believe that will happen.

Jan 2, 2018

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Human rights Migration Pictures

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Why have left wingers greeted the Iran protests with miserable silence

Will the left support the struggle of the Iranian people?

Jan 2, 2018

By James Bloodworth

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Iran protests: Jailed Saudi blogger tells 'revolutionaries' to remember prisoners of free speech

Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.

Jan 2, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Iran Saudi Arabia

Family forced to live in airport for two months like Tom Hanks in The Terminal

A Zimbabwean family has been living in an airport terminal for two months in what many are describing as a real life version of The Terminal film, which starred Tom Hanks.

Jan 1, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Shocking photo of Moroccan migrants sleeping in washing machines goes viral

A photo depicting three young Moroccan migrants getting some rest in washing machines at a Paris launderette has attracted attention online.

Dec 29, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

France Paris

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