DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the interim government’s chief advisor, visited the historic Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on Tuesday, pledging to protect the rights and safety of Bangladesh’s minority communities amidst a wave of violence following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yunus’s visit...

Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus visits Hindu Temple amid rising attacks on minorities

The Guardian

Human Rights Watch accuses RSF militia of ‘countless’ cases of rape and torture in Khartoum in 15-month civil war

Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. All told, Uyghurs imprisoned by China in the far-western region of Xinjiang have been sentenced to a cumulative 4.4 million years, a report by Yale University’s Genocide Studies Program says. And the true tally is...

Uyghurs sentenced to cumulative 4.4 million years in prison: study

Reuters

(Reuters) - The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with forced labor from the U.S. supply chain.

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

In the wake of Sheikh Hasina's resignation, far-right accounts spread false claims about Muslim attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.

Far-right spreads false claims about Muslim attacks in Bangladesh

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Authorities in Nigeria announced they have launched an investigation into the suspected murder of a transgender TikToker popularly known as “Abuja Area Mama.” Per BBC, authorities found the 33-year-old’s body on a highway in the capital Abuja. Her injuries also showed she had been beaten and bruised.

Nigeria: Investigations launched after body of transgender TikToker is found on highway

Home Office ministers have promised a "large surge" in returns flights for failed asylum seekers and others with no right to be in the UK. Plans include 100 more new intelligence officers to target people smuggling gangs and reopening immigration removal centres in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, adding 290 beds. Home...

Ministers pledge to return more illegal migrants

A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to multiple offences against three victims.

'Predator' attacked three women in two days

If we have turned a corner, it is mainly because communities refused to stand for racism and thuggery, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The far right promised violence and mayhem last night – but decency took back the streets | Polly Toynbee

Berhane Abrehe - a former Eritrean finance minister and fierce critic of the country's president - has died in prison, his family say. The 79-year-old was Eritrea's longest serving minister of finance, but he was removed from his role in 2012 following clashes with President Isaias Afwerki. Six years later,...

Ex-minister dies in Eritrean jail after six years without charge

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Mexican authorities say that they've rescued more than 1,200 migrants from violent gangs over the past seven months.

Cartel violence against migrants headed to US border on the rise: Police

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Kenya’s legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta’s influence on the nation. Kenya’s founding president died on 22 August 1978 in his sleep at State House, Mombasa. Kenyatta is generally typecast as the “father of the nation”, guiding the newly independent Kenya onto the...

Jomo Kenyatta, father of the nation? Kenya’s first president built up a myth which masked his faults

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Politicians and activists are protesting the conservative bill, which would give religious leaders more power over personal affairs

The Iraqi bill to lower the age of marriage for girls to nine

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 Yvette Cooper is facing backlash over plans to reopen two troubled detention centres as part of a crackdown on immigration. On Wednesday, the home secretary announced a series of measures aimed at tackling illegal migration and improving border security, including a pledge to return the number of failed asylum seekers sent back to their home countries to 2018 levels over the next six months, meaning more than 14,000 deportations by the end of the year. However, the 14,000 figure is far lower than the 45,000 returned in 2010 under the former Labour government and less than the 19,000 migrants...

Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed

 At least 14 people were killed, 16 others injured, and several more believed to be missing after a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a key highway on Friday in Nepal, officials said.The bus veered off the Prithvi Highway and rolled toward a fast-flowing river, stopping on the rocky bank. The top part of the bus was ripped, but the wreckage did not plunge into the Marsyangdi river.Armed police force spokesperson Shailendra Thapa said that among those pulled out of from the bus, 14 were declared dead and 16 were injured in the accident.Officials could not yet...

At least 14 killed after bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges into river in Nepal

At least 14 people have died after a bus carrying passengers from India fell into a river in Nepal, officials have said. There were around 40 people on the bus, which was travelling to Nepal's capital Kathmandu from Pokhara, according to reports. Rescue operations are underway at the accident site...

Fourteen dead after Indian bus falls into river in Nepal

TikTok parents of seven children were sentenced to prison in Pennsylvania on August 20 after pleading guilty to treating their caged animals better than their malnourished children. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, were told to go to state prison for the next eight to 16 years in the...

TikTok couple jailed and named “worst parents” over treatment of their 7 children

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The Rohingya At Risk Yet Again As Violence Escalates In Myanmar

(ANALYSIS) In 2016-2017, the Rohingya community in Myanmar was subjected to a litany of atrocities aiming at the annihilation of the community and meeting the legal...

The Rohingya At Risk Yet Again As Violence Escalates In Myanmar

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