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New York: 14 new members were elected to the Human Rights Council on Thursday, following a secret ballot held in the General Assembly Hall in New York. more
Ninety-eight illegal immigrants rescued off Libya's western coast

Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The Libyan navy rescued 98 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities Thursday off the country's western coast.

Ingredients for a new life: how cooking helps refugees and migrants blend in

New York: On a Friday afternoon, in a small restaurant kitchen in the New York borough of Brooklyn, head chef Alexander Harris is giving instructions to his attentive team, preparing them ...

Migratory situation: Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most arrivals

New York: In September, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rose 14% from the previous month to more than 17 200 due to higher arr ...

Nepal carries out heavy crackdown on media, arrests Tibetan activists during Xi Jinping's visit

Kathmandu: The Nepal government has carried out a heavy crackdown on the media, which include those that had been critical about the Chinese misdeeds, during the recent visit of President ...

Barcelona mayor calls for peace amid reports of over 70 injured in Catalonia protests

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau has called for peace and dialogue amid reports of 74 people injured in protests that took place across Catalonia on Tuesday, over a controve ...

US House passes several measures in support of Hong Kong protesters

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The US House of Representatives has passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act that stipulates annual State Department reviews of the autonomy of Hong Kong, ...

UN’s Bachelet addresses progress and setbacks in human rights worldwide

New York: The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with Member States to strengthen the agreement of the landmark Universal Declaratio ...

Around 1,500 activists arrested in London in unsanctioned climate protest - Police

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) London's Metropolitan Police have arrested nearly 1,500 people as of Tuesday morning after climate activists defied bans on demonstrating in the UK capital, the l ...

Al-Arabiya journalist arrested in Turkey for covering military operation in Syria

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish authorities arrested on Saturday a Syrian journalist, Zidan Zanklo, employed by the Saudi Al-Arabiya broadcaster, for reporting on Operation Peace Spring, Ank ...