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British Police have started investigating the alleged gangrape of a girl's 'avatar' in a virtual reality game, media reports said. more
Four Syrian refugee children killed in roof collapse in Lebanon

Four Syrian refugee children were killed late Friday night after the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain in the northern Lebanese town of Miziara, the National News Agency rep ...

Pornhub's parent company admits to profiting from sex trafficking

Pornhub's parent company Aylo has admitted it featured women who were coerced into performing sexual acts on camera by a production company.

Crisis in Gaza: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief

As the Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for a long-delayed vote on a pause in fighting to allow more aid into Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Türk adde ...

Trial of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai trial begins

Hong Kong's pro-democracy business tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is known for criticising Chinese leaders, is facing a long-awaited trial over charges that he "colluded with foreign forc ...

China: Female serial killer Lao Rongzhi executed

China executed a female serial killer, who was accused of murdering seven people, by the death penalty on Monday (December 18, 2023).

IFJ says 94 journalists killed in 2023

The International Federation of Journalists records that 94 journalists and media workers, including 9 women, have been killed in 2023.

Hong Kong authorities put bounties for several self-exiled activists, UK, US condemn

The US and the UK have condemned Hong Kong authorities for putting a bounty on several self-exiled activists.

Abolish coercive boarding schools in Tibet: European Parliament tells China

The European Parliament has urged China to abolish coercive boarding school system that has isolated more than  1 million Tibetan children from their families, language and culture, ...

Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians

Heavy rains created new misery in Gaza as UN humanitarians repeated deep concerns on Thursday over the deteriorating health situation in the Strip, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment and fi ...