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Bangladesh After the July Revolution: Did the People Get What They Wanted?
Bangladesh After the July Revolution: Did the People Get What They Wanted? From the Fall of Sheikh Hasina to the Struggle for a New Political Order! Bangladesh’s July–August 2024 uprising was one of the most consequential political events in the country’s history. What began as a student movement against quotas in government employment developed into a nationwide revolt against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the political system that had evolved during her roughly fifteen years in power. By 5 August…
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Gaza’s Unanswered Cry: When Promises of Peace Fail to Stop the Killing
Gaza’s Unanswered Cry: When Promises of Peace Fail to Stop the Killing The announcement last week that Hamas had agreed to a framework involving the phased surrender and storage of its weapons, tied to an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, was seen by many as a potential turning point in one of the world’s deadliest conflicts. While the agreement remains conditional and faces major implementation challenges, it offered a rare glimpse of hope after years of bloodshed. Yet, for countless civilians…
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Pakistan’s Shrinking Civic Space: Media Restrictions and Human Rights Concerns
Pakistan’s Shrinking Civic Space: Media Restrictions and Human Rights Concerns Recent reports regarding the inaccessibility of Al Jazeera’s English website in Pakistan have once again raised concerns about press freedom and the broader state of civil liberties in the country. While this incident has attracted international attention, many journalists, human rights organizations, and media observers argue that it reflects a wider trend of increasing restrictions on independent reporting and democratic freedoms. Al Jazeera Access Restrictions Following Al Jazeera’s coverage of…
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Humanity Is Bleeding Pakistan’s Crisis of Power, Rights and Federation
Humanity Is Bleeding: Pakistan’s Crisis of Power, Rights and Federation Pakistan is not merely passing through another period of political instability. It is facing a profound crisis of constitutional government, national cohesion and human dignity. From Balochistan to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to Sindh and Punjab, citizens increasingly feel that their constitutional rights are conditional—and that the state listens only when people remain silent. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s latest annual assessment describes…
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Human Rights Under Fire Civilians Continue to Pay the Highest Price in the Middle East Conflict
Human Rights Under Fire: Civilians Continue to Pay the Highest Price in the Middle East Conflict For decades, the Middle East has endured cycles of armed conflict, political instability, and humanitarian crises. Yet the recent escalation across Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, the West Bank, Iran, Syria, Yemen, and neighboring regions has once again demonstrated a painful reality: civilians, not governments or armed groups, bear the greatest burden of war. Beyond military operations and geopolitical rivalries lies a growing human rights emergency.…
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Escalation in the Occupied West Bank Rising Settler Violence and State Operations
Escalation in the Occupied West Bank: Rising Settler Violence and State Operations Over the past three weeks, the occupied West Bank has experienced a severe escalation in violence, marked by deadly raids, coordinated settler rampages, and joint actions between armed Israeli settlers and military forces. Human rights organizations and the United Nations have documented an unprecedented surge in attacks on Palestinian communities, resulting in multiple civilian deaths, extensive property destruction, and widespread displacement. Escalating Raids in Palestinian Villages Throughout mid…
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