FOOD AID WORKERS KILLED IN GAZA
Seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the strike was unintentional and will work to prevent similar incidents in the future. The strike has been condemned by world leaders and aid Continue Reading
NIGHTCLUB FIRE ISTANBUL
A total of 27 individuals have lost their lives and one person has sustained severe injuries as a result of a fire that occurred in a nightclub in Turkey. The club, situated in the subterranean level of a high complex in Istanbul, was temporarily closed and undergoing refurbishments during daylight Continue Reading
Overseas Intelligence Sharing
The number of requests for UK ministerial approval for intelligence-sharing with overseas authorities where there is a real risk of torture, unlawful killing, or extraordinary rendition has more than doubled in a year. The investigatory powers commissioner’s report reveals the rise in cases, with human rights group Reprieve stating that Continue Reading
PUTIN’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
A British political prisoner in Siberia is almost certain to die unless freed soon, according to a prominent human rights campaigner. Vladimir Kara-Murza is one of at least 700 political prisoners currently held in Russian jails, nearly three times as many as at the end of the Soviet era. All Continue Reading