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The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British citizen of Iranian descent who has been detained in Iran since 2016, started a hunger strike on Sunday (24/10). The action was taken by the husband to denounce the British government which “has failed us” and failed to guarantee his wife’s freedom. Richard …

Troops in the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Monday (18/10) said the Ethiopian government had launched airstrikes in the capital Mekelle. The bombing was also reported by residents and humanitarian aid workers in Tigray. But the Ethiopian government denied the claims, while the United Nations said it was investigating reports …

The union representing film and television crews said its 60,000 members would start a mass strike on Monday if an agreement on demands for fair and safe working conditions was not reached. The strike will stop filming in most film and television productions. The impact will extend beyond Hollywood, as …

Israeli air strikes in central Syria on Wednesday killed a Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters, according to a report released by the Britain-based war monitoring organization, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria’s official news agency TO YOU earlier citing military sources as saying that the attack near the …

The imprisoned former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike since October 1, needs hospitalization as his condition worsens. This was conveyed by his doctor, Nikoloz Kipshidze, in a television interview on Sunday (10/10). Saakashvili declared a hunger strike after being arrested on October 1 …