Tag: Al Jazeera

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Russia jails Navalny for 30 days; Kremlin foe calls for protests (Al Jazeera)

A Russian court has ordered Alexey Navalny be remanded in pre-trial detention for 30 days, a move that will heighten tensions between Moscow and...

(France) Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN (Al Jazeera)

A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling...

(Colombia/FARC) Killings of Colombia ex-FARC fighters persist amid peace process (Steven Grattan, Al Jazeera)

Since demobilising in 2017, former rebel fighter Manuel Antonio Gonzalez has faced numerous death threats and lost his son in a bloody murder. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18/killings-of-colombia-ex-farc-fighters-persist-amid-peace-process

(USA) US-bound caravan faces hunger, Biden plans immigration reform (Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants huddled overnight on a highway in eastern Guatemala in the early hours of Monday after domestic security forces used sticks and...

(India) Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26 (Al Jazeera)

A Muslim group in India says it will start the construction of a mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya on January 26,...

(India) Two of India’s richest men face farmers’ ire over new laws ( Bhuma Shrivastava, Bibhudatta Pradhan and P.R. Sanjai, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Two of India’s richest men have landed in an unlikely controversy over farming laws, becoming targets of protesters who allege the tycoons have benefited...

(Central African Republic) CAR court confirms President Faustin Touadera’s re-election (Al Jazeera)

The Central African Republic’s constitutional court has confirmed President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s disputed re-election in polls last month that were marked by low turnout. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18/c-african-republic-court-confirms-president-touaderas-reelection

(Tunisia) Tunisia deploys army to help quell days-long unrest (Al Jazeera)

Tunisia has deployed military units to help quell days-long social unrest that saw violent protests by young people in various cities, as demonstrators took...

(Israel) Israel to rein in rights groups over use of ‘apartheid state’ (Al Jazeera)

Groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” will be banned from lecturing at schools, Israel’s education minister has said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18/israel-moves-to-rein-in-rights-group-over-use-of-term-apartheid

(Sudan/South Darfur) Sudan: Clashes between rival groups in South Darfur leave 47 dead (Al Jazeera)

Clashes between rival ethnic groups in Sudan’s South Darfur state have left 47 people dead, a day after more than 80 people were killed...

(Israel/Gaza Strip) Israeli fighter jets target Gaza Strip; no casualties reported (Al Jazeera)

Israeli warplanes have targeted the southern Gaza Strip after rockets were fired from the coastal enclave. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18/israeli-warplanes-target-gaza-strip-no-casualties-reported

(Israel) Ethical concerns raised as Israel to give Pfizer medical data (Al Jazeera)

After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast...

(USA) FBI vets troops amid fears of insider attack during inauguration (Al Jazeera)

US law enforcement agencies are screening all 25,000 National Guard officers deployed for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, fearing a possible insider attack after it...

(USA/Keystone Pipeline) Biden may scrap Keystone pipeline permit on his first day: Report (Al Jazeera)

US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9bn Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in...

(Afghanistan) Afghanistan launches year’s first polio vaccination drive (Al Jazeera)

Afghanistan has launched a nationwide campaign to administer the polio vaccine to nearly 10 million children under the age of five, the nation’s Public...

(Pakistan/India) Pakistan’s Khan: India’s BJP conducted 2019 air raid to win polls (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan says a 2019 air raid by India was a “false flag” operation conducted by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)​ for electoral gains...