Human Rights

08 Oct 2021; MEMO: A 3.5-metre tall puppet depicting the journey of a Syrian refugee has arrived in Brussels.

'Little Amal' arrived in Brussels as part of 'The Walk', an initiative hoping to raise awareness of the refugee journey from Syria to the UK.

She delivered a mountain of letters to the European Parliament yesterday. The sacks of letters were presented to the parliament to draw attention to the difficulties experienced by Syrian children.

08 Oct 2021; MEMO: Indonesia's Aqsa Working Group (AWG) today condemned the new Israeli ruling that allows Jews to worship in Islam's third most holy site, Al-Aqsa Mosque.

"We strongly condemn Israel's policy of allowing Jews to worship at Al Aqsa mosque. This is a provocative and unreasonable policy," AWG said in its statement, stressing that Jews are allowed to pray in Muslim holy sites while access to Muslims is "severely restrict[ed]".

08 Oct 2021; MEMO: Israel's apartheid regime became the subject of a dispute recently in the Hebrew edition of the Haaretz newspaper between leading Israeli human rights attorney Michael Sfard and South Africa's Chief Rabbi Zeev Warren Goldstein.

08 Oct 2021; MEMO: Israel has been dealt a hammer blow by sports clothing manufacturer Nike. The mega-brand has announced that it will end the sale of its products in stores within the occupation state in a move welcomed by social media users as another victory for the international Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The CPI(M) on Thursday said the "gruesome attack" on protesters in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh marked a "new level of violence" against the farmers' movement that has been going on for the last 10 months.

The latest editorial in the party's mouthpiece, "People's Democracy", said the "brazen attack" on the farmers came in the backdrop of the Centre "hardening" its position on the farmers' agitation against three new farm laws.

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, and said just "one word of sympathy" was needed from him.

In a tweet, Sibal said, "Lakhimpur Kheri Horror. Modi ji, Why are you silent? We need just one word of sympathy from you. That should not be difficult!"

"Had you been in opposition how would you have reacted? Please tell us," the Rajya Sabha MP said.

07 Oct 2021; MEMO: The Palestinian Authority condemned on Wednesday an Israeli court ruling that allows Jewish settlers to perform their prayers in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, Wafa has reported. The PA Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates described the ruling as "unprecedented".

07 Oct 2021; MEMO: An Israeli right-wing opposition member of the Knesset is seeking to outlaw the planned reopening of a US mission in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the Palestinians, Reuters reports.

07 Oct 2021; MEMO: The Egyptian authorities yesterday renewed the pre-trial detention of Ola Al-Qaradawi for a period of 45 days. The daughter of prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has already been detained for four years.

Al-Qaradawi's lawyer, Ahmed Abu El-Ela Madi, said that the extension was issued after allegations that she has "broadcast and published false news, as well as joined a terror group."

07 Oct 2021; MEMO: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, called on Wednesday for Arab and Muslim leaders to oppose further normalisation deals with Israel in return for "false promises", Anadolu has reported.

Responding to remarks made by Israel's Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, the head of the Hamas Political Department Abroad, Sami Abu Zuhri, said that the movement is "extremely concerned" about Israel promoting more normalisation deals with Arab states.