Human Rights

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.

The case, which assails a January 24, 2022 order by the trial court dismissing Imam’s bail application in the matter, is listed for hearing before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh.

09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Jordan late Saturday warned of "catastrophic" consequences of Israel's ongoing violation of the historical and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports.

Recent Israeli acts violate the sanctity of the holy places and the right of Muslims to perform their religious rituals during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sinan Majali said in a written statement.

08 Apr 2023; MEMO: Hundreds of demonstrators staged a protest Friday outside the Israeli Embassy in London against attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem, reports Anadolu Agency.

Jewish Anti-Zionist Network and Jewish Voice for Labors were among the participants.

Decrying recent Israeli attacks on Palestine, the crowd chanted slogans in solidarity with Palestinians, including, "Free Palestine."

08 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Zimbabwean government has condemned the Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on Israeli police to unconditionally withdraw its forces from the Muslim holy site.

06 Apr 2023; MEMO: Iran has called for an emergency session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the situation in Palestine in the wake of incursions and raids by Israeli forces, Anadolu News Agency reports.

In a telephone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, on Thursday, Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, denounced Israeli actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Arab League expressed its "surprise" at the recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the escalations in Al-Aqsa mosque.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: "Targeting of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel will inflame the region," the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, Hashem Safieddine, said on Thursday.

He added in brief remarks that he gave to Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel, that the "Zionists should know that Al-Aqsa Mosque is not alone; rather, behind it are hundreds of millions of Muslims who are ready to die for it."

Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon on Thursday noon towards the settlements of the Upper Galilee.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque are paying the price of the rush by Arab states to normalise relations with Israel, Hamas's senior leader Hisham Qassem said on Thursday.

In an official statement, Qassem added that the Israeli attacks "won't be ended by a few expressions of denunciation," describing the situation as a "religious war."

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: Russia on Friday called on Israel and Palestine to refrain from "confrontational steps" and to end the "escalation" of violence, reports Anadolu agency.

"We call on the parties involved in the conflict to refrain from confrontational steps, to act in the interests of preventing further escalation, ending violence and restoring a sustainable cease-fire," a Foreign Ministry statement said.

07 Apr 2023; MEMO: Israeli settlers on Friday vandalised Palestinian properties and closed the entrance to Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, reports Anadolu agency.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that settlers living in the settlement of Bet El closed the entrance leading to Ramallah and Al-Bireh cities using rocks and garbage containers, and prevented Palestinian vehicles to pass through the entrance.