UN Envoy Calls For Pressure on Taliban Over Women’s College Ban
The United Nations special envoy for global education has called on Islamic countries to condemn a Taliban move banning female students from universities, the latest in a series of restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan. “This is one of the saddest days for those who are concerned about the rights of women and girls,” Gordon […]
Iran Carries Out First Protest-Related Execution
Iran says it has executed the first prisoner known to have been convicted of an alleged crime stemming from ongoing protests across the country. The person was convicted of wounding a security guard with a long knife and closing a Tehran street, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Thursday. Tasnim added that the Supreme Court […]