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Saudi Arabia: Grand Mufti Should Back Religious Tolerance

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities on October 22, 2025, appointed a new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who has demonized the country’s Shia Muslim minority in past public written statements and comments, Human Rights Watch said today. Sheikh Saleh b

Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release 10 Nubian Egyptians who have been unjustly detained for over 5 years, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 6, 2025, the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh reduced the se

Audio recordings of Lucis Trust meeting capture key figures discussing “The Reappearance of Christ”

The Lucis Trust has been publishing audios of its 2025 Centennial Conclave meetings, a convening of a hidden Spiritual Hierarchy to advance the “divine Plan.” According to exoteric teachings, 2025 represents a pivotal moment in spiritual

Hamas’ atrocities against Gazans continue; Why aren’t the “pro-Palestinians” protesting?

Hamas continues to commit atrocities in Gaza. Last week, videos were circulated of public executions of its opponents. This week, videos of further brutal tactics by Hamas terrorists, such as breaking victims’ legs with iron bars and knee

Political Prisoner Reiner Fuellmich must be released now!

Dr Reiner Fuellmich was kidnapped from Mexico in October 2023, taken to Germany, arrested and incarcerated. He has been in a German prison ever since. There are many things about his case which expose that the German criminal justice syste

Ecuador: Abusive Response to Protests

(Washington, DC) – Ecuadorian police and security forces have restricted freedom of assembly and at times used excessive force in their response to anti-government protests since mid-September, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Since Sep

Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care

(Beirut) – Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, 2025, following a lack of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. The deaths in custody of Soudabeh A

A new study: The Legal Foundations of Israel and the Origins of the Name “Palestine”

Last week, the Centre for the Study of Political Islam International released a landmark study on the legal foundations of Israel and the origins of the name “Palestine.” Drawing on a wealth of historical documents and archaeological eviden

Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods

SOUNDBITES Toto Arara Every year, the invaders clear more land for cattle. Then they burn it. SOUNDBITES Givanildo dos Santos Lima Today, the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon region is cattle ranching. DATE/PLACE February 2025

Trump Tweet Tanks Markets AGAIN: Trillions Lost & Insiders Profit

In what feels like yet another replay of Trump tanking markets before quickly making a U-turn, trillions of dollars were lost and gained over the weekend. On Friday 10 October, he posted about reigniting the trade war with “a tariff of 100%

President Donald Trump’s speech in the Knesset in full

US President Donald Trump delivered a speech to Israel’s Knesset today, 13 October 2025, declaring the end of the Gaza war and heralding a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” following the release of all 20 surviving Israeli hostages by Ha

Building cathedrals is good for your soul

Dr Vernon Coleman uses the example of cathedral builders in the Middle Ages to demonstrate that today that people’s short-term views of life are limiting and that we should think more about the long term. “Today, most of us tend to think fa

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s announcement on October 9, 2025, that it has tasked the Justice Ministry with assessing the legal measures that may be taken following Israeli attacks on journalists during the last war offers a fresh opportunity to ach

Uyghur Scholar-Activist Faces Charges in France for Criticizing Beijing

On October 13, a court outside Paris will put on trial Dr. Dilnur Reyhan, a prominent French-Uyghur scholar and activist, and the president of the European Uyghur Institute, for the criminal offense of “degradation of property belonging to