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- Middle East
Widespread arrests roil Iran weeks after security forces crushed protests
Tehran: The Iranian security agents came at 2 am, pulling up in a half-dozen cars outside the home of the Nakhii family. They woke up the sleeping sisters, Nyusha and Mona, and…
- Middle East
Deaths in Iran’s crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say
Dubai: The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday. The US-based Human…
- Middle East
Iran’s President apologises over crackdown amid revolution anniversary
Tehran: Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from US President Donald Trump, who suggested sending another aircraft carrier…
- India
Uttarakhand seals 11 madrasas during Ramzan, sparks protests
In a week-long crackdown, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) has reportedly sealed 11 madrasas (Muslim educational institutions), citing legal violations. Officials asserted that the sealed madrasas, including Madarsa Jamia Islamia Noor Ul…
- India
29 drug traffickers convicted, says HM Shah; vows to intensify crackdown
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to eliminating drug trafficking, announcing that 29 drug traffickers have been convicted in 12 different cases across the country.…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 5,838 in nationwide crackdown
Kuwait has stepped up its campaign against citizenship across the country, thus shedding light on some of the key strategies the country has been deploying in the war against dual nationality and…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan supporters march towards Islamabad amid heavy police crackdown
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf resumed its march towards Islamabad on Monday after an overnight stop on the way amid stiff resistance by the authorities to foil the…
- World
New Zealand boosts crackdown on cybercrime
Wellington: New Zealand has intensified the crackdown on cybercrime with a legislation’s first reading on Tuesday, as 11 percent of Kiwis were victims of fraud and cybercrime in 2023, causing significant financial…
