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Son of Gaza Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Omar Yaghi, a Palestinian refugee from Gaza, has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 together with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson. They developed a…

iGlobenewsOctober 29, 2025

A person holds an image of Turkish-American human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, USA, on 14 September 2024.

MENA Politics

The IDF Killing of Turkish/American Pro-Human Rights Activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

The deplorable killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, during a recent protest in the West Bank, has ignited intense discussions about international…

iGlobenewsOctober 7, 2024

Women Right's Activist - Taliban - Kabul

MENA

Taliban Reaping the ‘Rewards’ of Rape

The recent gang-rape of a human rights activist in an Afghan jail, filmed to silence her, underscores the ongoing horrors faced by Afghan women under…

iGlobenewsAugust 8, 2024

Economics/Finance EU/Europe Global MENA

Caveat Emptor! Booking.com Profits from Israel’s Unlawful Occupation of Palestinian Lands

Booking.com has allowed seized Palestinian land in the West Bank to be posted for rent on its website. Dutch prosecutors are now considering a complaint…

iGlobenewsAugust 2, 2024

Female genital mutilation - woman showing instruments

Africa MENA

Female Genital Mutilation: Cutting for Control

Millions of girls and young women suffer genital mutilation every year, a brutal practice rooted in gender inequality that leaves deep physical and psychological scars.…

iGlobenewsJuly 3, 2024

EU/Europe Global Politics USA & Canada

Democracy on Trial in Julian Assange Extradition Battle

Julian Assange gains time to appeal against extradition to the US to face charges of leaking confidential military information which exposed US war crimes. But…

iGlobenewsMay 27, 2024

MENA Politics USA & Canada

The Taliban’s Afghanistan 2023: Thank you America!

After the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban eliminated most women’s rights in Afghanistan. Why is the international community failing…

iGlobenewsApril 24, 2023

Global MENA Security

Prying Pegasus Spyware

Digital authoritarianism, the uncontrolled und unlawful monitoring of online activity aiming to manipulate the public, suppress free speech and spread disinformation, is rapidly becoming a…

iGlobenewsFebruary 22, 2023

EU/Europe Politics

The Sámi in Finland: An Ongoing Human Rights Controversy

Contrary to the enormous effort the Finnish government is putting into joining NATO, the rights of the Sámi people remain on the backburner. Finland’s government…

iGlobenewsJanuary 18, 2023

Latin America Politics USA & Canada

Petro-Diplomacy: Oil Trumps Democracy and Human Rights – Again

The recent thaw in diplomatic relations between Venezuela & the United States has been a surprise to many given the idealistic commitment the United States…

iGlobenewsAugust 12, 2022