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"I recognize that people are going to call me a hypocrite. I accept those criticisms. But circumstances do change. I think that in looking at the big picture and looking at it this way, that's what got us to this point." Those were the…

Finance ministry has operationalised amnesty scheme for traders failing to meet export obligation. (Representative image)The authorisation holder choosing to avail this scheme will have to complete the customs duty payment by September 30,…

Two men, both 23, Majid Reza Rahnavard and Mohsen Shekari, were hanged in December after they were charged with “moharebe,” a broad term that means waging a war on God, in connection with the large uprisings led by women and girls that…

Executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022 from a year earlier, with a significant rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said in an annual report Tuesday that also criticized Indonesia as having one of the highest numbers…

Issued on: 16/05/2023 - 09:06 Recorded executions worldwide reached 883 last year, the highest level since 2017, according to an Amnesty International report published on…

YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Monday began releasing more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those jailed in its bloody crackdown on dissent would be freed.The military has arrested thousands since…

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched India's latest Foreign Trade Policy 2023 on Friday. (Photo: DGFT's Twitter handle)Foreign Trade Policy 2023: $2 Trillion Exports by 2030, Tax Remission Instead of Incentives, Paperless…

Last year, "successive Israeli governments rolled out measures forcing more Palestinians from their homes, expanding illegal settlements, and legalising existing settlements and outposts across the occupied West Bank", Amnesty said. But…

CNN  —  Iranian authorities have used torture methods including sexual violence against imprisoned children as part of a crackdown on recent protests, according to rights group…

ISLAMABAD: A leading international rights group appealed on Monday for the UN Human Rights Council to address the ongoing, “relentless abuses” by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, including severe restrictions on women and freedom of speech…