Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63. World 20 May, 2024
Culture of impunity against discrimination puts Dalit at risk Authorities in Nepal are failing to protect Dalits, particularly women and girls, from systemic and widespread caste-based discrimination, claims Amnesty International in its new report “No One Cares”: Descent-Based Discrimination against Dalits. Nepal 15 May, 2024
"It is too late for Transitional Justice" "It is too late for transitional justice to be delivered to conflict victims," said Nirajan Thapaliya, Amnesty International's Nepal Director, to The Himalayan Times after releasing the Amnesty International’s Report in Nepal on Wednesday in Kathmandu. Nepal 25 Apr, 2024
European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration El-Sissi met separately with von der Leyen and other European leaders before the signing ceremony on Sunday afternoon. World 17 Mar, 2024
9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar's military The military leadership in Myanmar has so far ignored the plan, and violence and the humanitarian crisis in the country have been growing at a rapid pace. World 06 Feb, 2024
At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. World 27 Dec, 2023
Hong Kong offers awards for arrests of activists abroad for breaching national security law Hong Kong police accused five overseas-based activists of violating a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($128,000) on Thursday for information leading to each of their arrests. World 15 Dec, 2023
Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel's action in Gaza. Who are they? The Anti-Defamation League accuses it of anti-Israel propaganda “laced with inflammatory and at times combative rhetoric.” World 16 Nov, 2023
Saudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcase Saudi Arabia’s preparation should face some of the same scrutiny in the next decade. Sports 31 Oct, 2023
Bipin's family hopeful about his safe return “We are hopeful that Bipin is alive and will be back home safely,” said Bipin’s cousin brother Basu Dev Joshi. Nepal 18 Oct, 2023
'Migrants workers in Saudi Arabia were deceived' Contracted workers in Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia were deceived by recruitment agents and labour supply companies, cheated of their earnings, housed in appalling conditions and prevented from finding alternative employment or leaving the country, Amnesty International said today. Nepal 11 Oct, 2023
'If the judiciary goes wrong, nothing goes right' Advocate Raju Prasad Chapagai is a Kathmandu-based public interest lawyer and researcher. Nepal 07 Oct, 2023
