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Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups
‘Generals’ Plan’ calls for closed military zone and evacuation, with those remaining treated as combatants and denied aidBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Labour’s home insulation pledge in doubt, say consumer rights groups
Campaigners warn Budget pledge falls far short of manifesto promise to support energy efficiencyWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
What Is Al-Qard al-Hasan, the Hezbollah-Linked Finance Group Targeted by Israel?
The de facto bank is the largest microcredit organization in a country where the traditional banking sector is in shambles.World - The New York Times - October 22 -
Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited
A group of nearly three dozen rights groups are calling on Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism chargesWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Burkina Faso put civilians at 'unnecessary risk' during militant attack, rights group says
Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this yearWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain Sight
Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even ...Tech - Wired - October 29 -
Japanese property group Tokyo Tatemono targeted by UK activist fund
Stakebuilding by Palliser Capital follows Elliott Management's move on sector peer Mitsui FudosanWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Gun safety and pro-gun rights groups make battleground state push
Throughout the battleground states, gun safety advocates and pro-gun rights groups are both increasing efforts to turn out voters. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand spoke to volunteers on both ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Civil rights groups warn of potential voter suppression ahead of Election Day
Civil rights leaders warn that Virginia could be a canary in a coal mine, foreshadowing broader efforts to undermine voting rights across the country.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day
Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
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German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group
Police in Germany have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organizationWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Rheinmetall to make gun barrels in the UK as part of new defence pact
Howitzer plan comes amid push by western nations to support UkraineBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Election surveys sent by MyPillow CEO-linked group prompt FBI referral
Election surveys sent by MyPillow CEO-linked group prompt FBI referral.Top stories - ABC News - November 1 -
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A 22-year-old political prisoner has died in Belarus, rights campaigners say
Human rights activists say a 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in BelarusWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum
More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’. Human rights organisations and a Holocaust memorial group have urged the ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Saudi cartoonist jailed for 23 years for insulting leaders, group says
A Saudi court has sentenced a cartoonist to more than two decades in prison for insulting the kingdom's rulers, his family and a rights group say.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
‘Race science’ group say they accessed sensitive UK health data
Exclusive: Fringe network recorded boasting of securing data from UK Biobank trove donated by 500,000 volunteers. Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
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Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader
The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leaderWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Israel says it killed likely successor to slain Hezbollah leader
Israel said it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the Hezbollah official set to become the militant group’s next leader, in an airstrike outside Beirut this month.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Turkey carries out strikes in northern Iraq and Syria after ‘terrorist attack’
‘Highly likely’ Kurdish separatist group PKK was behind targeting of state aerospace company, interior minister saysBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Wars and activism drive demand for executive security
Allied Universal has recently launched an ‘enhanced’ service as political risks riseBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children
Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the war. Nearly 70% of the people killed in the war in Gaza are women ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Universal Music Group will move to U.S. exchange in 2025, Ackman says
Antisemitic violence in Amsterdam following a soccer match prompted Bill Ackman's decision to move his publicly traded company and UMG out of the Netherlands.Business - CNBC - 4 hours ago -
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Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its bordersWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad
A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one adHealth - ABC News - October 16 -
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting abortion-rights amendments on the ballots in nine states have outraised their opponents by more than 6 to 1 and are spending far more on adsHealth - ABC News - October 31 -
With days until Election Day, groups make final push for Florida's abortion rights ballot measure
Abortion rights have won in all seven states with ballot measures since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but Florida's Amendment 4 requires 60% voter approval to pass.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
‘One big mess’: Fifa not fit to govern football, claims human rights group
FairSquare calls for widespread reform of governing body ‘Football is far too important to be governed this poorly’ Fifa is not fit to govern and should be the subject of widespread reform, a ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish
With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots ...Tech - ABC News - October 31 -
