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Turkey calls for international sanctions against The Netherlands

By Mustafa Kemal Culibrk  Turkey’s President Erdogan has called for international sanctions against The Netherlands Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and The Netherlands reached boiling point this week as Erdogan accused countries in the West of “Islamophobia” and demanded international organisations impose sanctions on the Netherlands following The Netherland’s decision to block…



USA | Trump #MuslimBan 2.0 survives first legal challenge

By Sayeed Yahya  Trump’s second #MuslimBan has survived it’s first legal challenge A top US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban.   The ruling came from Seattle district judge James Robart, the same judge who had issued the order that halted…


Amnesty accuses Saudi Arabia of using illegal weapons in Yemen

By Suliman Karim Hasan bin Safet bin Aladdin Ćulibrk’  Amnesty  International have accused Saudi Arabia of using banned bombs in Yemen The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting anti-government rebels in Yemen stands accused of using banned cluster munition in raids on civilian areas, Amnesty International alledged today.   The Saudi-led coalition…


Trump signs second Muslim Ban executive order

By Aisha Butt  Trump has signed a second Muslim Ban executive order, this time excluding Iraq Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that will halt entry to the US for people from six Muslim nations, the originally proposed 9 were signed as 7 before being reversed as illegal…


Claims of Secret meetings between Tony Blair and Donald Trump concerning his o the Middle-East

By Aisha Butt Claims that Blair may become a White House advisor to Trump supported by secret meetings Tony Blair’s spokesman has refused to be drawn in on claims that the former prime minister is actively seeking to become US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy. The refusal to confirm…



Government accused of “full frontal attack” on journalists and whistleblowers

By Tim Derbyshire  The government has come under fire for proposing dramatic new prison sentences for journalists and whistleblowers   The UK government’s legal advisers have been accused of launching a “full-frontal attack” on whistleblowers and journalists over proposals to radically increase prison sentences for revealing state secrets and prosecute…


Top lawyers fear government reprisals after enquiry into British war crimes in Iraq is forcibly closed

By Abdullah Sheljich Top lawyers have claimed false allegations and threats have already started coming in from the British government over their roles in prosecuting the UK over war crimes in Iraq   Prosecuting a nation The UK Government has spent £60 million to date defending criminal investigations into British troops…