Page 176 - Icks News Today

Iranians move their protests to rooftops and windows, Iran’s national currency hits a new low against the U.S. dollar, and a rights group revealed that an Iranian protester who was tortured in custody died in hospital.

In an interview with RFE/RL, New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker discusses the response of the Biden administration to the war in Ukraine -- and the many miscalculations U.S. presidents have made about Putin. 

A teacher in the Russian city of Perm and her 20-year-old daughter have both been detained for protesting Russia’s war against Ukraine. Each was inspired by the other as they made the decision to risk speaking out.

Human Rights Watch has called out Kazakh authorities' for their "failure" to effectively investigate "the serious loss of life and other grave human rights violations” that occurred during and after protests in January that resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people.

Leaders of the defunct Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) have gone on trial as a crackdown against dissent continues in the country led by authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Pakistani special forces raided a counterterrorism police center in the northwestern city of Bannu on December 20, killing all Pakistani Taliban militants who had taken hostages inside the compound, officials said.

Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to impose tougher penalties against those who publish news that is deemed to have "negative social consequences."

A well-known Iranian director and a prominent Iranian actor have openly criticized the government for cracking down on protests triggered by the September death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

The United States and Britain have condemned an order issued on December 20 by the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan banning university education for women nationwide.

A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a massive government spending bill unveiled along with an extension of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program until 2024.