iran: sanctions threatening health

“Trump administration officials claim they stand with the Iranian people, but the overbroad and burdensome US sanctions regime is harming Iranians’ right to health, including access to life-saving medicines,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. ..

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mormon church says it opposes conversion therapy, but is concerned

Decrying what he called “inaccurate” news headlines, Marty Stephens, the LDS church’s director of government and community relations, reiterated the faith’s opposition to conversion therapy, noting that it has held that same position going back to 2016, when it publicly denounced the practice..

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Also on the call, Murshed Zaheed, president and director of CREDO said that its members have signed over million petitions to stop TPP, have made over 50,000 calls.. ..

importing middle east terrorism

The PBS Newshour ran an interview with Obama's CIA Director, John Brennan, in which he called the outcome 'regrettable.' . How does Obama's CIA director get away with simply saying that the human misery and suffering in Syria spilling over into Europe are 'regrettable?' ..

un / women peace and security

In her address to Council, Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, highlighted the results of research project conducted by Monash University Indonesia, Bangladesh, Libya, and Philippines.. ..

envoy: golan will remain integral part of syria

Argentina's Grossi Elected as New IAEA Director General . TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors selected Argentina's Permanent Representative Rafael Grossi to be the next director general, months after former IAEA director general Yukiya Amano..

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