An Iranian broadcaster was disciplined after airing anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans during a live broadcast to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (the overthrow of the pro-American Pahlavi regime). According to AFP on the 12th, a reporter from a local broadcaster in Hamoun, southern Iran, repeated anti-American slogans like 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel' during the live broadcast, but suddenly said 'Death to Khamenei'. Iranian authorit

Yawd Serk, chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), a prominent ethnic armed organization in Myanmar, strongly condemned the international community for standing by despite the sharp rise in civilian casualties caused by the Myanmar military regime’s indiscriminate airstrikes. According to Reuters on the 11th (local time), Chairman Yawd Serk, in an exclusive interview held at the RCSS headquarters in Loi Tai Leng near the Thai border, appealed for immediate i

The international community has reacted strongly to the sentencing of prominent Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 17 years in prison and a hefty fine for posting critical comments on social media about state institutions. The Islamabad Sessions Court in Pakistan convicted two individuals in January under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). The longest sentence was 10 years in prison for cyber-terrorism, and each was fined 36 milli

"The reconstruction process is not just about restoring ruins, but about rebuilding society as a whole from the ground up," said Mustafa Masturlu, the governor of Hatay, on the 4th (local time) at a briefing for domestic and international journalists. He explained that reconstruction work is being carried out simultaneously, encompassing residential complexes, infrastructure, and historical heritage. Three years have passed since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Turkey

The anti-government protests in Iran have resurged, with relatives of the deceased chanting slogans like "Death to Khamenei!" at funerals and memorial services, according to reports. Medical students at Shiraz University have been on a hunger strike to demand the release of doctors arrested for treating protesters, while human rights groups have reported the detention of medical personnel who treated injured protesters. Mohammad Raezadeh, the head of Iran's Medical Council,

Amid reports of confirmed cases of the Nipah virus, a disease with a mortality rate of up to 75%, in India, a death case due to the Nipah virus has occurred in the neighboring country of Bangladesh. According to the British daily The Guardian and Al Jazeera, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that a woman in her 40s or 50s in the Naogaon region of northern Bangladesh died a week after showing symptoms of the Nipah virus infection on the 21st of last month.

At least 31 people were killed and 170 injured in a suicide bombing at an Islamic mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Friday, according to Reuters, AFP, and the BBC. Local authorities told AFP that the suicide bomber was stopped by security guards as he tried to enter the mosque and detonated a bomb at the entrance. A rescue worker told the BBC that there was a shootout before the explosion, and some of the injured were admitted to the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Iran is confronting pressure from the Donald Trump administration head-on by putting forward its missiles as a “symbol of power,” the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 7th (local time). Amid military tensions between the United States and Iran reaching their peak, the U.S. is demanding missile restrictions as one of the conditions for negotiations, but Iran is instead raising the level of confrontation by referring to the possibility of missile attacks. According to t

The number of people killed in large-scale clashes between the military and separatist armed groups in southwestern Pakistan has risen to 125. According to AFP and Reuters on the 1st (local time), Pakistani military authorities said that the separatist armed group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) carried out attacks across Balochistan Province in the southwest the previous day, killing 15 security personnel and 18 civilians. They added that 92 members of the armed group, inc

The search for victims of the landslide in Java Island, Indonesia, which occurred due to heavy rainfall, has been ongoing for nine days, and the death toll has risen to 74. According to local media such as Detik News on February 2nd, the Indonesian rescue authorities announced that as of now, 74 people have died and 6 are still missing in the landslide that occurred in Pasirlangu Village, West Java Province on October 24th. Among the victims, 57 have been identified. The iden

Turkey has embarked on drafting a legislative amendment to ban social media use by children under 15. According to Turkish Daily on the 2nd (local time), a draft of the amendment prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services was submitted to the ruling party's lawmakers, and the legislative review process is underway. The amendment stipulates that social media service providers should not provide services to children under 15, and measures should be taken to

Saudi Arabia plans to soon announce a large-scale investment plan for Syria, Talal Al Hilali, the head of the Syrian Investment Promotion Agency, said on the 3rd (local time) at the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Reuters, Al Hilali said that Saudi Arabia will invest not in the form of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), but in the form of contracts that can be implemented immediately. He did not disclose the specific inve

On the 19th (local time), the British current-affairs weekly The Economist reported that amid a hardline, bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, a view is spreading among Iran’s domestic elite that the regime is no longer sustainable. According to The Economist, 14 reform-minded clerics and intellectuals in Iran said in a statement released the previous day that “the rulers have reached their limits by violently suppressing civil society,” adding that “unless the regim

It has been alleged that Iranian authorities have denied injured protesters medical treatment during the crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. According to the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights (IHR), on the 20th (local time), about 1,000 protesters in the southwestern Iranian city of Shiraz were arrested and imprisoned in detention facilities such as Adel Abad Prison during the height of the protests on the 7th. In this regard, a source said, "Many of the prisoners

The Iranian government announced on the 21st (local time) that the anti-government protests that had been going on for about four weeks have been successfully ended through a tough crackdown. According to Mizan News Agency, an affiliate of the Iranian judiciary, Mohammad Movahedi, the Iranian Prosecutor General, said on that day, "The instigators will be tried and punished in accordance with all legal procedures," and added that they will be charged with "waging war against G

During ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, claims have emerged that a female university student in her 20s was killed by gunfire from security authorities. Human rights groups state that she was shot in the head by a bullet fired from close range behind her, raising growing international concern over what is described as Iran’s “summary execution–like” crackdown. According to the British daily The Guardian on the 11th (local time), the Norway-based human rights organiza

As the head of Iran's judiciary announces prompt trials and executions for those detained in anti-government protests, the controversy over human rights violations in the crackdown is intensifying. Claims that at least 12,000 people have been killed in the massive crackdown have been raised, sparking growing concern in the international community. On the 14th (local time), Iranian state media reported that Ebrahim Raisi, the head of Iran's judiciary, said at a recent meeting,

The Uzbek government has significantly strengthened marriage regulations to prevent genetic mutations caused by incest. According to foreign media outlets such as the Times of Central Asia, an English-language media outlet in Central Asia, on the 29th (local time), Uzbek authorities expanded the scope of regulations on incest by banning marriage between uncles, aunts, nephews, and men and women within the same 8th degree of kinship. Uzbekistan's existing family law only prohi

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition carried out airstrikes on the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing 20 fighters on August 2nd (local time). The STC, which controls parts of southern Yemen, announced its intention to pursue independence within the next two years. According to AFP and other news outlets, an STC official stated that 20 fighters were killed in airstrikes targeting two military bases in Al-Kha

Central Asian Kyrgyzstan is set to significantly expand social support for doctors in the public health sector. The government plans to resolve the outflow of medical personnel by doubling doctors’ salaries and prioritizing the supply of apartments eligible for low-interest mortgage loans. According to Times of Central Asia (TCA), a Kyrgyzstan media outlet, on the 5th (local time), Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Health Kanibek Dosmambetov said during a recent visit to a national me