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Tag Archives: oppression

Rights group blasts Israeli banks for settlement expansion
Middle East

Rights group blasts Israeli banks for settlement expansion

Posted on 09/13/17 by tashpatwary

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli banks are contributing to the proliferation of West Bank settlements by providing loans and mortgages for construction there, violating their human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday. The report said that Israeli law does not require banks to provide such services to the settlements, and urged them … Continue reading →

The Latest: Myanmar says 176 Rohingya villages now empty
Asia / International News / Politics

The Latest: Myanmar says 176 Rohingya villages now empty

Posted on 09/13/17 by tashpatwary

BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times local): 7 p.m. Myanmar’s presidential spokesman says 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all of their residents fled during recent violence in Rakhine state. Zaw Htay said there had been a … Continue reading →

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