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France Charges Cement Giant as Terror Financier to IS
June 28, 2018
In a landmark move human rights groups say will affect multinationals operating in some of the world's worst conflict zones, French authorities have charged cement giant Lafarge with complicity in terrorist financing and crimes against humanity due to alleged protection payments to the Islamic State (IS) and other Islamist radical groups to continue production in Syria.
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Protests in Iran Show Pushback Against Hard-line Islamism
June 28, 2018
Iran's capital city of Tehran has been rocked by week-long protests against the country's hard-line Islamist clerical regime over intensifying economic woes in the wake of the US suspension of the Iran nuclear deal in May, as anti-regime protests are expected to expand from Iran to Paris with the participation of a constellation of groups opposed to the country's Islamic theocracy.
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OSCE Hosts Consultations on Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
June 27, 2018
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently hosted consultations in Frankfurt on draft regional guidelines explaining how to counter anti-Muslim hate crimes and "address the security needs of Muslim communities."
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UN Rights Observers Criticize Mauritanian Blasphemy Law
June 27, 2018
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has issued a statement calling on Mauritanian lawmakers to reconsider their adoption of a law mandating the death penalty for any Muslims found guilty of blasphemy or apostasy, warning that the law will lead to incitement to violence and violates the internationally recognized human right to freedom of expression.
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CoE Report Warns of Rise in Xenophobia, "Hate Speech"
June 27, 2018
The annual report of the Council of Europe's (CoE) Commission against Racism and Intolerance observes a rise in Europe of "xenophobic populism and hate speech" in 2017 and calls on governments to promote a more "balanced" discourse that "emphasises the positive contribution of well-governed migration" to their citizens.
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