Cuba defends trials of protesters as fair, rejects accusations of rights violations
Havana, CubaReuters Cuba rejected on Tuesday accusations by rights groups and diplomats that its court system had unfairly jailed protesters following widespread unrest on the island in July, defending recent trials as just and in line with Cuban law. The 11th to 12th July protests – the largest such rallies since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution […]
“Righteous among the nations”: Seventy-seven years after Auschwitz, Jews honour those who rescued them
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, of The Associated Press, reports that Yad Vashem and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany have teamed up to highlight the stories of “Righteous Rescuers” who risked their own lives to save Jews from being slain by the Nazis during World War II…
UNICEF says fears grow over fate of 850 children in besieged Syrian prison
Amman, JordanReuters Fears are growing for hundreds of children in a Syrian prison seized by Islamic State inmates, after six days of clashes with Kurdish-led fighters seeking to regain control of the facility, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday. About 850 children are caught in the crossfire as Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces aided […]
Essay: Dilemma for houses of worship – openness or safety?
In an article published on Religion News Service, editor and author BETH KISSILEFF and Episcopalian rector and author ROSALINA C HUGHES look at the challenge for houses of worship of maintaining humaneness and treating others with compassion, while keeping ourselves and others safe…