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Abbas’ Fatah confers for second day
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party is meeting for a second day in Bethlehem, in a conference seen by many as an opportunity to reform the party.
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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party is meeting for a second day in Bethlehem, in a conference seen by many as an opportunity to reform the party.

Heavy fighting continued overnight between the Nigerian military and members of a radical Islamist sect in the northern town of Maiduguri.

This was an open and robust one day conference discussing the role of faith in liberation struggles.

IHRC requests all campaigners to write letters of support and encouragement to Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, especially with the month of Ramadan fast approaching.
This edition consists of a series of alerts highlighting the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang province.
This edition consists of a series of alerts highlighting the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang province.

China’s top leadership has vowed to administer “severe punishment” to those involved in the deadly rioting in its restive Xinjiang region.
In light of the escalating violence in Xinjiang, IHRC urgently asks campaigners to send letters to the foreign ministers and Chinese ambassadors in their respective countries.




