Category: 1. Palestine

The UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan urges ‘strong stand’ from FIFA for nation’s women to make return to international football.

Afghanistan’s national women’s football team have received support from a United Nations special rapporteur as they urge athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity as they fight their exclusion from World Cup qualifying competitions since the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Many players from the team fled the country at the time because they feared…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip have killed over 830 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom are women and children, as the bombardment of the enclave continues.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Wednesday, as of 1:59 pm local time, 830 people have been killed and 1,787 others injured, with the death toll expected to rise as many remain trapped under the rubble.

Among the victims are 322 children, 174…

Oxford (Quds News Network)- The Oxford City Council has unanimously approved a motion in support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. citing International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings.

The motion resolves to call for Oxfordshire Pension Fund to divest £157+ million from companies complicit in Israel’s regime of settler colonialism, occupation, apartheid and genocide, end trade and investment relations and cooperation with companies complicit…