Death penalty 'main instrument for creating fear,' says head of Iran Human Rights NGO
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Emmanuel Onwubiko: Girls’ revolt in Iran: Nigerian perspectiveToday being the international Day of the girl child which was set aside by the United Nations to speak to the issues of socio-economic inclusion of the
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Iran indicts dozens for inciting ‘riots’ amid persisting protestsAuthorities in Iran say they have indicted dozens of people in connection with “riots”, as protests that erupted nearly a month ago over the death in custody of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, persist in cities across the country.
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Nigerian Police Arrest 51-year-old Man For Beating Wife To Death In Ogun | Sahara ReportersOperatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State command, have arrested a 51-year-old man, Oluranti Badejo, who allegedly strangled his 40-year-old wife, Folasade, to death. It was gathered that Badejo was arrested on Wednesday following a report lodged by the deceased’s younger sister, at the Mowe Divisional headquarters.
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UNICEF: Bauchi has highest early childhood death rate in north-east | TheCableThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Bauchi state has the highest number of childhood deaths in the north-east part of Nigeria. Stanley Garuba, UNICEF planning and monitoring specialist in
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