Saturday, February 11, 2023

Campaign seeks justice for teen in coma after encounter with Iran's security forces

Campaign seeks justice for teen in coma after encounter with Iran's security forces

Human rights activists are trying to raise awareness after a teenage girl was left with a severe brain injury during a crackdown by Iranian security forces.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/campaign-seeks-justice-for-teen-in-coma-after-encounter-with-iran-s-security-forces-1.6745583?cmp=rss

Police arrest 15 amid violence outside British hotel for asylum seekers

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British police said on Saturday that 15 people, including a 13-year-old, had been arrested after a protest by crowds outside a hotel housing asylum seekers turned violent, causing injuries and a police van to be set on fire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-hotel-asylum-seekers-arrests-1.6745409?cmp=rss

Russian cargo ship docked at space station loses pressure, but no risk to crew expected

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An unpiloted Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has lost cabin pressure, the Russian space corporation reported Saturday, saying the incident doesn't pose any danger to the station's crew.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/russia-supply-ship-space-station-pressure-loss-1.6745379?cmp=rss

Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 24,000 as dozens of survivors pulled from rubble

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Rescuers in Turkey pulled two women alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings after they were been trapped for 122 hours following the region's deadliest quake in two decades, authorities say.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-earthquake-1.6745299?cmp=rss