DUBAI: In an exclusive interview with Australian media, Alicia Gali talked about being drugged, gang-raped and then imprisoned in Dubai for "illicit sex" in an incident that left many women in the Emirates angered and frustrated over the government's continued lack of deliverance of justice toward women in the country. "This case, I remember it like yesterday and how angry I was," Nouran Shawkat, a 31-year- ...

SYDNEY: The Australian Coptic Christian community has praised member of Parliament Laurie Ferguson for writing to the Australian Coptic Movement Association (ACM) and confirming that Minister of Foreign Affairs Bob Car has called in the Egyptian Ambassador to discuss and give information into what the group said were the "ongoing attacks on Copts in Egypt." "I appreciate the seriousness of calling in an Amb ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's growing animal rights movement came out in full force on Friday after a damning new report alleged widespread animal cruelty as part of the country's importing of animals from Australia. Animals Australia has once again released damning footage that reveals the abhorrent cruelty inherent in the live export trade. It is time to end the transport of animals from one country to another ...

The Egyptian government has said the Australian government has not officially informed them of any changes to the import of live animals, even as a damning report revealed widespread cruelty in the two government abattoirs, which Animals Australia said has led to a stoppage in the exporting of live animals to the North African country. Salah Abdel Moemen, Egyptian minister of agriculture, stated that Egypt ...

In an apparent victory, Animals Australia announced that the Australian government would end live export of animals to Egypt over "cruelty" in what animal rights activists say is a step in the right direction to end the practice that has seen thousands of animals die en route to destinations across the Islamic world. The move comes after the Australian Livestock Exporters' Council said new video footage, re ...

From the blog Of Course Vegan: The push for more eco-friendly cruelty-free fashion is an important one. Too often, we have heard vegans say they can’t find stylish shoes, clothes, and accessories that are guaranteed cruelty-free. Australia’s Cassandra Pons is one of the few people across the globe looking to change that for the better. She wants to get the best line of options for people without letting ani ...

Preparation, especially by investing in preparedness strategies, is essential to prevent and manage multiple shocks such as natural disasters and economic crises, experts gathered at a United Nations forum in Bangkok told participants today. “First and foremost, Governments must invest in prevention and preparedness – it is far more effective and less costly than recovery efforts,” said the Executive Secret ...

KUALA LUMPUR: In a shocking revelation, an American academic reported that she was gang-raped by an armed mob in Papua New Guinea. She said that by coming forward, she her incident will help to raise awareness about rampant violence against women in the poor Asia-Pacific country. The attack comes barely a week after an Australian was killed and his friend sexually assaulted by a group of men. There has also ...

Authorities in Papua New Guinea must take urgent action to prevent and punish ‘sorcery’-related violence, following reports six women and a man were abducted and subjected to acts of appalling cruelty by a  group who accused them of witchcraft. Komape Lap from the Southern Highlands claims he and six women had their hands tied, were stripped naked and had hot iron rods pushed into their genitals. Komape Lap ...

SYDNEY: Australia's Green Party of New South Wales said on Sunday that Mehreen Faruqi will become Australia's first Muslim member of Parliament. Faruqi, of Pakistani origin, will replace NSW upper house MP Cate Faehrmann in the new parliament later this year. “As the first Greens MP in NSW from a migrant background, I'm also excited about building stronger relationships between the Greens and migrant commun ...