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Israel injures 55 journalists covering Gaza protests

GAZA, 04 Jun 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: At least 55 journalists covering ongoing protests on the Gaza Strip have been wounded by Israeli soldiers, the Gaza government said on Sunday. "The number of Israeli violations against journalists in the Palestinian lands, 55 of which took place in Gaza, has reached a total of 125," said a press statement. Emphasizing that the Israeli violations against journalists increased in May, it added: "Nine of the journalists were hit by live ammunition, eight with explosive bullet shrapnel, 17 with gas bombs directly fired towards them, while 21 others barely escaped suffocating and fainted." Israeli troops damaged four live broadcast vehicles by firing gas bombs and seven journalists were detained in West Bank. In addition, Israeli soldiers were accused of shooting and battering

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Over 200 migrants drown in 3 days in Mediterranean

GENEVA, 02 July 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: A total of 204 migrants died at sea off Libya this weekend while the total number of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year has crossed over 1,000, according to the UN migration agency, IOM, on Sunday. "From Friday to Sunday, close to 1,000 migrants were returned to Libyan shore by the Libyan Coast Guard, who intercepted small crafts as they made their way towards the open sea," IOM said in a statement. A small rubber boat packed with migrants had capsized off east of Tripoli; an estimated 41 people were rescued, IOM said. Three babies were among 103 migrants who died in a shipwreck on Friday. "There is an alarming increase in deaths at sea off Libya Coast," IOM Libya Chief of Mission Othman Belbeisi said. According to IOM, about 45,000

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UK: Party leader calls for probe of Tory Islamophobia

LONDON, 05 July 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Senior Tory member Sayeeda Warsi has called for an inquiry into allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative party.  Warsi, a member of the House of Lords, wrote an open letter in the Guardian newspaper Wednesday highlighting the acute issue surrounding Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric in her party.  “There should be a forensic, wide-ranging and transparent inquiry into Islamophobia in the party,” Warsi said, adding “the process should be published, those who are found wanting should be publicly named and membership withdrawn”.  The former co-chairwoman of the party also praised current chairman Brandon Lewis and Prime Minister Theresa May for striking an ardent and strict tone in calling out Islamophobia but said that such language, while

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