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Azerbaijan's New Rules Ban Hijab-Wearing Girls from Schools, Protests Met with Arrests and Platform Restrictions
Azerbaijan, citing uniform standardization, has banned hijab-wearing girls from entering schools, triggering protests by teachers and students. According to Al Jazeera reports, dozens have been arrested during the demonstrations, and multiple social media platforms have experienced service disruptions, though the specific scope remains unclear.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsAzerbaijan Pushes School Hijab Ban Citing "Secular Principles"; Jailed Journalist on Hunger Strike; Solidarity Protests Erupt in Turkey
The Azerbaijani government approved last month amendments to school dress regulations, indirectly banning the hijab on the grounds of violating "secular principles." Some schools have already barred hijab-wearing teachers and students from campus. Journalist Polad Aslanov, sentenced to 113 years in prison, has launched a hunger strike, and the wave of solidarity has spread to Turkey.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsCanada and Ukraine sign "centennial partnership" and ramp up air defense aid; Ukrainian military claims strike on Russian refinery inside the Arctic Circle
Canada and Ukraine signed a declaration pledging to maintain a centennial partnership, and Canada committed to providing approximately CAD 350 million worth of air defense intercept equipment to Ukraine through the US "Jumpstart" mechanism. On the same day, Zelensky claimed Ukrainian forces struck a refinery in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region and a port in Dagestan in the North Caucasus; Russia and Ukraine carried out large-scale drone strikes against each other overnight, affecting civilians and
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