Tag: schoolgirls
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UNESCO urges Authorities to Investigate Schoolgirl Poisonings
TEHRAN: On Wednesday the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), expressed concern about the ‘suspected’ poisoning of school girls in Iran, calling for investigations. According to an Al Arabiya report, the cultural agency urged a probe into the poisonings that claimed the lives of thousands of girls in Iran. Thousands of young school…
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Pope condemns mass abduction of Nigeria schoolgirls
Vatican City, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis condemned on Sunday the kidnapping of more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria last week as “vile”. “I join the bishops of Nigeria in condemning this vile abduction of 317 young girls,” the pope said following his weekly Sunday Angelus address to the Catholic faithful on Saint Peter’s Square in…
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Victims of mid-February Nigeria school abduction freed
Lagos, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria 10 days ago, officials said on Saturday, a day after more than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in the northwest. “The abducted students, staff and relatives of Government Science College Kagara have regained their freedom and…
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UN chief demands ‘immediate’ release of kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls
United Nations, United States, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate release of more than 300 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria, his spokesman said Friday. “The secretary general condemns in the strongest possible terms and called for their immediate and unconditional release,” Stephane Dujarric told a press conference.…