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At least 448 killed during Iran protests

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In a crackdown on protests that began in mid-September, Iranian security forces have killed at least 448 people, over half of whom were ethnic minorities, a rights group said on Tuesday. According to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group, 60 of the 448 people confirmed to have been killed were children under the age of 18, including nine girls, and 29 women. In the past week alone, 16 people have been killed by security …

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Mass shooting in Paris, at least 3 dead

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Three people were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural center in Paris, according to the French government. The French press reported on Friday morning that a 69-year-old man opened fire on a group of people outside the Ahmet-Kaya center on Rue d’Enghien in the 10th arrondissement. Furthermore, shots were fired at a hairdresser’s and a restaurant in the neighborhood. The prosecution reports that police detained the alleged …

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