NEWS HEADLINES

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Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on February 21, 2021.

PALESTINE

UN rights body urged to act against Israeli shoot-to-kill policy

Civil society  organizations from 16 countries write to the UN Special Procedures, demanding accountability for the Israeli regime over its “shoot-to-kill” policy against Palestinians.

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How US blacks and Palestinians suffer under oppression

NIGERIA

Gunmen kill 17 in north Nigeria village attack

Gunmen at the weekend killed 17 people in the latest attack on villages in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, witnesses and police say.

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Bangladesh draft law prescribes death for drug offenses

Bangladesh's cabinet has approved a draft law prescribing the death penalty for drug offenses.

PALESTINE

Israeli shooter: I don’t regret killing injured Palestinian

A former Israeli soldier, who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a disarmed and severely-wounded Palestinian, says he has "no remorse" for the murder and would do it again.

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Amnesty: Indonesian forces to blame for Papua killings

Indonesian security forces are accused of 95 unlawful killings in Papua over the past eight years.