single women can also abort

Other news of the day: the former deputy governor of Tibet, accused of bribery. 11 Chinese immigrants die at sea between Cambodia and Vietnam. At least 19 killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul. In Iran, the death toll rises to 83 in the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Russia also mobilizes Orthodox priests. Putin’s business with the monasteries of Mount Athos.

INDIA

The Indian Supreme Court has recognized the right to abortion regardless of a woman’s marital status, making it possible for single women to abort during the first 24 weeks of gestation. Until now, a 1971 law was in force, according to which only married women, divorced women, widows, minors, the disabled, the mentally ill and rape victims could have abortions.

CHINA

Another high-level leader goes on trial. The court accused Zhang Yongze, former deputy governor of the Tibet Autonomous Region, of corruption. On the eve of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the arrests, accusations and convictions of high-ranking leaders of the regime are intensifying.

CAMBODIA-VIETNAM

The balance of dead chinese migrants in the sinking of a ship off the coast of Cambodia. The last bodies were found on a Vietnamese beach.

AFGHANISTAN

An explosion near an educational center in Kabul left 19 dead and numerous wounded, according to the Taliban authorities, clarifying that it is a provisional balance. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, but it is likely the work of the local Islamic State branch. The area is inhabited by the Shiite Hazara minority, which is often targeted by terrorist groups.

IRAN

There are already 83 victims of the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, according to the humanitarian group Iran Human Rights, based in Norway. The 22-year-old woman, of Kurdish origin, died while she was in the custody of the morality police, after being arrested for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly.

RUSSIA

A member of the Russian Human Rights Committee, Kirill Kabanov, proposed introducing a specialty “military training” for Orthodox priests. It is a way for them to participate in the country’s war activities, while “remaining within the scope of their service.” In this way, the mobilization of many affected priests would be avoided, as they are former soldiers.

EUROPE-ORTHODOX CHURCH

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is conducting an investigation involving three major monasteries on Mount Athos in Greece. The monasteries would be involved in the trafficking of Russian oligarchs and Vladimir Putin himself, and would control their bank accounts, as well as various related institutions that would be used for money laundering.