Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women,…
Protecting humanitarians 20 years after deadly Baghdad attack, amid rising risks
The wreath-laying ceremony at the UN in New York was held on the eve of World Humanitarian Day, commemorated annually on 19 August. This marks the day in 2003 when…
DR Congo: Children facing worst cholera outbreak in six years
Across the country, there have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths in the first seven months of 2023 – many of them children. The…
What next for Liberia after 20 years of peace? A UN Resident Coordinator blog
“After the civil war, which claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, a comprehensive peace agreement was signed in August 2003 in Accra, Ghana. Since then, Liberia has sustained a…
Rights experts denounce idea of ‘reformed’ Taliban two years after return to power
The gap between promises and practices by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities has widened during this period, they said, denouncing the idea of a “reformed” Taliban. They said Taliban policies imposed…
The law to increase the age limit for compulsory military service to 30 years was passed
A law has been passed to increase the age limit for compulsory military service in Russia to 30 years. The bill presented in the lower house of parliament said that…
After 80 years, the investigation of the Nazi concentration camp on Alderney Island begins
A plaque is installed on the pillar built for the main gate of the concentration camp. Britain has opened an investigation into a concentration camp built by Hitler on the…
A 55-year-old teacher who raped a student for 9 years was arrested
MUMBAI: A tutor (teacher) in India has bowed the heads of those associated with the education sector in shame, he was accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old female student for…
British female chef who has been unable to eat by herself for 8 years
Photo courtesy of Instagram Everyone loves their favorite food and drink, but one British female chef has been missing out on something for years. According to foreign media, 31-year-old chef…
It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, who breathed new life into Kashmir’s freedom movement
Burhan Wani’s khaki body was wrapped in the Pakistani flag and brought to Lahad: Photo: File Srinagar: It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, the young…