World News
- Jan- 2020 -28 January
Kashmiri journalists, news outlets still offline after India partially restores internet
Kashmiri students use the internet at a Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar on December 3, 2019, amid an internet suspension…
Read More » - 24 January
Saudi crown prince’s alleged hacking of Bezos raises press freedom concerns
Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The…
Read More » - 21 January
Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights
The Chinese government is carrying out an intense attack on the global system for defending human rights, Kenneth Roth, executive…
Read More » - 21 January
Climate Refugees Can’t be Returned Home, Says Landmark UN Human Rights Ruling
It is unlawful for governments to return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by the climate crisis,…
Read More » - 18 January
UN Security Council discusses Kashmir, China urges India and Pakistan to ease tensions
The Security Council considered the volatile situation surrounding Kashmir on Friday, addressing the issue in a meeting focused solely on the dispute,…
Read More » - 15 January
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees – January 2020
Deteriorated Situations; Burkina Faso, Niger, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mozambique, Korean Peninsula, India (non-Kashmir), Honduras, Syria, Iran, Iraq. Conflict…
Read More » - 14 January
How the US Made So-Called ‘Safe Third Countries’ Unsafe
Belen Fernandez, Aljazeera: Despite Donald Trump’s claims, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are everything but safe. Last year, US President…
Read More » - 10 January
India should restore internet in Kashmir as court orders shutdown review
New York, January 10, 2020–The Indian Supreme Court ordered a review of the legal process used to implement the ongoing…
Read More » - 4 January
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2020
1 Afghanistan, 2 Yemen, 3 Ethiopia, 4 Burkina Faso, 5 Libya, 6. The U.S., Iran, Israel, and the Persian Gulf, 7 U.S.-North Korea,…
Read More » - 4 January
The Refugee ‘Crisis’ Showed Europe’s Worst Side to the World
Over the last decade, migration has become an urgent political issue. The 2010s have been marked not only by the…
Read More » - 4 January
Seeking Asylum in Europe In 2019: Facts and Figures
How many people asked for asylum in the European Union? Where did they come from? In what country did they…
Read More » - Dec- 2019 -31 December
Nine Children Killed or Maimed in Afghanistan Every Day
The dire predicament of the country as currently the world’s worst killing field, is an acknowledgement of the nearly 6,500…
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