Displacement
Malaysian socialists arrested during protest against forced eviction of farmers

Chairman of Parti Sosialis Malaysia and three others were arrested as they tried to resist an eviction drive against 200 farmers in the Prime Ministers’ constituency

A warning, and an opportunity to act: UN IPCC publishes report on climate crisis

The climate crisis has affected food and water security, led to increased rates of morbidity, mortality, and displacement in the world’s most vulnerable regions

Pakistan floods Heavy rains and flooding wreak havoc in Pakistan

Thousands have been displaced and over 650 people have died in flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains. Pakistan has seen 133% more rainfall this year compared to the past 30-year average

1 year after Taliban takeover, the US still hasn’t given Afghanistan’s money back

In 2021, the US froze $7 billion in Afghanistan’s reserves after the Taliban seized control, precipitating the “world’s largest humanitarian crisis”

“Poor rich Haiti” or how imperialists and local oligarchy have sought to destroy agriculture in Haiti

From Haiti, Lautaro Rivara unpacks the tired trope of “poor rich Haiti,” highlighting the role of foreign capital and local elites in the destruction of life in the countryside

“French oil giant Total’s projects in East Africa violate human rights, environmental safeguards”

A report by Amis de la Terre France (Friends of the Earth) and Survie (Survival) says that the company’s projects have threatened more than 100,000 people’s livelihoods and created conditions for their displacement without proper compensation

refugee resettlement UNHCR announces halt in refugee resettlement activities due to COVID-19

The UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration cited difficulties in travel due to restrictions imposed by several countries amid the global spread of COVID-19

The Absentees of Wadi Salib

Palestinian writer Shaden Heib looks at the ‘ongoing Nakba’ in Wadi Salib, a neighborhood in the city of Haifa from where Palestinians were evicted. Palestinians commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba or catastrophe every year on May 15