Facing state persecution in two countries, Rohingya have been pushed to flee at an alarming rate
Two reports chronicle the alarming state of refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh. In 2022, there was a 360% increase in the number of Rohingya attempting deadly sea crossings in these two countries
Hundreds of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta face forced displacement by Israel
The UN and other human rights bodies have previously termed Israel’s forced displacement of communities from Masafer Yatta a “serious breach of international humanitarian law” and a “war crime”
Forgotten Rohingyas mark fifth year of mass exodus
Close to 750,000 Rohingyas fled due to the ethnic cleansing campaign, the majority of whom are now living in camps in Bangladesh
UN Security Council holds emergency meeting to discuss Gaza amid fragile truce
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland reported during the meeting that in three days, Israel had carried out 147 airstrikes which killed 46 Palestinians, including 16 children, and injured 360 more
Palestinians stage protests, Guatemala’s president objects to family bill and other stories
Today we look at protests by Palestinians against illegal demolitions by Israel, the Protection of Life and Family law in Guatemala, and more
Palestinians observe general strike denouncing illegal home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem
Around 800 Palestinian homes are facing the threat of demolition by the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem which plans to replace them with 500 new illegal settlement units and a shopping mall
Israeli court: Palestinians to remain in their homes until land arrangement and other stories
Today we look at the Israeli Supreme Court’s order on the expulsion of 4 Sheikh Jarrah families, the new cabinet approved by Libya’s Tobruk-based parliament, and more
Occupation forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank demolition raid and other stories
Today we look at a raid in the Occupied West Bank and settler violence in Sheikh Jarrah, the release of 4 Afghan women activists from detention, and more
US to deploy warship, fighter jets to UAE after Houthi missile attack and other stories
Today we look at the deployment of US arms to the UAE, the Amnesty Intl. report on Israel’s apartheid crimes against Palestinians, and more
Haiti’s National Transition Council announces interim president, PM and other stories
Today we look at the interim president and PM named by Haiti’s Transition Council, a protest against ethnic cleansing and demolitions in East Jerusalem and Al-Naqab, and more
Palestinians protest Israeli plans to demolish their houses
Residents of the Palestinian locality of Jabal al-Mukaber in occupied East Jerusalem have warned the Israeli municipality to desist from any attempt to demolish their houses after it served notices for the same
Israeli forces raze Salhiya family home, violence continues in Negev and other stories
Today we look at the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Sheikh Jarrah, a strike by hundreds of social workers in Georgia, and more
- PTM launches protests across Pakistan after acquittal of key suspect in Naqeebullah Mehsud’s murder
- Progressives slam anti-abortion moves by right-wing regional government in Castilla y León, Spain
- Five Memphis cops arrested and charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols
- Demand for Wasantha Mudalige’s release grows stronger
- Controversy over Beirut blasts probe escalates
