Ethnic cleansing awaits North Darfur’s besieged, starving population in war-torn Sudan
The specter of ethnic cleansing looms over hundreds of thousands trapped without food, water, or medicines in the North Darfur state’s besieged capital, El Fasher.
Israel’s siege continues across the West Bank
Israel’s large-scale displacement and demolition campaign is seen as part of its plans to liquidate the Palestinian right of return.
In suspending funding to UNRWA, the West has become an active participant in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
Israel has made life impossible for Gazans by eliminating all material conditions for their survival including the crucial support provided by the UN refugee agency
Israel wants either an apartheid state or an ethnic cleansing process, both crimes under international law
The Israeli political class appears to be using the conflict that began on October 7 as the pretext to erase Palestinians from Palestine
Israeli invasion of Jenin continues for second day amid growing Palestinian resistance
At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and over 100 wounded in indiscriminate air and ground attacks being carried out by the Israeli occupation forces inside densely populated areas in Jenin
Israeli authorities demolish five Bedouin homes in Al-Naqab desert
According to locals, the demolition efforts have been going on since February. Israeli authorities had served the home owners with eviction notices and had been pressuring them to vacate their homes and relocate in order to illegally take over the land
Palestinians mark 75th anniversary of Nakba, call for Israel’s suspension from UN
For the first time, the United Nations marked Nakba and the forced displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians during the founding of Israel in 1948. However, the US, Canada, and some EU countries chose not to participate on Israel’s request
Thousands of Rohingya refugees rendered homeless in Bangladesh after massive fire
At least 2,000 makeshift houses were damaged in the blaze, forcing thousands to flee from the refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar
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
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
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- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
