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In November 2020, a civil war broke out in northern Ethiopia. Much of the world is aware of the extreme toll of that conflict on civilians in the affected regions, including the atrocities perpetrated by all parties to the conflict and the de facto blockade on...

Along with the much-needed support from the international organization, the Bangladesh government has been managing the large Rohingya influx but has yet to repatriate them to Myanmar, due to the reluctance and non-cooperation of Myanmar counterpart. In this matter,...

The death toll in Turkey’s worst earthquake in recorded history has exceeded 24,500. And in neighboring Syria, more than 3,500 people died. With this, the death toll in Monday’s earthquake has increased to over 28,000. By Sufian Siddique The first earthquake of...

Cuba, a country of eleven million people, has been under an illegal embargo by the United States government for over six decades. By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad Despite this embargo, Cuba’s people have been able to transcend the indignities of hunger, ill-health,...

Despite some ongoing crises worldwide, a piece of good news for the world is that Myanmar expresses its interest in taking back/repatriating some Rohingyas (estimated 700 Rohingya primarily) in Rakhine. Although the estimated number of refugees in Rohingya...

By Shruti Punia and Marc Finaud* The eight-year-old asymmetric war conducted by Saudi Arabia with its allies against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen cannot be won despite Riyadh’s enormous military superiority resulting from massive western arms sales. This...

Lasting ten hours, the longest and most heated hearing in the iuventa case took place yesterday, dealing with the inadequate interpretation and the government’s request to appear as a joint plaintiff. The judge rejected the iuventa’s lawyers objection that the quality...

The drumming of hands sound like a rain of pure sound, falling.   The strings of the balalaika strike a chord in the hearts of all who are listening.   The drums beat a low drowning growl as the imam calls all, a hymn of praise he intones.   All the instruments answer...

Guwahati: The large section of people in Myanmar (known as Burma and Brahmadesh) observed a silent protest last February 1 marking two years of the military coup and subsequent public resistance movement against the military junta across the south-east Asian nation....

Sorsogon City, Philippines—In celebration of the National Arts Month, various teachers from Abuyog National High School, together with artists from Kurit-Lagting Art Collective and Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP Bicol), will be holding a film...