UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next? | Refugees News
The British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have finally been approved by parliament, ending a months-long deadlock between the lower and upper…
‘Forced’ move: Rwandans grapple with own fears over UK asylum seeker plan | Refugees
Kigali, Rwanda – Lush hills draped in verdure belie the controversies surrounding two locations in Kigali that may soon host hundreds of people who had…
Residents challenge plans to demolish Melbourne public housing towers | Housing News
Melbourne, Australia – The residents of dozens of public housing towers in the southern Australian city of Melbourne heard the state government was planning to…
‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights
Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000…
‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid | Nelson Mandela
“Accused number one” had been speaking from the dock for almost three hours by the time he uttered the words that would ultimately change South…
US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses | Human Rights News
Lawmakers say Hemedti’s and the RSF’s activities and abuses make them deserving of sanctions from the United States. United States senators have written an open…
War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid…
Israeli attack kills 10, mostly children, in Gaza’s Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News
An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least 10 people, including six children, hospital authorities said, as…
The Fractured Reality After the Pretoria Peace Agreement
A Journey Betrayed The Pretoria Agreement, signed on November 2022, represented a milestone in the efforts to resolve the protracted conflict in Tigray. Crafted through…
Georgia advances ‘foreign agents’ bill as 20,000 rally against it | Politics News
The ruling party suddenly reintroduced the bill earlier this month, after mass protests forced its withdrawal last year. The Georgian parliament has advanced a controversial…
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention? | Israel War on Gaza News
Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Campaigners use the day to call…
‘Mama we’re dying’: Only able to hear her kids in Gaza in their final days | Israel War on Gaza
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Hanan al-Qeeq sits next to a hospital bed in Beit Jala Hospital, her sad, pale face seconds away from tears…
Birth, death, escape: Three women’s struggle through Sudan’s war | Humanitarian Crises
On April 14, 2023, Yasmine* stepped off the plane and into the arms of her sister in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. The Sudanese human rights activist…
Does Israel twist humanitarian law to justify Gaza carnage? | Israel War on Gaza
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese explains how Israel justifies its killing and mass destruction in Gaza. To the United Nations official tasked with reporting on…
Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy | Religion News
The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis. The 20-page…
Fears of discrimination in Thailand despite looming same sex marriage bill | LGBTQ News
Bangkok, Thailand – Thanadech Jandee is thrilled that Thailand’s marriage equality bill, allowing same-sex couples to marry, is moving closer to becoming law. Thanadech, who…
How credible is US rhetoric on ‘policy change’ towards Israel? | Israel War on Gaza
Annelle Sheline talks about quitting her job at the US State Department due to frustration over ‘naive’ Israel policy. In this episode, Annelle Sheline tells…
Rwanda genocide: ‘Frozen faces still haunt’ photojournalist, 30 years on | Genocide
Warning: Some of the images below are graphic and show victims of massacres. On April 7, 1994, one of the most harrowing events in modern…
Does Israel’s attack on aid workers mark a turning point for its allies? | Israel War on Gaza News
The killing of international aid workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) sparks strongest Western reaction to date. After six months of war and more than…
Thousands of Israelis protest against government, urging captive deal | Israel War on Gaza News
Local media reported demonstrations taking place in 50 locations across the country amid anger at Netanyahu’s government. Thousands of Israeli antigovernment protesters have gathered in…