5 Years After Kamloops: History of Canadian Residential Schools
November 2026 By Flora Tu Former Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia, circa 1930 Archives Deschâtelets-NDC, Fonds Deschâtelets On May 27, 2021, Indigenous nation Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced that ground-penetrating radar identified 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. For many Canadians, the announcement sparked national mourning and calls for reform. For Indigenous communities, it was an affirmation of what ha
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North Macedonia's independence should not be commemorated by glorifying war criminals
By Bardhyl Jashari September 6, 2026 Gravestones at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, commemorating 8,372 Bosniak Muslim victims of a massacre committed by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of Ratko Mladić in 1995. Photo by Michael Büker, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Death does not erase the verdict. When a war criminal is placed on a pedestal by government officials, it undermines the dignity of the victims, weakens the rule of law, harms the very idea of North
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Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency
By Anselm Gibbs March 03, 2026 Trinidad and Tobago has declared a new state of emergency as authorities in the Caribbean country struggle with a surge in violent crime Trinidad and Tobago (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Trinidad and Tobago declared a new state of emergency Tuesday, only about a month after the end of the previous one, as authorities in the Caribbean nation continue to grapple with high levels of violent crime. Prime Minister Kamla P
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In El Salvador, mothers desperately search for the disappeared
By Bryan Avelar September 13, 2026 President Nayib Bukele claims that years of gang violence have left 80,000 people missing. However, the Legislative Assembly has rejected a proposed bill centered around the search for the disappeared, leaving families feeling helpless. Forensic criminalist Israel Ticas excavates a clandestine grave in El Salvador. Photo by EL PAÍS USA Edition Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on August 4, 2021, Herbert Argueta got up from the chair where he had spent
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For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad
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Human Rights Watch condemns Iran executions
Iran’s Execution Campaign Against Protesters Human Rights Watch Sep 11, 2026 Day after day, Iranian authorities are sending protesters, including teenagers, who took part in widespread protests from December 2025-January 2026 to the gallows. Between March and August this year, a span of just five months, authorities arbitrarily executed at least 59 men on politically motivated and vague national security charges following grossly unfair trials. Those put to death include at l
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