Bilal Kuchay I Al Jazeera
- Aug 13, 2020
Indian journalists assaulted by Hindu mob in New Delhi
Three journalists working for The Caravan magazine attacked in northeast Delhi, site of religious violence in February. Three Indian journalists were attacked by a Hindu mob while reporting on a story in the capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, the journalists have told Al Jazeera. Journalist Shahid Tantray and two colleagues were filming for The Caravan magazine in northeast Delhi, which was hit by religious violence in February. At least 53 people were killed in that violence, m
Eric Ross | Genocide Watch
- Aug 10, 2020
Genocide Emergency: Burkina Faso
Since 2016, three armed Islamist groups, the Group for Support of Muslims (JNIM), the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), and Ansarul Islam, have reigned terror upon civilians in Burkina Faso. The violent insurgency has destabilized the country and produced one of the most alarming humanitarian crises on the continent. Since the insurgency began, civilian deaths have risen astronomically, up more than 650%. In the past 18 months alone, militants have killed more than
Zachary Basu | Axios
- Aug 10, 2020
Protests erupt in Belarus after "Europe's last dictator" claims election win
Riot police clashed with protesters in Belarus overnight after a government exit poll predicted Sunday President Aleksander Lukashenko, an authoritarian who has ruled the Eastern European country since 1994, had overwhelmingly defeated a pro-democracy opposition candidate. Why it matters: It's a precarious moment for the former Soviet republic, where decades of repression and a complete disregard for the coronavirus pandemic threaten to topple "Europe's last dictator." Rights
Eric Ross | Genocide Watch
- Aug 10, 2020
Genocide Emergency: Cameroon
Since the 1960s, Cameroon’s Francophone-dominated government has instituted policies aimed at marginalizing the country’s minority Anglophone community. In late 2016, state security forces cracked down on Anglophone lawyers and teachers as they peacefully led civil rights demonstrations. This government repression animated Anglophone nationalism and led to both the formation and mobilization of an armed separatist movement. The separatist movement fractured into a number of s
Susannah George and Aziz Tassal | The Washington
- Aug 10, 2020
As Afghanistan struggles to start peace talks, violence fills the void
MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan — In one of the most heavily contested provinces in Afghanistan, the government's control ends just two miles from the governor's residence. Beyond that point, Taliban influence reigns. The balance of power in Wardak province held relatively steady for years. But since the signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal in February, Taliban influence has grown here and in other key parts of the country. An uptick in violence, aimed at giving the militant group l
Tai Anyanwu
- Aug 10, 2020
ICON Releases Report Alleging Genocide Against Christians
The International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), a nonprofit organisation working to secure a future for all Nigerians, has called on the USA and other responsible world governments to urgently intervene in what it described as allegedly genocide targeted at Christians in Nigeria. In its newly released report, ICON said that Nigeria is a ticking time, warning that if Nigeria Implodes ‘so will the whole of Africa. The report launched August 3, provided proofs of the religious pe
Al Jazeera
- Aug 8, 2020
Gunmen kill more than a dozen in attack in eastern Burkina Faso
Unidentified gunmen have killed about 20 people in an attack on a cattle market in eastern Burkina Faso, the government said in a statement. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the village of Fada N'Gourma, around which the army is carrying out a search operation. "Unidentified armed individuals burst into a cattle market in Namoungou village in the region of Fada N'Gourma and attacked the population," the governor, Colonel Saidou Sanou, said in a
Alexandra Sharp | Genocide Watch
- Aug 7, 2020
Genocide Warning Report: Israel/Palestine
Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Warning for both Israel and Palestine. Photo Credit: Sebastian Scheiner, AP and the Indy Star Under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government has systematically discriminated against its Palestinian population, including Palestinians who are legal citizens of Israel. Israel’s 2018 “Basic Law” removed Arabic as an official state language and defined self-determination in the State of Israel as uniquely for
Michael F. Haverluck | OneNewsNow.com
- Aug 7, 2020
'Silent slaughter' – 2 decades of genocide in Nigeria
A new report reveals that a genocide of approximately 62,000 Christians has taken place in Nigeria since the turn of the century at the hands of the Islamic terrorist groups Boko Haram and Fulani militants – in what is being called the “Silent Slaughter.” The report “Nigeria’s Silent Slaughter: Genocide in Nigeria and the Implications for the International Community” chronicles more than 60,000 testimonies of victims in Nigeria – many being witnesses who were specifically per
Al Jazeera
- Aug 7, 2020
Pakistan PM reiterates support for Kashmiri self-determination
Imran Khan terms India's revocation of Kashmir's autonomy as 'illegal and unilateral'. Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister has reiterated a call for the world community to intervene in the Kashmir dispute by demanding Kashmiris' right to self-determination be implemented, one year after New Delhi revoked a special constitutional status for, and imposed a siege on, Indian-administered Kashmir. Khan addressed the legislative assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Al Jazeera
- Aug 7, 2020
Dozens wounded in grenade attack at pro-Kashmir Karachi rally
March in Pakistani city was held by Jamaat-e-Islami political party to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir. Dozens of people have been wounded after a grenade explosion at a pro-Kashmir march in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to local officials. Wednesday's attack in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal area targeted a rally organised by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), one of Pakistan's major religious parties. The provincial health department said in a statement at least 3
Poppy McPherson | Reuters
- Aug 7, 2020
Facebook rejects request to release Myanmar officials’ data for genocide case
(Reuters) - Facebook has objected to a request from Gambia, which has accused Myanmar at the World Court of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, to release posts and communications by members of Myanmar’s military and police. The social media giant urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday to reject the demand, which it said would violate a U.S. law that bars electronic communication services from disclosing users’ communications. Faceboo
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