Exile has not broken young Rohingya people
By Ajas Khan September 28, 2026 Rohingya in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks that forced them to flee their home in Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 August. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Nine years ago, I was forced to flee my home in Maungdaw township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was 13 years old. I remember how quickly an average day turned into a day when life felt extinguished, leaving behind the place where I grew up with my family. Even now,
The Guardian
Sep 28
EU report: Deteriorating fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong
By European Commission September 22, 2026 Photo via Unsplash The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted today the 28th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This report covers developments in 2025. The report highlights the continuous erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy and of the fundamental freedoms and rights of the people of Hong Kong, a consequence
European Commission
Sep 28
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Jonathan Head September 29, 2026 The repatriation represents a striking shift in Malaysia's attitude towards the refugees The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the retu
BBC News
Sep 28
Gabon Opposition Leader Kept Behind Bars
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP June 3, 2026 FILE - Gabon’s Foreign Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze addresses the 74th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 26, 2019. Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation. F
Africanews
Sep 28
Polarization In Costa Rica Is Rooted In Ancient History
By Guest Author (The Tico Times) September 29, 2026 Image: Harvey Whitehouse At the University of Oxford, we have been helping to build a vast database of world history capable of explaining why some civilizations grow and flourish – while others fall apart. One of the most remarkable findings is that when societies grow beyond around a million individuals – what we call the mega-society threshold – their survival often depends on developing new ways of pulling together to av
The Tico Times
Sep 28
ICC Convicts ex-Seleka Leader of Crimes Against Humanity
By Reuters September 23, 2026 Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule. Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani sits in The Hague courtroom during a hearing in the case in which he is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013 [Remko De Waal/Pool Photo via AP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a Central African Republic militia commander of
Al Jazeera
Sep 28
