

U.N. decries attacks on Afghan media at time when dialogue needed most
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday denounced attacks on Afghan journalists and human rights activists at a time when dialogue...
Reuters
Feb 15, 2021


Women fleeing Burkina Faso violence face sexual assault
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — A 20-year-old woman could no longer live in her village amid the rising violence caused by Islamic extremists....
Genocide Watch
Feb 14, 2021


UN: Burkina Faso on brink of protracted humanitarian crisis
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso is on the brink of becoming a protracted crisis after extremist violence displaced over 1 million...
Associated Press 1
Feb 12, 2021


Islamic State Poised for Possible Resurgence in Afghanistan, US Officials Warn
By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON - The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting...
VOA (Voice of America)
Feb 10, 2021


NINA SHEA ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA
House Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission December 17, 2020 Statement of Nina Shea Hudson Institute - Director...
Nina Shea
Feb 5, 2021


Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every morning when Khan Wali Kamran left for work, he was afraid his children might be killed in Kabul’s...
Genocide Watch
Feb 4, 2021


Hazaras fear for future as Afghanistan risks slipping into chaos
Fearing the government will collapse and country may descend again into civil war, Hazaras start to prepare for the worst. The choice was...
Al Jazeera
Feb 3, 2021


Violence May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The Biden administration is reviewing a deal between its predecessor and the Taliban for a May 1 deadline to pull all American troops out...
New York Times 1
Jan 31, 2021


The Islamic State in Mozambique
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State has suffered significant losses in recent years, but Mozambique—far from the heartland of its former...
Genocide Watch
Jan 25, 2021


Twin Suicide Bombings In Baghdad Market Kill At Least 32, Wound Over 100
By Jaclyn Diaz and Alice Fordham Twin suicide bombings at a Baghdad market killed at least 32 people and injured 110 others on Thursday,...
NPR 1
Jan 22, 2021


Gunmen Assassinate 2 Female Afghan Judges in Kabul
By Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD - Officials in Afghanistan said Sunday two female judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in the...
VOA (Voice of America)
Jan 22, 2021


Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press...
Genocide Watch
Jan 22, 2021