One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN | Freedom of the Press News

One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN | Freedom of the Press News

The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations has said. On average, one journalist was killed every four days, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a report released on Saturday. At…

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

In Mekelle, which is the main urban centre of northern Ethiopia, normal life appears to have resumed. People crowd the streets, cafes and markets – even as the trauma and wounds of the war remain. Across the region though, a sense of uncertainty still lingers. Despite the progress made since…

Armed group in Bolivia takes over military post in latest flare-up | Evo Morales News

Armed group in Bolivia takes over military post in latest flare-up | Evo Morales News

The takeover is latest chapter in standoff between the Arce government and supporters of ex-president Evo Morales. An armed group in Bolivia has taken over a military post outside the city of Cochabamba while holding some soldiers captive, the armed forces said in a statement, ramping up tensions in the…

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat. Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the latest wave of arrivals from Myanmar in recent days. Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of a local…

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s military interaction with North Korea does not violate international law, the country’s representative to the United Nations told the UN Security Council, calling reports that North Korean troops were present at the front lines in the war against Ukraine “barefaced lies”. “I would like to underscore that the Russian…

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

The UN says sexual violence is ‘staggering’ and Sudan’s displacement crisis is the worst in the world. War in Sudan has raged since April 2023, with catastrophic consequences for its people. Fourteen million people have fled their homes in what the United Nations says is the world’s worst displacement crisis….

Israel, Haiti top CPJ list of states where journalist murders go unpunished | Freedom of the Press News

Israel, Haiti top CPJ list of states where journalist murders go unpunished | Freedom of the Press News

Committee to Protect Journalists says globally no one is held to account in 80 percent of cases where journalists are targeted. Israel is the world’s second-worst offender after Haiti in letting the murder of journalists go unpunished, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. According to…

What does UNRWA do and why has Israel banned it from West Bank, Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

What does UNRWA do and why has Israel banned it from West Bank, Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli Knesset has passed a bill banning UNRWA from operating in Israel and another that will likely scale back aid distribution across war-ravaged Gaza. UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) supports Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including occupied…

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

US increases estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia amid fears Moscow’s war on Ukraine could expand. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next several weeks”, the Pentagon has announced, significantly increasing the estimated number…

China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ over bn US arms sale to Taiwan | Weapons News

China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ over $2bn US arms sale to Taiwan | Weapons News

Beijing says latest arms package violates China’s sovereignty, endangers peace in the region. China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on…