‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown in Myanmar that forced them to flee. Refugees from children to the…

Israeli strike on a Gazan school kills scores of Palestinians: Letters
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Israeli strike on a Gazan school kills scores of Palestinians: Letters

The Issue: An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza, which was reported to contain Hamas militants. In its nearly two decades of administering Gaza, Hamas did little to develop Gaza’s economy — yet spent more than $1 billion building an extensive network of underground tunnels and embedding themselves under…

Gaza Evactuations: No place left to go | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza Evactuations: No place left to go | Israel-Palestine conflict

Since October of last year, 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been displaced, even as so-called ‘safe zones’ continue to be bombed. For more than 10 months, Palestinians in Gaza have faced relentless displacement due to Israel’s war on Gaza. The territory has become a patchwork of “safe zones”, forcing…

Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Ankara says the ‘conscience of humanity and international law will hold Israeli officials accountable’ for its atrocities against the Palestinians. Turkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on…

Croatia bans 3 Montenegro officials in diplomatic row over WWII death camp | Genocide News

Croatia bans 3 Montenegro officials in diplomatic row over WWII death camp | Genocide News

Ban comes after Montenegrin lawmakers adopted a resolution to remember people killed in Jasenovac prison camp. Croatia has declared three top Montenegrin government officials persona non grata amid a diplomatic row over a death camp operated by the pro-Nazi Croatian government during World War II. The Croatian Ministry of Foreign…

Ten years after Yazidi genocide, survivors struggle to rebuild lives | Genocide News

Ten years after Yazidi genocide, survivors struggle to rebuild lives | Genocide News

Ten years on from ISIL’s massacre against the Yazidi people, hundreds of thousands of displaced survivors are unable to safely return to their former homes in Iraq, two NGOs say in a new report. The report published on Friday by Refugees International and Voice of Ezidis, has warned that those…

Pentagon chief confirms US pause on weapons shipment to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Pentagon chief confirms US pause on weapons shipment to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed reports that the United States paused a weapons shipment to Israel, as President Joe Biden’s administration faces growing pressure to condition aid to the top US ally amid the war in Gaza. Testifying before a US congressional subcommittee on Wednesday, Austin said the…

Where Rwanda’s genocide perpetrators and survivors live side by side | Genocide News

Where Rwanda’s genocide perpetrators and survivors live side by side | Genocide News

Mbyo/Kigali, Rwanda – Mukaremera Laurence gazed at the ground as Nkundiye Thacien spoke about how he used a machete to kill her husband 30 years ago. The three of them had been neighbours and lifelong friends, living together in the Rwandan village of Mbyo. But then, in 1994, Thacien received…