Pope Francis has called on the international community to take note of the potential catastrophic fallout of the looming war in Idlib. He pressed for negotiations and diplomacy to avoid a “humanitarian catastrophe”. The battle for Idlib is set to signal the final stage in the protracted Syrian war that has now been ongoing for 7 years. Humanitarian cost The war in Syria has so far seen over 350,000 deaths … Read more →
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US Stops UNRWA funding for Palestinian refugees
UNRWA is the only UN agency committed to helping refugees from a specific region The US has announced it will stop all funding to UNRWA, the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. UNRWA has provided education, health care food and social services to millions of Palestinian refugees for almost 70 years. The US State Department said in a written statement that the United States, … Read more →
NGOs give Australia a deadline of 20th of November to save 119 refugee children trapped on island of Nauru
An alliance of Australia’s most important humanitarian and human rights NGOs have given a deadline of 20th of November to get all asylum seekers and refugees off of the island of Nauru, with urgent priority to be given to children. They say that a clear breach in the refugee convention must be addressed as 119 children are stuck on the island in poor conditions, a number of them facing severe … Read more →
Myanmar military leaders may face ICC trial for Rohingya genocide
UN estimates up to 10,000 deaths The release of a report on 24 August by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has brought more evidence to the fore of atrocious crimes against the Rohingya people. The report calls for the support of the international community to ensure that the situation is referred to the International Criminal Court. Social media networks Facebook and Instagram have taken action by banning 20 individuals … Read more →
Nazanin freed on 3-day release: Could this be ‘the beginning of the end’?
After 872 long days in an Iranian prison, Nazanin Ratcliffe has been permitted leave of 3 days to spend time with her family. Nazanin’s husband Richard was called on Thursday morning and was notified that she would be released for 3 days. Mr Ratcliffe said that his wife was given 10 minutes notice on Thursday morning before being released. On speaking to his wife as she left the prison, he … Read more →
Far right terror: the UK opens its eyes to the growing threat
The former head of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism unit, Mark Rowley, has given a statement outlining the importance of the UK taking on board the magnitude of the threat of far-right extremism. Urging politicians, media and communities to ‘wake up’, he suggested the threat posed by the far right should not be underestimated. Rowley also told the BBC’s Newsnight that the far-right have repackaged their “aggressive intolerance” and are “attaching … Read more →