Headlines
  • After United States halted its strikes on Iran for the last two nights, the Iranian military said it had halted retaliation airstrikes against US allies in the Middle East.
  • Reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways is a topic of ongoing talks between Iran and Oman.
  • Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, personally blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of carrying out the Caspian Sea attack at Israel's behest.
  • After a nearly 24-hour search in downtown Berlin following the Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots killed.
  • Since the start of the year, wildfires in France have burned around 115,000 hectares, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Sunday.
  • Eight people, including six children, were discovered dead inside a Michigan home on Friday.

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November 27, 2020

Zimbabwe Mining Violence

Deadly violence in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector was a problem for years until COVID-19 restrictions brought it to a sudden, surprising halt. Now, with lockdown measures gradually lifting, some in the sector fear the violence will return

Chinese Rights Activist Who Opposed Hong...

Guangzhou-based rights activist Zhang Wuzhou has been subjected to torture in detention after she opposed Beijing’s imposition of a draconian national security law on Hong Kong, according to her son

November 26, 2020

In Los Angeles, Shipping Containers Serve...

With over 60,000 people homeless in Los Angeles, homeless advocates in the city are coming up with new ideas for creating homes for those without one

Nigerian Activists Call for Better Tracking...

Nigerian activists are calling for better tracking of sex offenders after the number of rapes tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic

Make Music, Not War: Serbian Sculptor...

Serbian sculptor Nikola Macura turns weapons and military equipment into musical instruments. He’s used handheld mortars, Kalashnikovs, and helmets as part of a new sound installation called From Noise To Sound

Cambodian Court Drops ‘Incitement’ Charges Against...

A court in Cambodia’s Rattanakiri province on Tuesday dropped felony charges of “incitement” against two former reporters for the now-shuttered Cambodia Daily newspaper, saying that evidence presented against the pair did not support the case going to trial. The case against Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter was launched in 2017 after the two reporters interviewed voters in …

November 25, 2020

Botswana’s Farmers Use Sensory Toolkit to...

Farmers in Botswana’s Chobe region have struggled to protect their crops from elephants. But a local conservation group has developed a toolkit to safely repel the giant mammals and prevent farmers from killing them

Female Foeticide Prevention in India

In India, the sound of women banging their thalis tells everyone there’s something to celebrate. The birth of a baby is a special occasion, but what’s unusual about this ceremony, is it’s to welcome a baby girl.
Traditionally ceremonies like these welcome baby boys, but not baby girls. This event in Maharashtra, has been organised by the Tejaswini project,

Nigerian Men’s Involvement Key to Stopping...

As COVID-19 lockdowns have seen increasing cases of gender-based-violence, Nigeria’s traditional and religious leaders are urging men to protect the rights of women and girls

COVID Effect: LGBTQ Abuse in Kenya

Kenya has acknowledged that COVID-19 restrictions are fueling cases of gender-based-violence but has been less open on abuses against the LGBTQ community

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