Headlines- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
Tag: Indigenous People
Indigenous People Voice Concerns About New...
A new capital city worth $32 billion is currently being constructed in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. However, some local communities who are being displaced by the construction are becoming concerned about the rapid development.
Indigenous People Reject Food Parcels for...
The health check of the people who arrive in these communities is asked, because, as the testimonies sent to Fides by the missionaries who work here point out, infected merchants or government delegates can arrive, who can transmit the virus to a community. Not having health centers to accommodate a patient of this kind, it could cause a real tragedy, exterminating the whole community
Week of Indigenous Peoples: the Pandemic...
The Week of Indigenous Peoples is inspired by the First Pan-American Indigenous Congress, held in Mexico on April 19, 1940. Considering the need to make this reality more visible and to encourage solidarity with these peoples, the decision to extend the celebration for a week was taken.
Indigenous Languages Showcased at Mother Tongue...
Every year, the Mother Tongue Film Festival, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, showcases films about indigenous cultures that celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity. Most of these films have been made in indigenous languages from all over the world
How an Indigenous Filmmaker is Challenging...
Adam Piron’s love of film began as a child. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, the Kiowa/Mohawk filmmaker got his start in the industry as a student in the University of Southern California’s film program. He became an intern in the Native American and Indigenous Film Program at Sundance and is currently assistant curator for film at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Urgent Need to Tackle the High...
indigenous peoples also often experience poor working conditions and discrimination. Tomei said the biggest challenge to improving the living and working conditions of indigenous peoples is “the extremely high incidence of poverty and extreme poverty among them.”
Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’...
For many Americans, the annual Columbus Day holiday honors the heritage and contributions of the 17 million-plus Italian Americans living in the United States. But honoring navigator Christopher Columbus has long been considered by many as an affront to Native Americans who were in the so-called New World long before Columbus arrived in 1492
Indonesian Indigenous People Losing Their Forests:...
Human Rights Watch examines how a patchwork of weak laws, exacerbated by poor government oversight, and the failure of oil palm plantation companies to fulfill their human rights responsibilities have adversely affected Indigenous peoples’ rights to their forests, livelihood, food, water, and culture in Bengkayang regency, West Kalimantan, and Sarolangun regency, Jambi