Escaping ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees have survived unimaginable atrocities. Now along with the rest of the world, they face an entirely new threat; COVID-19. However, Rohingyas living in the world’s most crowded refugee camp are more vulnerable than most. Living conditions in Bangladesh’s Kutupalong Refugee Camp represent the
Russians are slowly returning to work after President Vladimir Putin implemented a plan to strategically re-open the country even with an increase in coronavirus cases. According to Reuters correspondents Andrew Osborn and Andrey Kuzmin, Putin will begin reopening businesses after unemployment doubled by 1.4 million since last month. Putin still
In the middle of the Sahara in north-west Africa, the borders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger converge in the shape of an arrow. At this point, and all along the porous borders of these three fragile states, militants seep between countries effortlessly. Two events here last week prompted a
On Saturday the 16th of May, Nour news agency, which is linked closely to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), warned of repercussions should the United States attempt to prevent an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela. The agency said that “If the United States, just like pirates, intends to create
An Unknown Crisis, An Ignored People On 15 May 2020, it was reported that the first coronavirus case has been detected in one of Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, according to Aljazeera. This settlement in southern Bangladesh is home to a million refugees and fears have risen as to the possible
On Saturday, Felicien Kabuga was arrested near Paris in France according to the BBC. Kabuga’s arrest brings a 25-year manhunt for Rwanda’s most-wanted men to an end. The 84-year old has long held the title of the small African nation’s most wanted man and the complementary U.S. $5 million bounty
Militants carried out a brutal attack on the Medecins Sans Frontières maternity ward in Dast-e-Barchi hospital, located in Kabul, Afghanistan. The ward was stormed by three gunmen disguised as police officers at 10:00 AM on Tuesday. The attack has resulted in 24 fatalities, including two newborn babies. Shockwaves were sent
