Human trafficking remains a hidden crime and since the COVID-19 pandemic, it was driven even deeper underground. According to the 2020 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Global Report on Trafficking of Persons, in 2018 there was a 30% increase in global child trafficking victims. Human trafficking is
On June 27th, two explosions shook the city of Beni, located in the North Kivu province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters reported that the first blast took place at a local church and injured two people. Hours later, the second blast occurred at
On 19 June, Ebrahim Raisi won the popular vote to become the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although he promises to champion economic prosperity and fight corruption, many are complaining that the election was not competitive and fraudulent. Amidst great economic hardship throughout Iran and continued nuclear
The Taiwanese government denounced Hong Kong on Monday, following mounting pressure from officials to accept the terms of Beijing’s “one-China” claim to Taiwan. Taiwan responded by ordering its staff at the representative office to immediately leave the Chinese-controlled city after the government continued to demand support for a document that
On Friday, 25 June, a task force within the Malaysian government proposed modifications to the laws governing social media. The new amendments would allow Malaysian officials to pursue legal action against users who insult Islam and “promote LGBT lifestyles.” The Sharia law was proposed in response to the increase in social
