Al-Shabab continues its reign of terror through a move for power. The extremist group recently launched an attack on a Somali military base in Awdheegle, an area slightly Southwest of Mogadishu in the Lower Shabelle region. Al-Shabab used gunfire and a series of car bombs to carry out the attack, […]
Now former president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, was removed from office on charges of corruption. In an attempt to arrest Atambayev, the Kyrgyzstani government sent in security and special forces to his compound, armed solely with rubber bullets as to avoid any loss of life. Atambayev’s supporters, armed with guns, […]
Sudan is home to some of the worst human rights violations in the world today and, according to freedom house, it is one of the least free countries. Beginning in 2003, the people of the Darfur region were facing mass genocide. For further context, the Darfur region is in Western […]
On June 30th, an off-duty police officer shot and killed Solomon Teka. Teka was an 18 years-old, unarmed, and of Ethiopian descent. Ethiopian-Israelis (a community of 140,000) are often faced with daily acts of intolerance and racism. Despite the fact that roughly 36% of the 140,000 were born in Israel […]
In recent weeks, Hong Kong has become a hotspot for protests. In the most recent mass demonstration, organizers stated that some 230,000 people were drawn to march. With that being said, police forces estimated only 56,000 protestors. Regardless of the size, this was a protest of peaceful civil disobedience. The […]
Migrant rescue ship captain, Carola Rackete, was arrested in Italy. Rackete was part of the organization “Sea-Watch” and was the captain of the vessel Sea Watch 3. She was alerted of an inflatable life-raft off the coast of Libya and immediately began searching for the desperate migrants. After safely rescuing […]
Ethiopian forces identified General Asaminew Tsige as the man behind the recent coup attempt. This attempt left five senior government officials dead, including Seare Mekonnen (the now former Chief of Staff for Ethiopian national security) and Migbara Kebede (now former Attorney General). Immediately following the failed coup attempt, Asaminew went […]
Saudi Arabia ‘seeks to avert war, ready to respond with force.’ In light of current events, Saudi Arabia claims that it does not want conflict or war in the region. With that said, the country is fully prepared and willing to respond to violence with violence. This stance comes following […]
