On July 23rd, the Tatmadaw hanged four Burmese activists with extensive histories of opposing said military regime and objecting to the establishment of military rule in Myanmar. The activists were sentenced to death in private trials held in military court and did not receive legal counsel. According to Amnesty International,
On the 19th of July, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iran to discuss an allied future and cooperation against Western attacks with both Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The meeting sought to establish coordination between the ostracized nations, each heavily sanctioned and supposedly isolated
Violence has escalated in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince as two major gangs, G9 and G-Pèp have escalated fighting for control of the city. The gang warfare has had major consequences for the surrounding populations, resulting in high numbers of civilian and gang member fatalities as well as supply shortages. The
Over the past few weeks, major concern has grown surrounding Russian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. Continual damage to the plant has drawn attention from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Security Council as well as the G7 powers who said Russia must
Discussions in Geneva have ended unsuccessfully after the United Nations organized negotiations between Aguila Saleh and Khaled al-Mishri, representatives of opposing factions in Libya. The two factions are an eastern based parliament, led by Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, and the Tripoli based State Council, led by incumbent Prime Minister Abdul
Upwards of 130 civilians were killed in Mali over the weekend from June 18 through 19. Reports on social media described huts and houses burning and Malians being abducted, prompting a response from the government confirming the attacks. As African News reports, the armed soldiers had verbally accused the victims
On June 10, 2022, three women in Tangshan, China, were violently attacked after one of them turned down a man’s advances. This interaction was recorded on security camera footage and soon posted to the internet, causing a response from a passionate coalition of women’s rights activists from around the globe.
On Wednesday, June 1, FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the Iranian government was responsible for the cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The hospital’s computer network was hacked in this attack, a violation against U.S. healthcare that has been increasingly frequent in recent years. According to the Wall
Over the past few weeks, NATO has planned and begun the execution of military exercises and routines across Europe to prepare for worst-case scenarios regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine. While drills are regularly scheduled, Russian threats and the recent inclusion of Finland and Sweden heighten the relevance of these drills
Israel officials have taken responsibility for the murder of an Iranian officer on 22 May 2022. According to the New York Times, Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, who has been accused by Israeli officials of having been the deputy commander of Unit 840, a covert organization within the Quds Force, was
The 24th of April 2022 marked the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On this day, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, ultimately leading to the deportation, massacre, and mass extermination of over one million Armenians. Although the Armenian Genocide began over a century ago, ethnic
