Author: Fatima Zaidi

How COVID-19 Has Lead To A Spike In India’s Child Trafficking

Jobless and penniless families, along with orphaned children—COVID’s impact in India has created an insidious hunting ground for child traffickers. In Al Jazeera’s newest investigation, several harrowing stories of numerous children exploited for cheap labour were brought to light as the nation’s plight with child workers continues. Roshan, from Bihar,

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Europe: The Surge In Demonstrations Against COVID-19 Restrictions

On November 20th, protests responding to the Netherlands’ newest partial COVID-19 restrictions turned violent on the second night, according to Al Jazeera. They further stated that police arrested approximately 40 demonstrators, and that “five police officers [have been] injured.” Many officers suffered concussions, knee injuries, and hearing damage; one is

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Migrants Humiliated In Northern France

The latest B.B.C. World News report highlighted the voyage of migrants in northern France crossing the channel to the British border. Approximately 1,000 people used this method to enter the U.K. on October 11th, and, the article claims, a total of “more than 20,000 [are] arriving this year.” While there

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Violence in Tripura: Anti-Journalism Crackdown in India

On the 7th of November, social media users, activists, reporters, and journalists received some shocking yet unsurprising news: the police of Tripura, a state in India, released the names of 102 social media accounts for which officers now had an arrest warrant. They were charged under Section 13 of the

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An Analysis Of India’s Fatal Second Wave Of COVID-19

At the beginning of the year, when the lockdown was lifted after the first wave of COVID-19 in India, life seemed to go back to normal. Citizens returned to markets, businesses, and the daily hustle of life, which had become disrupted because of the pandemic. However, from March until June,

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Swedish Artist Known For Anti-Muslim Art Killed

A controversial Swedish artist who rose to fame based on sacrilegious cartoons suffered a fatal crash on October 4th in the town of Markaryd, Sweden. Lars Vilks was traveling with two police officers in a civilian vehicle when the car lost control and swerved into the wrong lane. The vehicle

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