Tensions are rising in Tajikistan as the incidents of violence have been worsening in the past few weeks, with at least 25 people killed this past week by security forces in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakashan (GBOA). There has been conflict between the central government and the Pamiri, who are
On May 7th, a 62-year-old Rohingya refugee was returning to the Kutupalong camp when officers from Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion (APBn) stopped her at the checkpoint and beat her. “The police officers suddenly became angry and started beating us with bamboo sticks,” the woman told Human Rights Watch. “Some people
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged 10 billion euros ($10.51 billion in USD) to support India in achieving their climate goals after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite their differing opinions in the attacks on Ukraine. The prime minister refrains from pointing to Russia as the aggressor in what
Finland and Sweden have reportedly decided to join NATO in early May in response to the Russian attacks on Ukraine. Finland’s Minister for European Affairs said that they are “highly likely” to join NATO at a press conference this past week. Sweden’s governing party has made it clear that they
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts are predicting significant pledges of support towards battling climate change by creating sustainable energy sources and long-term challenges. In the spring meeting session of the IMF, they discussed a new program titled the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) with an accompanying Resilience and Sustainability
On April 11th, there was a reported armed attack with at least 20 killed civilians in Mangusu, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.). It is suspected that the attacks come from members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), according to both local officials and human rights
Russian lawmakers submitted a draft bill to the Duma that gives a prison term of up to 10 years with significant fines for adhering to the Western sanctions in Russia. The Duma, the lower parliament of Russia, needs to approve this bill as well as obtain a signature from President
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab stated that Britain is backing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to investigate allegations of war crimes in Ukraine performed by Russia. He advocates for extra support from member countries towards the investigation, which comes to fruition in their own plans of creating a financial
Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called on Western countries to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons, because such an arrangement could be a “huge danger to civilian facilities.” Recently, Director Zakharova stated in a briefing to the foreign ministry that EU and NATO countries have been coming to
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner stated in an interview with The Washington Post that he sees no “immediate threat” within Russia to Putin’s government. Senator Warner discussed the attacks from Russia in Ukraine, and commented on the current situation with the role of the United States in mind.
Colombia police illegally used public bus terminals in the capital city Bogotá to torture and detain peaceful protestors this year. Anti-government demonstrations protesting social instability since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have been occurring for months and finally came to head when the government used public structures to violently
