Early June marked a grim milestone for Sudan when security forces killed the 100th person in anti-coup protests. Ever since the military coup in October, demonstrations organized by neighborhood resistance committees have been raging across the country and show no signs of slowing down. The 100th protester was shot in
On Monday, May 9, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stated that there are indications that Ukrainians are being moved into Russia against their will. The news is the latest example of Vladimir Putin’s utter disregard for the people of Ukraine. It is also not surprising, given Putin’s limits as well as
On Monday, April 18, the mayor of the besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol announced that about 40,000 civilians had been forcibly moved to Russia or Russia-controlled areas in Ukraine. The siege of Mariupol has been going on since the beginning of the Russian Invasion on 24 February. The city is located
On Monday, April 11th, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk accused Russia of holding civilians in prisons on Russian territory. These people include journalists, activists, and elected officials, among others. Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilians, and according to Reuters, Moscow calls the invasion a “special military operation” aimed at
On March 20th, ASEAN Special Envoy met with Myanmar junta officials as an implementation of the Five-Point Consensus. The purpose of the three-day visit was to negotiate an end to the violence via securing concessions by the military. However, Prak Sohkonn, the Special Envoy, and Cambodia’s Foreign Minister, could not
In a landmark decision, New Zealand’s offer to resettle 450 refugees held in Australia’s detention centers was finally accepted. Under the deal — which concerns those living in temporary processing facilities in Australia or in Nauru, a remote island nation — New Zealand will allow the entry of up to
After a call with the Iranian Foreign Minister on March 14th, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba announced Iran does not support the Russian invasion. Iran’s disapproval comes after its initial support; the nation originally stated that NATO’s expansion was a threat to independent nations. The shift in stance may be
As Russia relentlessly continues invading Ukraine, the European Union has made unprecedented decisions by immediately slapping multiple sanctions on the Kremlin. Recently, this punishment expanded to not only targeting Putin but also 26 Russian oligarchs and journalists. Among those impacted are Igor Sechin, head of the state oil giant Rosneft,
Sri Lanka’s bakeries are currently taking a hard hit due to a national gas shortage. The island nation is experiencing its worst economic crisis in over a decade due to the depletion of its foreign exchange reserve, which has shrunk by 70%. This poses a significant problem because Sri Lanka
