Police are killing and teargassing protestors in Kenya as demonstrations continue over new taxes and the high cost of living. A police officer in the area told A.P. News that police killed six people on July 12th, while a healthcare worker in Nairobi said that over 50 children had been
On Thursday, a human rights group spoke out about the mistreatment of undocumented immigrants in Tunisia, urging the government to stop their abuse and expulsion. Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Tunis to stop sending migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to a dangerous part of the Tunisia-Libya border and send
Days after the wildfires that engulfed Maui on August 8th, the death toll has hit 93 as firefighters continue to battle flare-ups and search for loved ones. Flames seared the northwest coast of the island and decimated the town of Lahaina, destroying everything in its path. With some survivors reporting
Ecuador is under a state of emergency following a wave of violence sparked by the assassination of Mayor Agustín Intriago. After a weekend of violence that left eight people dead, Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency and curfews across three provinces on July 24th. Intriago, the mayor
On June 26th, Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke out in defense of his march on Moscow, saying that it was not meant to be a coup attempt, but was instead protesting the military leadership of Russia. According to Prigozhin, the move was in response to an attack from the
Thailand plans to re-engage military leaders of Myanmar by hosting talks discussing the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. The conference aims to engage the formerly-shunned military generals that have failed to comply with requests to end the violence and human rights violations. Critics say that the move is undermining unity between
The anticipated U.S.-hosted talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been postponed at Azerbaijan’s request. The negotiations, which were scheduled to take place this week, aimed to address the ongoing conflict between the two nations about the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The region, which is populated mainly by ethnic Armenians despite being located
