Special Report: The Persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazaras
By August Wyma and Sophia Khan Girls read from their textbooks at the Dasht-e-Barchi Education Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Credit:UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani) Afghanistan is a religiously and ethnically diverse country whose modern history has been shaped by attempted intervention, political instability, and national identity struggles. Within such circumstances, the Hazara people in Afghanistan have endured over a century of systematic persecution because of their distinct eth
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On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full
By Kevin Roose Oct. 28, 2018 Early Saturday, moments before the police say he barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, Robert Bowers’s anti-Semitic rage finally boiled over as he posted one last message online. But he did not turn to Facebook or Twitter. Instead, the man accused of killing 11 people went to Gab, a two-year-old social network that bills itself as a “free speech” alternative to those platforms, and that has become a haven for white nationalists, neo-
New York Times
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Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis
© UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet A mother and child wait to receive treatment at a nutrition facility in Baidoa, Somalia. Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies. In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state’s
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Taiwan: Proposed judicial caning referendum indicates further erosion of human rights protection
By Amnesty International, August 27th, 2026 © Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images Ahead of the meeting of the Central Election Commission on 28 August regarding a proposed referendum on introducing judicial caning as a criminal punishment in Taiwan, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, E-Ling Chiu, said: “It is both disturbing and disgraceful that the Legislative Yuan has chosen to advance a referendum proposal on judicial caning that clearly breaches international human rights l
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Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians
Michael Teferi, Lion Tsigab and Lucy Fleming | BBC News Sept. 30, 2026 Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes. Social media via Reuters At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the regi
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US and Australia close Brazil diplomatic services pre-election
US halts consular services in Brazil ahead of election, increasing tensions. October 2, 2026 By Lisandra Paraguassu and Doina Chiacu A U.S. flag flies outside the U.S. Embassy, after the United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil ahead of general election, citing security concerns, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Citing security concerns, the
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