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Friday, 07 July 2023 09:19
Syria: relief finally arrives
Ten UN relief trucks carrying aid finally reached northwest Syria four months after huge earthquakes rocked the region. This was the first aid convoy to cross from government territory into a rebel-held enclave since aid deliveries…
Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:30
Israel: Palestinian Islamic Jihad use child soldiers
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) recruit, train and use children as fighters. It is a war crime and a human rights abuse to use children in armed conflicts. Israel is experiencing increased terrorist aggression in the West…
Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:26
Repatriation of Australians from Syrian refugee camps
Nine women and seventeen children are taking the Australian government to court, arguing that Australia has ‘effective control’ of their detention and the power to set them free from Syria’s Roj refugee camp. These Australian wives,…
Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:22
Nicaragua: Brazil lobbies for bishop’s release
Brazilian president Lula wants his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, to free Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who was sent to prison for over 26 years for refusing to leave Nicaragua after Ortega expelled him with 222 other political…
Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:19
Myanmar: army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors
Millions who survived Myanmar's strongest cyclones are struggling to rebuild their lives. Aid trickled in until 8 June, when Myanmar's army rulers banned transport for aid groups operating in the area, making it impossible for them…
Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:12
Syria: poor man’s cocaine
Built on the ashes of ten years of war, an illegal drug industry run by associates and relatives of President Bashar al-Assad has grown into a multibillion-dollar operation, eclipsing Syria’s legal exports and turning the country…