Northern Elders showing Buyer’s Remorse for Backing Tinubu in 2023 It seems unthinkable that the wealthy and powerful cattle-herding class could be on the margins of President Bola Tinubu’s ruling…
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Ukraine Had No Choice But To Deploy One Of Its Least-Prepared Brigades
The situation in and around Ocheretyne is desperate for Ukraine This weekend, Russian drones and scouts surveilling the front line just west of the ruins of Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine’s…
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Courage in the Face of Tyranny – Remembering Alexei Navalny
by Wunna Htunby Wunna Htun“A concrete kennel, measuring 2.5m x 3m. Most often, it is unbearable due to the cold and dampness. Water collects on the floor, and the window is tiny. The walls…
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As Congress continues to delay aid and Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his top commander, military experts debate the possible outcomes. Long before it was reported, at the end of January, that…
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War in Europe: Reading the tea leaf’s, hearing the warnings & ignoring the obvious
by Kan Khineby Kan KhineA Pole, a German, a Frenchmen, and a Swiss meet in a bar, or was it a Swiss, a French, a German, and a Slovak, I forgot. However, what otherwise…
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UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Sudan as ceasefire talks stall
The United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, issued a stark warning about the deteriorating situation in Sudan, emphasizing the urgent need for international intervention. UN Spokesperson Stephanie…
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EU Reaches Provisional Deal on Law to Protect Media From SLAPPs
by Zeya Mgby Zeya MgThe Council of the European Union announced on Thursday it had reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament over a directive designed to protect journalists and human rights defenders from abusive…
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Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
by Wunna Htunby Wunna HtunLondon, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and military organization established in 1987, Hamas “governs” on the basis of having…
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EU: Egypt Support Risks Complicity in Abuses
by Deepak Mirzaby Deepak Mirza(Brussels) – The European Union’s negotiations on an upgraded bilateral partnership with Egypt risk missing an opportunity to press for human rights reforms in the midst of the country’s ongoing economic and human rights…
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Repressions Grow in Algeria, is Freedom of Speech in Danger?
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathSince February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times. In his hometown of Annaba…