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Checkpoints have sprung up and armed police flood the streets in the restive city where dozens of civilians were killed last year Protesters say they fear Iran’s security services may be planning an assault in the city of Zahedan – the site of a deadl…
An international court found that Brisa De Angulo, who was abused at 15, had her rights violated during the judicial processIn a historic verdict, Brisa De Angulo, a rape survivor and campaigner for child victims of sexual abuse, has won a groundbreaki…
UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022The number of Rohingya refugees taking dangerous sea journeys in the hope of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia has …
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationistsA drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have invaded farms will have unintended conseque…
Case dismissed as being ‘overly vague’, but the 24 defendants still face separate felony investigationA Greek appeals court has dropped espionage charges against 24 activists involved in rescuing people from migrant boats in the Mediterranean after rec…
Trial of Sarah Mardini and fellow defendants lifts lid on ‘farcical’ treatment of humanitarians, say campaignersSarah Mardini, the refugee immortalised in the recent Netflix movie, The Swimmers, was the talk of Lesbos this week as the long-awaited tri…
Controversial bill to stop industrial action criticised as an already struggling sector fears losing more staff in a damaging brain drainZimbabwe’s health workers have criticised the government for passing contested legislation that outlaws any industr…
In an area prone to natural disasters, residents claim a new mining project has damaged homes and livelihoods and left them fearing for their safetyVillagers in North Sumatra have accused the Indonesian government of putting their lives at risk by allo…
Control measures including lockdowns have halted the spread of the virus after less than four monthsThe Ugandan government has declared an end to its Ebola outbreak, less than four months after cases were first reported.Since 20 September, 56 people ha…
Washington-based body cuts 2023 growth forecast amid threats from inflation, interest rates, Covid and warAny fresh setback to a global economy already rapidly weakening as a result of high inflation, interest rates and war could result in a second rec…