Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples DispatchFeb 26, 2024
With over half the population hungry and starvation deaths increasing by the hour, Sudanese brace for worse as the country enters the lean season on the heels of a harvest season lost to war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Dr. Christos Christou / MSFDec 5, 2023
In an open letter to the UN Security Council, the organization pleads with the international body to push for an end to the wanton bloodshed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Tanupriya Singh / Peoples DispatchNov 7, 2023
Mass displacement reaches record levels as M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in the eastern provinces of the DRC in violation of a ceasefire. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Brett Wilkins / Common DreamsNov 2, 2023
Fresh demands for a major increase in humanitarian aid and an end to the bombing came as Gaza's only cancer hospital shut down due to a lack of fuel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY / The Associated PressJul 3, 2019
The incident spotlights European Union policy of cooperating with militias that detain migrants to prevent them from crossing the Mediterranean. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
LENA BECATOROS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS / The Associated PressSep 18, 2018
Those being moved out of the camp, which houses 9,000 people in a facility built for 3,100, will be sent to the mainland so their asylum claims can be examined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
RENATA BRITO and IAIN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated PressJun 17, 2018
Ships dock in Spain, ending a week-long ordeal for hundreds of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in the fight over immigration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated PressJun 11, 2018
The Spanish prime minister offers safe harbor to a private rescue ship after Italy and Malta refuse to allow its 629 migrant passengers to disembark in their ports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Gregory Shupak / FAIRMay 17, 2018
Based on media coverage, readers could think it was Palestinians, not Israelis, who carried out what Doctors Without Borders called “unacceptable and inhuman” violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2018
A ferocious bombing campaign by government forces targets hospitals, apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing and wounding hundreds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsNov 2, 2016
The ICC has famously failed to investigate powerful Western nations but has prosecuted African dictators, a disparity so glaring that several African countries recently quit the court, condemning it as the “International Caucasian Court.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 9, 2016
Why should Facebook users come down harder on the Syrian leader than on the United States government when it comes to horrific actions and war crimes in that part of the world? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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