50 million people trapped in 'modern slavery' — report
The number of people living in modern slavery has risen sharply in the last five years, according to a new report. North Korea and...
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10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come. Will...
2022: A year in the Middle East
2022 was a year full of unprecedented protests, groundbreaking state visits, important elections, and new challenges for the Middle East...
How to End Yemen’s Forever War
Washington Can Help Broker a Lasting Peace In April 2022, the opposing sides in Yemen’s devastating civil war achieved a rare...
As Israel's far right parties celebrate, Palestinians shrug
The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in...
Thousands Of Child Soldiers Die In Yemen’s Continuing Conflict
An annual UN report circulated on the 29th of January found that almost 2,000 child soldiers, aged between 10 to 17 years old, have died...
Human Rights Watch criticises Biden, others for weak defense of democracy
First: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the December 2021 jobs report during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White...
Guantanamo Bay: ‘The legal equivalent of outer space’
How the US decided on a place where suspected ‘terrorists’ could be jailed without legal protections after 9/11. Twenty years ago, the...
In 2021, normalisation failed to mask the suffering in Syria
2021 marked a decade since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, with violence and economic hardship still rife. The year 2021 marked a...
Sudan’s Military Rulers Are Hated by Their People but Coddled by the West
Two months since the October 25 coup, protesters are in the streets of Sudan demanding restored civilian rule. But military leaders’...
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