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Syrian civilians flee war violence in 2015. Between Dec. 12 and 25 this year, more than 235,000 people fled from fighting in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the last major region held by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by Freedom House) Photo used under CC BY

More than 235,000 Syrians flee rebel-held Idlib region

More than 235,000 people have fled from their homes in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, the UN says, as government forces step up their offensive on the area.

BBC

Top adviser to Syria’s president warns of ’operations’ against US troops guarding oil fields

The Hill

Hundreds of refugees in Italy will lose shelter

Enactment of an anti-migrant decree drafted by former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini, a far-right League party leader, could push vulnerable asylum seekers onto streets of Italy.

Al Jazeera

2019: The year refugees were urged to return

Al Jazeera

Fury grows as gunfire claims 5 Indian Muslims

The by gunfire deaths of five Muslim men constituted the most intense burst of violence in two weeks of protests. India has been convulsed by broad unrest since the nationalist government enacted a law that many see as discriminatory against Muslims.

The Independent

Nigerian Islamists behead Christian hostages

An affiliate of the Islamic State says it executed 11 Christians in Nigeria in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.

NPR

Nigerian witness relates atrocity

The Sun

Sexist slurs abound in Taiwan election

Taiwan has forged a reputation as Asia’s most progressive democracy and it boasts a higher proportion of women in parliament than anywhere else in the region – yet misogynistic insults have littered its presidential race.

Asia Times Online

Indonesian Muslims protest Uighur crackdown

More than a thousand Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy in Indonesia’s capital to protest China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims.

South China Morning Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indigenous Americans reclaim power, authority

There is a grassroots movement in the US of indigenous communities taking back their power and authority as sovereign nations. This surge in independence is driven partly by language warriors who are pointing the way.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of refugees in Italy could lose shelter

Enactment of Salvini’s anti-migrant decree could push vulnerable asylum seekers onto streets of Italy.

Al Jazeera

Women’s rights to take center stage in 2020

Throughout the year, thousands will attend high-level UN events and forums in Mexico City and Paris to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing platform for action, a landmark agreement to end gender inequality.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Court rules Turkey Wikipedia ban violates rights

Turkey’s highest court ruled that the country‘s ban on the Wikipedia website violates freedom of expression, The Associated Press reported, citing the country’s state-run news agency.

The Hill

Students get day off for ‘civic engagement’

One of the largest school districts in the country is trying something new. Starting next month, students in Fairfax County, Virginia, can take one day off per school year to engage in political activism.

NPR

Philippines bans senators, mulls new visa rules

The Philippines has banned two U.S. lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for U.S. citizens should Washington enforce sanctions over the detention of a top government critic.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Astronaut celebrates Hanukkah from space

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir celebrated the first day of Hanukkah in a place with a spectacular view - space.

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

How ads created a global junk food generation

From Bangladesh to Britain, blanket exposure to promotional material for unhealthy foods is encouraging children to eat badly.

Guardian

The good, the bad and the ugly in global health in 2019

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Women prep for New Year party in Indian town

The local government at Perinthalmanna, a small municipality of about 50k people in the state of Kerala, is holding week-long New Year celebrations exclusively for women for the first time as a “women’s empowerment” exercise.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Billionaire is this Reddit user’s secret santa

CNN

Artist raises awareness of Uighur suffering

A Japanese artist whose manga comics about a Uighur woman went viral wants to use the simple power of her work to raise awareness of the “daily suffering” endured by the Chinese mostly Muslim minority, she told Reuters.

Reuters

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

8-yr-old gives up toys to help animals

Landyn Wadsworth’s wish was to help animals, so she asked for money to buy pet food for Christmas instead of toys. She raised enough money to buy 600 pounds of food for the Tri-Cities Animal Shelter in Pasco, Washington.

CNN

‘Somebody’s on my side’: 3 men who escaped poverty help others find a way out

NonProfit Times

Entrepreneurs get help building ‘fempire’

Fempire, a tv show which premiered on ellentube last month provides up-and-coming female entrepreneurs with the advice and tools they need to build their businesses.

Forbes

3 trends to explain where philanthropy is going in the next decade

Fast Company

This star player is inspiring a new generation of athletes through basketball

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Mozambique races to adapt to climate change

Mozambique’s coastline, river delta and changing weather patterns make it susceptible to hazards as the climate changes. Flooding, heat waves, cyclones and drought are getting more frequent and severe as Earth gets hotter.

NPR

Monkey Island where humans are in cages

The Puerto Rican island of Cayo Santiago is completely inhabited and controlled by over 2k rhesus macaque monkeys. Humans are not allowed to stay on the island and researchers are limited to their time on the island.

Forbes

Up to 30% of koalas killed in New South Wales

Australia’s environment minister has said up to 30 percent of koalas on the New South Wales mid-north coast may have been killed in the country’s ongoing bushfire crisis.

Guardian

Is ‘super coral’ the key to saving the world’s reefs?

BBC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Amazon midwives fear for future

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who took office in January made a campaign promise to roll back protection of the Amazon rainforest, indigenous rights, and prioritize expansion of agriculture and business interests.

The Telegraph

Venezuela’s poor struggle to take care of dead

Death has become an overwhelming financial burden for many of Venezuela’s poorest, who already struggle to find dignity in life.

Associated Press

How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe’s food crisis

PBS NewsHour

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A protester declares his sentiments at an Anonymous protest in Dallas, Texas, U.S., Anonymous Protest on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo by Sean P. Anderson) Photo used under CC BY

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