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U.N. experts accused Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of the “most extreme forms of misogyny” and said there could be multiple preventable deaths that may amount to femicide if the restrictions are not reversed. (Photo by Davric) Photo used under CC BY

UN: Taliban restrictions may amount to femicide

Taliban restrictions on Afghan women and girls could cause multiple preventable deaths and may amount to femicide if they are not reversed, a team of U.N. experts warned.

Associated Press

UN urges Taliban to end floggings, executions

Associated Press

Lone child refugees remain stranded in Sudan

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan could be forced to travel to the UK in small boats because British ministers are not helping those entitled to family reunion to escape the fighting, charities have warned.

Guardian

Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees

Associated Press

WFP to suspend food aid to 200,000 Palestinians

The World Food Program said it would suspend food aid to more than 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a “severe” shortage of funds – a devastating message to those already in a dire situation.

i24 News

Former WFP head discusses global hunger crisis

YouTube

Thousands missing in DRC flood; aid lacking

Flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ripped through Nyamukubi and Bushushu, razing houses, destroying crops and killing more than 400 people, while thousands are still missing.

Reuters

Simple measures could save 1M babies a year

More than a million babies a year could be saved across the developing world if mothers were given access to low-cost health measures such as vitamins and aspirin.

Guardian

Former Pakistan PM arrested, stirring violence

Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former prime minister Imran Khan, threatening fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country as clashes erupted.

Reuters

Pakistan blocks Twitter, restricts internet after arrest

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

S. Sudanese refugees return home amid crisis

Until last month, more than 800,000 South Sudanese refugees lived in Sudan. Since the fighting erupted, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has registered more than 30,000 people crossing into South Sudan.

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting enters fourth week

YouTube

UN: Iran executed over 200 people this year

Iran carried out at least 209 executions so far in 2023, according to new figures released by the United Nations. At an average of over ten per week, it means Iran is on course to match or surpass last year’s total of 580 executions.

Deutsche Welle

Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy

BBC

NE India clashes displace 35K, leave 60 dead

Security measures are keeping the peace in a remote northeast Indian state where 60 people were killed and 35,000 civilians were displaced in rioting and ethnic clashes last week.

ABC News

Iran targets actresses for violating hijab laws

Iran’s judiciary has summoned two more actresses for taking off their headscarves in public as they continue their efforts to crack down on violations of the country’s hijab laws.

Al Jazeera

China biggest global jailer of journalists in 2022

China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Yahoo! News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Venezuelan migrants stranded at Peru border

Chile’s foreign ministry said that 115 Venezuelans had been repatriated on a humanitarian flight. But many of their compatriots remain stranded amid diplomatic tensions and anti-Venezuelan sentiments.

Guardian

Turkish parties vow to send migrants home

The repatriation of migrants has become a top theme in Turkey’s elections when the country will decide whether to give incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a new mandate to rule or bring an opposition candidate to power.

Associated Press

Pakistan, Afghanistan to lower border tensions

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in attacks on Pakistani security forces, officials said.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Are AI chatbots in courts putting justice at risk?

Judges from India to Colombia are using robot lawyers, but experts warn of pitfalls such as false information and algorithmic bias.

Context

AI ‘godfather’ warns of dangers

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Global conflicts fuel surge in tuberculosis cases

Top U.N. officials, health industry leaders and activists demanded that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis fueled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including Ukraine and Sudan.

Associated Press

Sudan doctors face threats, smear campaigns

Since fighting erupted in Sudan on April 15, army officials and their supporters have smeared and threatened medics for maintaining a neutral stance in the war, according to doctors, rights groups and analysts.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Columbian teachers promote peace in schools

After decades of violence, Colombia is still struggling to emerge from conflict. A new initiative is building peace in the classroom by training teachers to talk with students about the violence they’ve experienced.

Deutsche Welle

Afro-fusion singer shares her love for music

From singing in church to hitting over seven million views on YouTube, there is no stopping Cameroonian singer Sabrina. Now she is setting her eyes on the international stage.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UN seeks to reassure Afghans it will deliver aid

The United Nations sought to reassure the Afghan people that it won’t abandon them, though it left in question how it was going deliver aid following the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the world organization.

ABC News

Skateboarders getting girls, refugees onboard

A grassroots charity in Athens is giving lessons in skateboarding to children of refugees and to increasing numbers of girls across the city.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Lebanon’s poor forced to part with local diet

Lebanese olive oil has become unaffordable for many in the crisis-ridden country. As inflation bites and the U.S. dollar reigns supreme, poorer people are forced to part with their traditional local diet.

Deutsche Welle

Biharis in Bangladesh fight for equality, jobs

The Urdu-speaking ethnic group was stateless for many years after the partition of India – and even now remain marginalized, living in cramped settlement camps and struggling to acquire education and formal work.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean ‘twilight zone’ at risk from warming

Climate change could dramatically reduce life in the deepest parts of our oceans that are reached by sunlight. Global warming could curtail life in the so-called “twilight zone” by as much as 40% by the end of the century.

BBC

Guinea-Bissau’s women keep vital plants alive

The “seed keepers” of the UNESCO-designated Urok Islands pass seeds from generation to generation, protecting their traditions and climate-resistant varieties from extinction.

Guardian

S. African companies fund solar innovation

Some companies are financing innovations to support citizens or charities who would otherwise be left in the dark - be it through portable or pay-as-you-go solar systems.

Context

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South Sudanese refugees, who initially sought shelter from conflict in 2013 by fleeing to their northern neighbor, Sudan, are now heading back to their home country, given escalating violence in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. (Photo by Peter Bateman/UNMISS) Photo used under CC BY

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