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A Sudanese refugee woman from el-Fasher. (Photo by Ahmed 222222) Photo used under CC BY

Displaced Sudanese suffer through Ramadan

In Sudan’s Al-Sarraf camp, families who fled el-Fasher lack food, medicine and even cooking utensils during the holy month of Ramadan. The camp, intended as a sanctuary, has become a site of deprivation.

Al Jazeera

Iran orders death penalty for at least 30 protesters

Amnesty International told The Independent that at least 30 people are currently facing the death penalty in Iran, including at least nine people hurriedly sentenced this month, within weeks of their arrests.

The Independent

Iran targets doctors, lawyers for helping protesters

The Independent

Iran faces countdown toward agreement or escalation

Deutsche Welle

Cartel attacks kill more than 2 dozen Mexicans

Cartel reprisals for the killing of drug lord El Mencho resulted in at least 25 Mexican National Guard soldiers, a prison guard, a state official and a civilian being killed, according to the country’s security secretary.

Al Jazeera

Violence in Mexico after army kills cartel boss

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Senegal pushes to double LGBTQ+ sentencing

Senegal’s prime minister pushed for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term ‌from five to 10 years for same-sex practices and other conduct deemed unnatural.

Yahoo! News

19 nations slam Israel’s West Bank annexation

Foreign ministers of 19 countries, including Turkiye, Qatar, France, and Brazil, have signed a joint statement condemning Israel’s moves to unlawfully extend and consolidate its control over Palestinian land.

Yahoo! News

Pakistan kills 70 militants near Afghan border

Pakistan’s military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the Afghanistan border, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside the country, the deputy interior minister said.

NPR

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Glimmers of life after Haiti retakes some control

On Feb. 7, Haitian authorities reopened a renovated police substation in Carrefour Aéroport to much fanfare in a capital that is 90% controlled by gangs.

Associated Press

UN report warns child trafficking by gangs threatens Haiti’s future

The Haitian Times

Over 540 political prisoners freed in Venezuela

More than 540 prisoners have been freed in Venezuela since Jan. 8, the director of the legal rights NGO Foro Penal said.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war rages on four years later

When the Kremlin launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the assumption in Moscow, and much of the West, was that Russian forces would take the country in a matter of days.

NPR

In Pictures: Four years of Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Special section:

4 years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Starlink block has delivered boost to Ukraine

Russia’s drone campaign in Ukraine has been cut by up to 40%, allowing Ukraine to regain territory, after Elon Musk blocked Russia’s access to his Starlink satellite network.

The Independent

The Moon will turn red during March’s eclipse

In the morning hours of March 3, a total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon red as Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon.

News 6

GLOBAL HEALTH

Young children swept up in Fiji’s HIV nightmare

The U.N. says Fiji’s location as a drug-running hub and escalating local methamphetamine use has fueled the rapid spread of HIV.

Guardian

Malawi launches polio vaccines amid outbreak

A huge vaccination drive has been launched after Malawi’s first polio outbreak in years. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Palestinian artists turn Gaza’s ruins into art

Palestinian artists in Gaza are transforming the city’s ruins into a canvas through “Breathe and Paint,” an initiative founded by local artist and activist Farah Ajjour.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia man builds houses of soil, bamboo

Builder Misbah Dwiyanto learned his trade in Austria and Thailand before bringing it to Indonesia to build his own family home from soil and bamboo.

Deutsche Welle

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid groups fight Israel’s Gaza ban to keep work

Seventeen international aid groups have announced that they petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to continue operating in Palestinian territories, where Israel plans to restrict their activities.

Associated Press

Survivors of Asian cyberscam farms destitute

Charities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of southeast Asia’s deadly scam compounds, following a damning report by Amnesty International.

Guardian

Zimbabwe rejects ‘lopsided’ US health aid deal

Zimbabwe has rejected a U.S. health deal that would have provided $367 million in funding over five years because of Washington’s demand for sensitive data.

Yahoo! News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Iran, Russia sign secret Verba air defense deal

Iran and Russia signed a covert deal to supply 500 Verba man-portable air defense systems and missiles over three years, the Financial Times reported, citing leaked Russian documents and sources.

The New Voice of Ukraine

ENVIRONMENT

Indigenous protests halt Brazil’s Amazon plan

Brazil has scrapped a controversial plan to open major Amazon rivers to dredging and heavy cargo traffic after weeks of protests led by Indigenous groups. The decision follows sustained demonstrations across the region.

Deutsche Welle

Toxic waste ends up in endangered dolphins

Toxic e-waste chemicals from television, computer and smartphone screens have been found in the brains and bodies of endangered dolphins and porpoises in the South China Sea, according to newly published research.

Guardian

Zambia’s toxic legacy: the fight against lead

Hidden in soil, water and air, an invisible poison has been ruining lives in Zambia for decades. Children suffer the most. The cause is no mystery: an old lead mine.

Deutsche Welle

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The Tzotzil are an Indigenous Maya people of Chiapas, Mexico. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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