IOM appeals for rescue of Rohingya stranded at sea amid cyclone season
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is increasingly concerned on the plight of hundreds of…
Monthly Archives: May, 2020
UN migration agency condemns killing of 30 trafficked migrants in Libya
The killing of 30 migrants in a shooting incident involving a human trafficker in Libya…
Murders of three Chinese businessmen renew tensions in Zambia
Tensions over China’s strong presence in Zambia were rekindled during the weekend after the gruesome…
Philippine ‘drug war’ caused lasting harm to many children – Report
Thousands of children in the Philippines have suffered lasting physical, emotional and economic harm from…
Zimbabwe should drop bogus charges against assaulted opposition leaders – Amnesty
The police in Zimbabwe must investigate the crimes against three female opposition MDC-Alliance party youth…
Malaysian senior minister defends detention of illegal immigrants during COVID-19 pandemic
Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob today defended the policies of Putrajaya, one of…
Women journalists in Africa use radio to fight COVID-19 fake news and sexism
A rising number of female radio hosts are taking to the airwaves in Africa to…
Hong Kong police arrest 360 people as protest against security law grows
About 360 people were arrested by the Hong Kong police in another day of protests…
Qatari contact-tracing app exposes over 1m personal data to hackers
An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that a bug in Qatar’s coronavirus contact-tracing app…
Greece worry of new run-in with Turkey over migrants’ return to border
The Greek government fears of another face-off with its Turkish counterpart after Turkey’s foreign minister…