Trump Meets Survivors of Religious Persecution, Jailed Uyghur Professor Ilham Tohti’s Daughter
U.S. President Donald Trump met with more than two dozen survivors of religious persecution on Wednesday, including the daughter of a jailed Uyghur professor in China, a Rohingya Muslim who fled state-sponsored violence in Myanmar, and Christians from …
Migrants in Libya Detention Center Detail Dire Conditions
BENGHAZI, LIBYA – Migrants held at a small, dilapidated detention center in the southern Libyan city of Sabha say they are being neglected by international organizations and often go hungry due to lack of food. One of the detained is Ahmed Saleh Ibrahi…
Rakhine Internet Shutdown Masks Worsening Abuses: UN Rapporteur
A government-ordered shutdown of internet services in areas of northern Myanmar’s Rakhine state has blocked important flows of information in the war-torn region, preventing reports of army atrocities from reaching outside news sources and delaying war…
ICC Delegation in Bangladesh ‘Preparing Way’ for Probe into Atrocities against Rohingya
International Criminal Court prosecutors are in Bangladesh to lay the groundwork for an investigation into alleged crimes of humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority so they can begin a probe quickly if the ICC gives them the green light, the deleg…
North, South Korea to Meet in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – North Korea and South Korea have been drawn together in an Asian qualifying group for soccer’s 2022 World Cup.The Korean neighbors will play each other home and away in the five-nation Group H that includes Lebanon, Turkmenista…
Myanmar Military Denounces New US Travel Restrictions on Top Brass
Myanmar’s armed forces on Wednesday denounced a decision by the United States to slap travel restrictions on the country’s army chief and three senior generals and their immediate families for the officials’ roles in a 2017 army campaign that killed th…
Myanmar Military Denounces New US Travel Restrictions on Top Brass
Myanmar’s armed forces on Wednesday denounced a decision by the United States to slap travel restrictions on the country’s army chief and three senior generals and their immediate families for the officials’ roles in a 2017 army campaign that killed th…