War Crimes

Are Western weapons killing civilians in Yemen?

UN: Rohingya Crisis ‘Textbook Example’ of Ethnic Cleansing

Ethnic Cleansing, human rights, Islam, Buddhism, Myanmar, Burma

Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities

Human Rights Watch | – – Military’s ‘Unfinished Business’ Has Hallmarks of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ (New York) – Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burmese security forces in Burma’s Rakhine State have described killings, shelling, and arson in their villages that have all the hallmarks of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch said today. Burmese army, […]

Buddhism

Burma: Satellite Shows Massive Arson against Muslims by Buddhists

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Human Rights Watch . | – – 700 Buildings Destroyed in Single Muslim Village in Rakhine State (New York) – New satellite imagery shows several hundred buildings burned in Burma’s Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. Imagery from the Rohingya Muslim village of Chein Khar Li in Rathedaung township shows 700 buildings burned, a […]

Displaced and Refugees

International Community must Halt Yemen Bloodbath

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Hannah Porter | (Informed Comment) | – – A concerted effort by the international community to resolve Yemen’s war would see considerable benefits at a small cost, yet profits, alliances, and egos are getting in the way. On midnight, March 26, 2015, Saudi fighter jets took to the skies of Yemen, marking the beginning of […]

Displaced and Refugees

Arab World: Is it Still a War if Civilians are mostly the Targets?

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By Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim | (Inter Press Service) | – – GENEVA, Switzerland (IPS) – The war in Syria has now entered its 6th year and is becoming the world’s worst man-made disaster. The humanitarian calamity in Syria has affected millions of lives; more than half of Syria’s pre-war population has been forced […]

Colonialism

Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that left over a dozen people dead and 100 injured has been claimed by ISIL. Another terrorist attack in the small city of Cambrils was thwarted by Spanish police. The terrorist organization has repeatedly threatened Spain for its logistical and […]

Displaced and Refugees

UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis

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TeleSur | – – Arab nation is said to be on the brink of famine after almost 2 years of war and disease. In Yemen, the world’s worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the largest global humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities. Three United Nations agencies say the conditions are now ideal for […]

Displaced and Refugees

Yemen: Saudi-led Airstrikes kill 28 civilian refugees

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TeleSur | – – Yemen has been ravaged by the ongoing war, which has claimed more than 10,000 people and caused a cholera outbreak among 300,000. Officials from both the Yemeni Government and Houthi forces confirmed that at least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many more wounded in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Wednesday. […]