More than Three Decades After Tiananmen,...

Freedom of the press, officially guaranteed by Article 35 of the Chinese Constitution, was one of the great demands of the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, crushed in blood by the Chinese regime on June 4, 1989 with a toll of several thousand dead. Thirty-one years later, the state apparatus and the Chinese Communist Party continue to flout this fundamental right on a daily basis and are now trying to extend their liberticidal practices to the rest of the world, as shown in a report published last year by RSF.

COVID-19: Nairobi Water Shortage

Some parts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been without running water for weeks, after a landslide destroyed a water pipe, making frequent handwashing for coronavirus prevention a challenge. Water distribution points have been set up to help tens of thousands of Kenyans to cope. But the gatherings to collect rationed water risks exposing more people to the virus

What Is Black Lives Matter?

This statement against racial injustice has largely been associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in July 2013 when George Zimmerman was acquitted of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old unarmed black teenager.

COVID-19: Re-Opening of South African Schools

After a few fits and starts, South Africa will gradually open schools this coming week, and feelings are mixed about the event as students between 7th and 12th grade go in first. Is it safe? Is it too soon, or overdue?

WHO: COVID-19, Ebola Update

WHO’s Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial had last week decided to implement a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm of the trial, “because of concerns raised about the safety of the drug.”

Myanmar Forces Arrest Two Village Officials...

The arrests come as Myanmar’s military is increasingly using the country’s Counter-Terrorism Law to prosecute civilians and local officials for alleged ties to the rebel force. The army has been stepping up its offensives a 17-month-long campaign to crush the AA’s armed drive for greater autonomy for ethnic Rakhines in the state

Vatican Museum, Other Tourist Destinations Reopen...

Italy, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is now reopening its most renowned tourist attractions to international visitors. But these sites will not be seeing the crowds of the past for some time even though the country is open for business

Global Poverty Set for Alarming Increase,...

The forecasts make for dismal reading. The coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the globe but one of the most alarming consequences of the potentially deadly pathogen will be a likely dramatic increase in poverty. According to major charities, banks and international agencies,as many as 420 million more people will slip into poverty this year — …

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Tanzanian Mother Fights to Protect High-Risk...

Zuhura Hassan is a mother in Tanzania struggling to keep her son safe during the pandemic. Zuhura’s son, a 5-year-old boy named Hayyan Hamoud, is one of the estimated 11,000 Tanzanian children who are born with sickle cell disease each year. SCD is a blood disorder that leads to immunity deficiency. This puts Hayyan Hammnd into a high-risk group that could become more severely compromised by COVID-19 should it infect him

‘Take Up Space’: Baltimore Youth Protest...

Protesters in Baltimore, Maryland, are taking to the streets in support of a black man who died in police custody more than a thousand miles away. Baltimore is no stranger to protest – even rioting – after its own troubles with alleged police brutality