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Jan
10
2025
By The African Mirror
Humanitarian crises that demand your attention now

Humanitarian crises that demand your attention now

WORLD
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. ITS not just Gaza and Ukraine. Wars and other humanitarian emergencies continue to rage around the globe heading into 2025. Many of them – even Sudan, the world’s largest displacement crisis – garner relatively little media coverage and struggle to get their share of donor aid money. And even when the funds are there for a robust response, securing the access actually to deliver one can be all but impossible. At the start of each year, our team of specialist editors produces a list of 10 crises to watch. With so…
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Jan
10
2025
By The African Mirror
UN concerned at high rate of executions in Iran

UN concerned at high rate of executions in Iran

WORLD
THE cold morning air carried whispers of despair through Tehran's narrow streets. Inside the UN Human Rights Office, Elizabeth Throssell's voice trembled with barely contained emotion as she delivered the grim statistics that painted a picture of Iran's darkening horizon. "Thirty-one women," she said, each word weighted with significance. "Thirty-one mothers, daughters, sisters – the highest number in fifteen years." The fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across her face as she detailed their stories: women trapped in the cruel web of domestic violence, child brides forced into marriages they never chose, wives who saw no escape but through desperate acts.…
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Jan
09
2025
By COLLEEN MURRELL
Palestinian Authority joins Israel in attacking Al Jazeera raising concerns about press freedom

Palestinian Authority joins Israel in attacking Al Jazeera raising concerns about press freedom

WORLD
THE Palestinian Authority (PA) has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the West Bank in response to the Qatari network’s coverage of the conflict between the PA and Palestinian armed groups in the region. The closure follows Israel’s raid on Al Jazeera’s West Bank office last year and raises serious concerns about the ability of journalists to cover the conflict. Al Jazeera has roundly condemned the closure and accused the PA of attempting “to dissuade the channel from covering the rapidly escalating events taking place in the occupied territories”. The network said its journalists were specifically told not to report…
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Jan
09
2025
By FRANCESCA TELTSCHER TAYLOR
Germany’s post-Holocaust moral remaking is being challenged by wars in Gaza and Ukraine – and the rise of the far-right

Germany’s post-Holocaust moral remaking is being challenged by wars in Gaza and Ukraine – and the rise of the far-right

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CURRENT conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza (now spreading across the Middle East), have placed Germany in a difficult position, forcing it to reconsider its role in the world. A uniquely German sense of guilt and shame for the Holocaust “inseparably” ties the Israel-Palestine conflict to “Germany’s unquestionable solidarity with Israel”, writes Frank Trentmann, in his new book on the legacy of World War II in Germany. Since Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 2023, politicians have reiterated that Israel’s security is Germany’s “reason of state”. This makes criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories “an extremely…
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Jan
08
2025
By OSCAR BERGLUND and TIE FRANCO BROTTO
Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

WORLD
CLIMATE and environmental protest is being criminalised and repressed around the world. The criminalisation of such protests has received a lot of attention in certain countries, including the UK and Australia. But there have not been any attempts to capture the global trend – until now. We recently published a report, with three University of Bristol colleagues, which shows this repression is indeed a global trend – and that it is becoming more difficult around the world to stand up for climate justice. This criminalisation and repression spans the global north and south and includes more and less democratic countries.…
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Jan
08
2025
By The African Mirror
On the front lines: Navigating a new respiratory wave

On the front lines: Navigating a new respiratory wave

WORLD
THE fluorescent lights in Beijing Children's Hospital cast harsh shadows across Dr. Li Wei's face as she studied the latest admission numbers. Winter 2024 had brought an expected surge in respiratory infections, but the sheer volume of cases was testing even her seasoned experience. "We've seen these patterns before," she murmured, adjusting her N95 mask while reviewing patient charts. The hospital corridors echoed with coughing children and concerned parents – a scene playing out across medical facilities throughout northern China. But this time, something was different. Years of pandemic experience had fundamentally changed how the world responded to disease outbreaks.…
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Jan
08
2025
By PATRICK JAMES
Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM

Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM

WORLD
AFTER weeks of speculation over his future, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign on Jan. 6, 2025. His departure will bring an end to a decade of power for the progressive politician and once-darling of the liberal left. It follows infighting in his own party and a slump in Trudeau’s popularity to the point where he trails the leading opposition candidate by over 20 percentage points. But it can’t escape notice that the resignation comes just weeks ahead of a Trump administration – and after a barrage of personal slights and threats of punishing tariffs directed…
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Jan
07
2025
By THOMAS KLASSEN
Justin Trudeau quits: How his focus on social policy will be his legacy

Justin Trudeau quits: How his focus on social policy will be his legacy

WORLD
JUSTIN Trudeau has resigned after more than nine years as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Parliament will be prorogued and will resume sitting on March 24. Trudeau says he made his decision over the holidays after discussions with his family. During his time in office, the federal government has been extraordinarily active on social policy. From legalizing cannabis, permitting medical aid in dying, introducing dental care, pharmacare and government-subsidized child care, Trudeau reimagined what Canadians can expect from their government. The son of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada’s 15th prime minister, leaves office never having tasted electoral defeat. He was successful in…
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Jan
07
2025
By RITA BAROUD
In Gaza, winter is not just a season

In Gaza, winter is not just a season

WORLD
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Rita Baroud THE winter cold has arrived in Gaza, bringing with it a harsh reminder of how fragile life has become. Gaza is now unbearably chaotic. Nothing functions. There is no order, no safety, nothing to make us feel that life could ever be normal again. The streets are filled with debris. Destroyed buildings stand as monuments to all that we’ve lost. Water is scarce. The electricity is still cut off. Imagine being made to live for more than 15 months with no electricity. The simplest necessities – food, medicine, a…
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