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Nov
15
2023
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and DAN WILLIAMS
Israel-Hamas war: Palestinians dig mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital

Israel-Hamas war: Palestinians dig mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital

WORLD
PALESTINIANS trapped inside Gaza's biggest hospital were digging a mass grave to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement and said no plan was in place to evacuate babies despite Israel announcing an offer to send portable incubators. Israeli forces have surrounded Gaza City's Al Shifa hospital which they say sits atop an underground headquarters of Hamas militants. Hamas, Gaza's ruling Islamist group, denies fighters are present and says 650 patients and 5,000-7,000 other civilians are trapped inside the hospital grounds, under constant fire from snipers and drones. It says 40 patients have died in recent days, including three premature babies…
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May
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s starvation cult left over 100 dead – a psychologist’s view on how to support people as they process tragedy

Kenya’s starvation cult left over 100 dead – a psychologist’s view on how to support people as they process tragedy

HEALTH
IN early April 2023, Kenyan police discovered a mass grave linked to a Pentecostal church in the coastal town of Malindi. By the end of the month, at least 110 bodies had been dug up from shallow graves in the area’s Shakahola forest. Author STEPHEN ASATSA, Counseling Psychologist, Catholic University of Eastern Africa A loss of this magnitude is traumatic and painful for the families and friends directly affected, and also for the public exposed to the details. The level of media attention, public backlash and judgement of the dead makes the experience of the loss even more difficult for…
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Apr
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Explainer: How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

Explainer: How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

WORLD
JACQUELINE THOMSEN and MIKE SCARCELLA UKRAINE has accused Russia of war crimes in the town of Bucha just outside Kyiv, with Germany, France and others expressing outrage at the images of dead civilians. The mayor of Bucha said on Saturday that 300 residents had been killed by Russian troops during a month-long occupation. Victims were seen by Reuters in a mass grave and lying in the streets. Russia's defence ministry denied the Ukrainian allegations, saying footage and photographs showing bodies in Bucha were "yet another provocation" by the Ukrainian government. Russia has previously denied targeting civilians and rejected allegations of…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Burundi impunity for abuses continues, says UN report, as another mass grave opened

Burundi impunity for abuses continues, says UN report, as another mass grave opened

NEWS
IMPUNITY for rape, murder and other abuses is still widespread in Burundi despite a change of government, according to a United Nations report. The report comes days after Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which is examining past atrocities and investigating mass graves, issued rare criticism of local leaders in charge during a 1972 massacre. The U.N. report said there had been numerous rights abuses in Burundi connected to elections held in May. The new president, retired general Evariste Ndayishimiye, took power in June. He formerly served as the interior minister. Ndayishimiye has promoted high-ranking military officers involved in human rights…
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Jul
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan finds mass grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by Bashir

Sudan finds mass grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by Bashir

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ SUDAN has found a mass grave that most likely contains remains of 28 army officers executed in 1990 for plotting an attempted coup against the former President Omar al-Bashir, according to the public prosecutor office. The officers were executed in mysterious circumstances after a quick military trial one year after Bashir himself took the power in a military coup in 1989. Their burial site was not disclosed for decades. "The public prosecution managed to find a mass grave that data indicates that it is most likely the graveyard where the bodies of the officers who were killed and…
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Jul
08
2020
By The African Mirror
KILLING FIELDS: 180 bodies found in mass graves in Burkina Faso

KILLING FIELDS: 180 bodies found in mass graves in Burkina Faso

NEWS
AT LEAST 180 bodies have been found in common graves in Djibo, a town in the north of Burkina Faso, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a report released on Wednesday, saying that the killings were likely carried out by government forces. "Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions," HRW said. It called for the government to hold those responsible to account. The Burkina Faso government told HRW it will investigate the claims. Minister of Defence Moumina Cheriff Sy said the killings could have been committed by jihadist groups using stolen army uniforms and logistical equipment.…
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