Our website use cookies to improve and personalize your experience and to display advertisements (if any). Our website may also include cookies from third parties like Google Adsense, Google Analytics, and Youtube. By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Ok, I Agree
Jan
11
2024
By AMIR COHEN and MAAYAN LUBELL
In shelter where Hamas killed trapped Israelis: smell of blood and a mother’s grief

In shelter where Hamas killed trapped Israelis: smell of blood and a mother’s grief

WORLD
THREE months on, the scent of blood still hung in the air in the cramped concrete bomb shelter where rampaging Hamas fighters tossed grenades and opened fire to kill dozens of Israelis trapped inside. Tali Kizhner knelt down, caressing the foot of a bullet-and-shrapnel-scarred wall, now painted white to cover the bloodstains and scorch marks. One of the victims here was her 22-year-old son Segev, who had sought safety after fleeing a music festival on the morning of October 7. "I wanted to know where his last moments were, whether there was anywhere to hide. What happened there. To feel…
Read More
Apr
25
2023
By The African Mirror
LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms

LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms

Uncategorised
AT a shelter for lesbian women in Uganda's capital Kampala, gone are the days when the residents, having fled abuse and stigma at home, could breathe easy and be themselves. That came to an end a month ago when parliament passed some of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation, which would criminalise the "promotion" of homosexuality and impose the death penalty for certain crimes involving gay sex. President Yoweri Museveni said on Thursday that he supports the legislation but has requested some modifications from parliament, including provisions to "rehabilitate" gay people before he signs it. Staff at the shelter, a nondescript building in…
Read More
Mar
26
2023
By The African Mirror
Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23

Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23

WORLD
BRENDAN O'BRIEN and LUCIA MUTIKANI AT least 23 people were killed and dozens injured after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornados ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, leaving hundreds without shelter, state officials said on Saturday. Four people were missing following the storms, which left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (161 km). The tornados struck Silver City, a town of 200 people in western Mississippi, as well as Rolling Fork, with a population of 1,700, which was hardest hit. Parts of the state remain under tornado warnings. "At least twenty-three Mississippians were killed by last…
Read More
Feb
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Children accused of witchcraft find solace in east Congo shelter

Children accused of witchcraft find solace in east Congo shelter

NEWS
CRISPIN KYALA AFTER Ornella lost several family members within three years, relatives and neighbours in her east Congo village of Kabare began suspecting the 14-year-old girl of witchcraft. The hushed rumours and purifying rituals that ensued prompted one of Ornella's brothers to take her to the police, concerned about the consequences that the allegations could have on his sibling. It is not uncommon in some African countries for frail children like Ornella, who suffers from a genetic form of anaemia, to be considered a bad omen and blamed for the mishaps that befall isolated and impoverished communities. Hundreds of thousands…
Read More
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram