Shafaqna English-The United Nations warned that escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State had forced around 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, amid allegations of killings and burnings of property. Clashes have rocked Rakhine State since the Arakan Army (AA) rebels attacked forces of the ruling military government in November, ending
Shafaqna English-Thousands of Muslim Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at increased risk. Based on interviews
Residents of Rakhine’s Maungdaw township, near Bangladesh, say army is preventing them from leaving.
Bogotá, May 21, 2024—Colombian authorities must thoroughly investigate the death threat received by journalist Edward Álvarez, ensure his safety, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Álvarez, a reporter for the independent online news outlet La Chiva de Urabá in the northern city of Apartadó, received a death threat
The Biden administration has been the most generous administration in history. Generous to "whom" is the big question.
Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature
MIAMI (AP) — Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature. They claim they were racially gerrymandered for Hispanics who are too diverse to be considered a protected minority. The groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, claiming the districts
It should be painfully obvious to anyone paying attention that the Biden administration distrusts an armed civilian population and is willing to fudge the truth time and again to defend its untenable positions. But for those living blissfully unaware of the Biden administration’s animosity toward gun owners, it once again demonstrated its animosity in clear terms. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security accidentally said the quiet part out loud: It thinks...
Severodonetsk. Bakhmut. Mariupol. When Russia can get a Ukrainian city in range of artillery, the result seems almost inevitable: weeks of crushing destruction followed by "meat waves" of Russian forces climbing over the rubble. Cities with centuries of history, treasured architecture, and tens of thousands of inhabitants are left as empty, blackened wastelands marked by the burned-out shells of fractured apartment buildings standing like oversized headstones in an abandoned cemetery. For an...
6 social workers arrested in early May have been out of contact for more than 2 weeks.
Shafaqna English- A campaign group hoping to mobilise Muslim communities in the lead-up to the general election has said it wants to ensure their votes are “taken seriously.” The Muslim Vote, a campaign group, is hoping to encourage as many of the 3.9 million Muslims in the UK to vote
TEMPLE, Texas — An EF-2 tornado that caused significant damage to the town of Temple, Texas on Wednesday was caught on camera. Dashcam footage recorded by a Tesla shows the tornado ripping through the city, with debris flying everywhere. TEXAS TOWN DECLARES EMERGENCY AFTER TORNADO FLIPS CARS, SHREDS ROOFS IN TEMPLE The twister left massive trees blown over across roads, vehicles heavily damaged and flipped over, and numerous buildings suffered significant damage with destroyed roofs. THIS IS...