India civil society initiative seeks end to gov’t-Maoist conflict
Al Jazeera
Modelled after a Colombian project, Victims Register rallies public opinion by recording stories of loss and suffering.
Kolkata, India – “If I go, they will kill me,” says the voice of an Indian police officer fearful of retribution from left-wing rebels. He regrets not being able to visit his family in a village in central India. In another audio recording, a poor local tribeswoman says her brother was jailed by the police last year after being falsely accused of being a guerrilla. “Why has he stopped farming? Why does he sleep in houses other than his?” she says, parroting the police’s charges.
From energy exports to tourism, the economies of Gulf nations are at risk from a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Afghan authorities say a Pakistani attack has killed hundreds of civilians; Islamabad rejects the claim as ‘false’.
As British pomp and pageantry await the Nigerian leader, analysts expect the visit will focus on the economy. But some in the diaspora are sceptical.
Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees suffer amid war, facing insecurity and trauma, in camps under attack.
The US-Israeli attacks target Iranian cities as the conflict spreads to the region and causes a global energy crisis.
As war engulfs Iran, neighbouring states quietly prepare for a potential refugee exodus across already fragile borders.
From the Valley of Stars to underground missiles, Qeshm Island is strategic ground zero for the US-Israel war on Iran.
Late sex offender urged US-Canadian billionaire Mortimer Zuckerman to enter guardianship or conservatorship, files show.
