Dhaka, Bangladesh – Long overlooked in Bangladesh’s electoral system, millions of expatriates – including migrant workers who underpin the nation’s economy – will be able to vote in national elections for the first time, as the country’s Election Commission moves to finally ensure their participation in the democratic process. TheContinue Reading
The night Basim Khandakji’s novel won the 2024 “Arabic Booker Prize”, Israeli prison guards stormed his cell, assaulted him, bound his hands and feet, and threatened him. The 42-year-old was then placed in Ofer Prison’s solitary confinement for 12 days. It was retaliation, he believes, for embarrassing the Israeli prisonContinue Reading
Al-Rihiya, occupied West Bank – On the morning of October 16, nine-year-old Muhammad al-Hallaq He woke up for another day in his small village south of Hebron. His mother, Alia, prepared his clothes and breakfast, and packed three extra slices of pizza for him to share with his friends, justContinue Reading
Gaza City – Hiba al-Yazji and her husband Mohammad have been through hell and back in the past two years. They have lost dozens of family members – killed in Israeli attacks. Their homes are gone. They’ve been forced into displacement multiple times. And now they’re waiting, not sure whatContinue Reading
Growing up in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Mahnoor Omer remembers the shame and anxiety she felt in school when she had periods. Going to the toilet with a sanitary pad was an act of stealth, like trying to cover up a crime. “I used to hideContinue Reading
Gaza City – The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brought thousands of people back to their homes in Gaza City, to assess the damage, see what can be salvaged, and start to rebuild. In Jabalia, Sheikh Radwan, Abu Iskandar and beyond, people returned to flattened neighborhoods, and to the knowledgeContinue Reading
Growing repression Human rights organizations say Navarro’s case is part of a growing pattern of violence against protesters since President Javier Milei took office in December 2023. Shortly after his inauguration, Milei’s administration published a new set of rules for policing protests. Under the revised protocol, the security forces —Continue Reading
Many Children, Their Eyes Wide With Shock, Cling To The Arms of Rescuers After Explosions Tear Through their Neighbourhoods. Submit images are toric to show, with Small Bodies Crushed Beneath Rubble, Home Erased In An Instant, and The Innocence of Youth Replaced by Trauma. These Faces, Once Vibrant and FullContinue Reading
Beenarjo, East Java – Dewi Ajeng was at home in probolinggo – A City in Indonesia’s East Java – When She prescribed to Chilling Message in the Group Chat of Her Son’s School in beenarjo, Located Sub Two Hours Away. There had been “an incident.” Recommended Stories List of 4Continue Reading
Melbourne, Australia -A Far-Right “Anti-Immigration” March ESTALATED INTO A VIILENT ATTACK On A Sacred Indigenous Site in Melbourne Last Weekend, Raising Serious Questions About Police Behavior and Institutional Responsibles to Neo-Nazi Groups in Australia. The March on Sunday, Which Saw Members of the Self-Described Neo-Nazi Nationalist Network (NSN) Lead ChantsContinue Reading
