Satellite image shows part of the Daraja Oula neighborhood of el-Fasher (Image credits: AP) Around 260,000 civilians are trapped in El Fasher, half of them children. For months, the city has been besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and cut off from the outside world. For a long time now, food has not […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail to face trial on charges of enforced disappearances, murders and custodial tortures during former PM Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. The officers were taken into custody by the army on Oct 11 after a special tribunal ordered their arrest in cases of […]
Representative image (AI) A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government.It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have […]
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini (Image credit: UNRWA official website) The new US-backed aid distribution model in Gaza is a waste of resources and a distraction from “atrocities”, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees Philippe Lazzarini said Wednesday.“I believe it is a waste of resources and a distraction from atrocities. We already have […]
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan (AP) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s foreign minister on Sunday condemned “atrocities” in Gaza, saying they reflected “indifference and double standards” on the plight of the Palestinian people.“They are a direct result of the erosion of the sanctity of international law,” Mohamad Hasan told his counterparts from the regional Asean bloc.Mohamad’s comments […]
