ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 3,104 Native American children died in boarding schools in the US between 1828 and 1970 — a figure three times higher than the government’s estimate, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The Post described the deaths in the schools, which were established to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children int...
Beyond the human toll, 265 sports facilities have been destroyed, leaving Gaza with only one functioning stadium out of 10 Muslim Network TV RAMALLAH, Palestine (MNTV) – The sports community in besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza has been shattered by Israeli actions. Since October 2023, Israel has killed 644 athletes, including 359 footbal...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) – Civil Defense teams in Damascus are investigating human remains found in a warehouse in the Sayyidah Zaynab district. The remains are believed to belong to more than 20 people, including children. The discovery comes as mass graves and remains continue to be uncovered in Syria after the collapse of the brutal, [&he...
Six years after the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, 1,360 children remain separated from their parents, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The 135-page report highlights the lasting trauma inflicted by the policy, describing it as “calculated cruelty”. Children were forcibly taken from their parents, many left in angu...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Suheil Hamawi, a Lebanese national, has returned to his homeland after 33 years of inhumane imprisonment in Syria. The Bashar al-Assad regime operated numerous torture centers across the country referred to as “death hubs.” Following the regime’s collapse over the weekend and the opposition’s takeover, anti-re...
The infamous Sednaya Prison in Syria, a known center of human rights abuses under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has seen a dramatic turn of events. Families, once torn apart, joyously reunited this week amid the fall of the government, as long-held detainees were released. The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, discovered previ...
Families fleeing the devastating effects of Somalia’s prolonged civil war are paying the highest price as they seek refuge in makeshift camps across the country. Internal conflicts have deeply scarred the nation, made worse by recurrent droughts and famine. In displacement camps, the need for basic humanitarian supplies is critical, with livin...
Nay San Lwin, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, has appealed for international intervention to establish a safe zone for the Rohingya. His appeal comes amid fresh threats issued by the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine State against the Rohingya. Despite long standing persecution by Burma’s military, the Arakan Army, an ethnic Buddhist...
Another 220 deaths have been discovered at the Canadian Indian Residential Schools, raising the province of Ontario’s total to 656. According to a recent coroner’s report, the exhaustive investigation, probing files and formerly sealed criminal records, identified infectious diseases as the predominant cause of death. However, some...
Amnesty International has appealed to outgoing President Joe Biden to safeguard the estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter office with aggressive deportation plans, Amnesty emphasizes the critical need for Biden to act swiftly. Amnesty highlights Trump’s harsh immigration tactics, ...
