‘I hate him’ – Yazied Mohamed raped 16-year-old Swedish girl Meya Åberg, judges claim rape did not happen long enough to merit deportation

In another shocking case out of Sweden, Swedish girl Meya Åberg was assaulted and raped by African migrant Yazied Mohamed while on her way home from work at McDonald’s in Skellefteå when she was only 16 years old. However, despite the migrant...

NEWS BRIEFS — September 2025

1. California (The Guardian) – False reports from US immigration officers spark public unrest after The justice department charged at least 26 people with “assaulting” and “impeding” federal officers during protests over immigration raids....

China, Russia-led efforts to starve funding for UN rights works exposed

(TibetanReview.net, Oct23’25) – China and Russia have for years led repeated efforts to block funding for human rights-related works at the UN in closed-door meetings of the world body, reported Reuters Oct 22, citing Geneva-based non-profit group...

Voices from the sea, part two: using maps and sketches, survivors are able to reveal the dangers they have faced

This series of articles draws on a year of research conducted on board the Ocean Viking, the civilian search-and-rescue ship operated in the central Mediterranean by the NGO SOS Méditerranée. It explores the perspectives of exiled people based on...

Odhiambo's life and the unfinished fight against polio

Joyland Special School, Deputy Headteacher Sam Odhiambo. His journey started at the young age of four when a poliovirus attack left him with physical impairments in his upper and lower limbs. For a child, this meant being unable to run, play, or...

Watchdog investigates police actions leading up to boy's death

ShareSave Amen Teklay died after being found injured in a Glasgow street The police watchdog is conducting an investigation into police decision-making and actions leading up to the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay. Amen was killed in a sword...

9 Countries Where Tourists Rarely Return for a Second Visit

Tourism rarely provides the perfect vacation experience that compels travelers to book return trips to the same destination. While some nations build thriving repeat visitor bases, others struggle to encourage tourists to come back for more. The...

LIBYA : African Union MEMBERS BETRAYED MUAMMAR GADDAFI BY REJECTING HIS UNIFICATION IDEOLOGY

LIBYA : African Union MEMBERS BETRAYED MUAMMAR GADDAFI BY REJECTING HIS UNIFICATION IDEOLOGY. MUAMMAR GADDAFI strongly advocated for AFRICAN UNIFICATION and played a significant role in the formation of the African Union (AU), which replaced the...

China, Russia tried to defund human rights work: report

A small group of countries led by China and Russia has repeatedly tried to block funding for human rights-related work at the UN over a five-year period, a report by the nonprofit International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) said. The report...

IGAD States commit to decent work, safe migration

The 3rd Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration closed on Wednesday, 22nd October 2025, in Nairobi. The meeting brought together ministers, labour experts, and social...

It’s All Bad: When Horners Practice Horn Diplomacy

Ethiopia wrote a letter to the UN, TPLF replied to the UN with a cc to everybody else, and Eritrea…posted an X post. It all started on October 2, 2025 when Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister sent a letter to the UN Secretary General. It was a steaming...

Afghan Allies File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Barring of Their Families

This week seven Afghans and their families challenged the Trump administration in court over its broad application of the president’s “travel ban” to bar the families of Afghan asylees already in the country. A federal lawsuit was filed in the the...

Rohr Questions Nigeria World Cup Qualification After Controversial Defeat

Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr has openly challenged the legitimacy of Nigeria’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, citing controversial officiating in their decisive qualifier match earlier this month. The German tactician’s...

Russia Will Destroy Tomahawk Missiles and Their Launchers if US Gives Them to Ukraine, Lawmaker Says 

Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining forces with a hardline opposition faction in preparing to launch a war, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry obtained by AFP on Wednesday. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF),...

Philippine Embassy in U.S. Investigates Denial of Entry for Seafarers

The Embassy of the Philippines located in Washington, D.C., issued a statement on October 21, reporting that it has been in contact with the U.S. authorities over the reports of denial of entry encountered by Filipino seafarers at U.S. ports....

Blood Thinners & Anti-Obesity Shots Dominate Medicare Drug Spending

From diabetes injectables to blockbuster blood thinners, a handful of drugs account for a sizable share of Medicare’s pharmacy bill. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao, ranks the most common drugs by total Medicare spending in...

Below the Clouds: documentary tribute to Naples is filled with sepulchral melancholy

For much of Below the Clouds it might have been called Below the Crowds since it so often concerns what it calls the ‘disembowelling’ of the city, the tunnelling by thieves into buried archeological sites to steal antique Roman and Etruscan...

Abdelouahab Zaid: Khalifa Award Strengthens UAE-Morocco Date Palm Ties

Abu Dhabi – Professor Abdelouahab Zaid, Secretary General of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI), expressed gratitude for Morocco’s participation in the 11th Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition during an...

Defunding human rights: analysis of votes at the Fifth Committee

This analysis is yearly updated and serves as complementary information to ISHR’s report ‘Budget Battles at the UN: How States try to Defund Human Rights’ launched on 21 October 2025. During the adoption of the UN’s proposed budget at the Fifth...

Report: Most of the world lives in countries with religious freedom violations

Nearly two out of three people live in a country where religious minorities are persecuted or discriminated against, says a new report. Nearly two-thirds of the world's population lives in countries with "serious religious freedom violations,"...