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The Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says
On September 16, 2023 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have detained 18 staffers, including a foreigner, from a nongovernmental organization based in Afghanistan, the nonprofit group said Friday. NGOs have come under greater scrutiny since the Taliban seized control of the country two years ago. The Taliban introduced harsh measures and barred Afghan women from…
War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators
On September 11, 2023 “The frequency and intensity of war crimes and crimes against humanity has only increased in recent months,” said Nicholas Koumjian, head of the investigation team, formally known as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). ‘Brazen bombings’ Addressing the forum in Geneva, he described even “more brazen aerial bombings and indiscriminate shelling,…
Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
On September 16, 2023 Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on 13 September last year. Authorities alleged she was not in conformity with the country’s strict laws on mandatory veiling. She died on 16 September reportedly after suffering a heart…
Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status
By Department of Homeland Security On October 6, 2023 WASHINGTON– Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from December 8, 2023, through June 7, 2025, due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Cameroon that prevent individuals…
EU states agree deal to tackle crises in migration and asylum
By Paul Kirby On October 4, 2023 EU member states have come to an agreement on overhauling their rules on responding to big increases in irregular migration. The deal came after weeks of haggling over the EU’s crisis mechanism and after a steep rise in arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Under the plan,…
California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals in food, including red dye No. 3
The food and drink additives, which have been linked to health issues, could be removed from products nationwide as a result of the new law. By Elizabeth Chuck On October 10, 2023 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans four food additives linked to health problems, the first time a state has…
Mental health Care Court launches in San Francisco, 6 other counties
On October 2, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO – Starting Monday, family members, behavioral health providers and first responders with a history of engagement with individuals struggling with untreated mental illness, may begin using a new program for government assistance called Care Court. San Francisco is one of the first of seven California counties to implement the…
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
By James Gallagher On October 2, 2023 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given…
Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change
A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt. By Colbi Edmonds On October 11, 2023 When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle in 2018, Calhoun County schools were ravaged. Winds of 160 miles per hour…