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Humanitarian Aid in Yemen Slashed by Over 60% in Five Years
By Soraya Ali On September 25, 2023 Humanitarian aid in Yemen has been cut by 62% over five years, endangering the lives and futures of the country’s most vulnerable people,…
Read More27 Organizations Welcome EU Decision to Extend Temporary Protection for Refugees Fleeing Ukraine
By Anna Rauhanen On September 28, 2023 BRUSSELS, 28 September – 27 humanitarian, human rights, and refugee rights organisations welcome the decision of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union…
Read MoreIsrael-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’
On November 3, 2023 Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday UN health agency (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that in Israel, where 1,400 people have been killed so far, and…
Read MoreChina Tiananmen critic stuck in Taiwan transit lounge granted asylum in Canada
Chen Siming spent two weeks living in the transit area in Taipei’s international airport waiting to resettle By Helen Davidson On October 8, 2023 A Chinese dissident who was stuck…
Read MoreUkraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus
Ukraine says more than 19,000 children have been taken illegally by Russia since it began its full-scale invasion. By Sofiia Gatilova On September 20, 2023 Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska…
Read MoreAbout 30 children were taken hostage by Hamas militants. Their families wait in agony
By Laurie Kellman On October 27, 2023 LONDON (AP) — Abigail Edan is just 3 years old, yet when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz, Kfar Azza, on Oct. 7 and…
Read MoreMichigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden talks race and justice at Ford School
By Shane Baum On November 13, 2023 The Ford School of Public Policy hosted Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden Monday afternoon in Weill Hall to discuss her upbringing…
Read MoreSecurity team at Detroit’s Renaissance Center accused of racism, assault
By TheGrio Staff On November 16, 2023 “Black hotel guests and visitors to the RenCen are in extreme danger and risk for their lives,” wrote attorney Danielle Safran, representing a…
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