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Thursday, 05 December 2019 23:01
Samoa: measles crisis
An exceptional measles epidemic in Samoa is attributed to a decision in 2018 to suspend a vaccination programme after two infants died following vaccination. UNICEF has now sent Samoa 110,500 vaccines, and the government has issued…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 22:58
Iran: 200+ killed, hundreds arrested
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani has called for the release of unarmed and innocent people arrested during the two weeks of protests in over 100 cities and towns after a 300% fuel price increase. The protests have…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 22:55
Georgia: anti-corruption activism
When the ruling party, Georgian Dream, backtracked on a promise to transition to a fully proportional parliamentary system before the 2020 elections, thousands of citizens protested, demanding a progressive electoral reform. But such protesters face smear…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 22:51
South Africa: Eritrean family denied asylum
In July Filmon, an Eritrean victim of anti-Christian persecution, applied for political asylum via Port Elizabeth (PE). The Department of Home Affairs told him to return after a month. Despite a court order for the department…
Thursday, 28 November 2019 22:57
Philippines: three earthquakes, two typhoons
Of the 12 disaster-prone cities in the world, ten are in the Philippines. It is not a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when’ that typhoon or earthquake will come, as happened recently. The devastation and the intensity…
Thursday, 28 November 2019 22:54
Hong Kong: US act and election results
The US Senate has passed a Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (see ) that aims to protect the human rights and autonomy and freedoms of Hong Kong. This bill sends a message of hope…