In some parts of Myanmar teachers and students regularly hide in the forest for days to attend school
The Myanmar military has since last May retaliated against rising armed resistance in Karenni state with airstrikes and artillery fire, repeatedly targeting civilians and their homes and at times bombing displacement camps. More than 170,000 people, or half of the state’s population, are now internally displaced, according to civil society...
Kenya’s online warriors: Why protesters are mobilising on social media, trigger-happy police are helpless
When 1,700 Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa last week, they had one main demand of the government: to bring down the skyrocketing cost of living. Commemorating Saba Saba Day (Seven-Seven in Swahili, when protesters on July 7, 1990 called for democracy under President Daniel arap...
US Senate to amend Electoral Count Act to clarify vice president’s role in confirming presidential poll winner
A bipartisan group of senators has agreed on a series of provisions to reform the Electoral Count Act, a move aimed at clarifying the role of the vice president and Congress in confirming the winner of a presidential election in the wake of January 6 chaos at Capitol Hill. The...
