Human rights / civil rights

China’s reconnaissance balloon, US government provides information to 40 countries | Reuters

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China’s reconnaissance balloon, US government provides information to 40 countries | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from 40 countries on February 7 about a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that entered U.S. airspace in late January, according to senior U.S. government officials and diplomatic sources. FILE PHOTO: Surfside Beach, South Carolina, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from … Read more

200 people arrested in Lima, Machu Picchu ruins closed, Peru with intensifying demonstrations | Reuters

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200 people arrested in Lima, Machu Picchu ruins closed, Peru with intensifying demonstrations | Reuters

Authorities in Cusco, southern Peru, said on January 21 that they had closed the trekking road leading to the World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu and its ruins. FILE PHOTO: Police clash with protesters in Lima, June 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda [リマ ２１日 ロイター] – Authorities in Cusco, southern Peru, South America, announced on the 21st … Read more

UNHCR calls on every country to support Rohingya refugees adrift at sea | Reuters

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UNHCR calls on every country to support Rohingya refugees adrift at sea | Reuters

On 27 December, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on countries to provide aid to the Rohingya Muslim minority who are adrift at sea. A boat with Rohingya refugees. From video shot off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia in December 2021. Image provided (Reuters 2022/Aditya Setiawan) PIDI, Indonesia (Reuters) – The United … Read more

Taliban ban on NGO workers, United Nations calls for withdrawal | Reuters

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Taliban ban on NGO workers, United Nations calls for withdrawal | Reuters

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban interim government to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country. In this photo, senior Taliban officials attend an event marking the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2022. ( REUTERS/Ali Khara 2022) KABUL … Read more

10 dead in Kherson, Ukraine and pro-Russian factions attack each other | Reuters

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10 dead in Kherson, Ukraine and pro-Russian factions attack each other | Reuters

At least 10 people were killed and 58 injured in a Russian attack on the southern city of Kherson, recently recaptured by Ukrainian forces, according to local officials. Photo courtesy of the Ukrainian president’s office in Kherson on Thursday. (Reuters 2022) KYIV (Reuters) – At least 10 people have been killed and 58 injured in … Read more