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The World Uyghur Congress and affiliated organizations staged protests worldwide on Saturday, urging the Thai government not to repatriate 48 Uyghur refugees to China, ANI reported. Activists rallied outside Thai embassies, emphasizing the severe risk of persecution, torture, and forced…

A recent study by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) reveals that civilian casualties from explosive violence have surged to their highest levels globally in over a decade, with 61,353 non-combatants killed or wounded in 2024—a staggering 67% increase from the…

As the world faces a looming crisis with half of its 7,000 languages predicted to vanish in the coming decades, activists are mobilizing to combat this trend through innovative online tools, according to an article by The Guardian. The pace…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released its annual report revealing that 122 journalists and media workers were killed globally in 2024, Khaama Press reported yesterday. Among the deceased, 14 were women journalists. A significant 58% of these fatalities…

In 2024, at least 18.2 million children were born into hunger, averaging 35 newborns per minute, Reliefweb reported citing a recent Save the Children analysis. This marks a 5% increase from 2023 and a 19% rise since 2019, when childhood…

A recent study suggests that middle children may be more cooperative than their siblings, challenging long-held beliefs about birth order’s influence on personality, The Guardian reported. Conducted by Canadian psychologists Michael Ashton and Kibeom Lee, the research analyzed data from…

A recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reveals that 60% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) prefer to remain in their current locations rather than return to their communities of origin, Reliefweb reported yesterday. The findings, part of…

A new report by Verisk Maplecroft reveals a staggering 65% increase in global conflict zones over the past three years, now encompassing 6.15 million square kilometers—equivalent to nearly double the size of India. This escalation, detailed in the Conflict Intensity…

A recent study from University College London (UCL) has uncovered a harmful feedback loop between mental health and negative online content, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the research indicates that individuals with poorer mental health are…

The G20 Social Forum in Rio de Janeiro has gathered global civil society representatives to discuss strategies for lifting 600 million people out of poverty by 2030, amidst ongoing challenges posed by hunger and climate change. On Saturday, November 16,…