On Saturday, dozens of members of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority marched towards a sprawling Keppapulavu army camp in the country’s northern Mullaitivu district, determined to breach its perimeter and reclaim their homes. Keppapulavu’s residents fled their houses in 2008 during the bloody last phase of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war, which was fought between the government and the Liberation Tigers… Read more »
The small park in Bangkok’s Rama III district is mostly popular with runners circling its neatly trimmed garden track to the sound of birdsong. But on Thursday, they were joined by a convoy of fire trucks and half a dozen military drones, drawing dozens of curious onlookers. After an hour setting up, the drones and water cannon were pumping thick… Read more »
A spate of vigilante-style murders of rape suspects in Bangladesh has raised fears of possible extrajudicial killings amid anger over rising rape cases in the South Asian country. At least three rape suspects have been found murdered in the past two weeks with a note hung around their necks confessing their crimes. One of the bodies was found dumped in… Read more »
Pashtun rights activist Gulalai Ismail has been released by the police in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, a day after she was arrested along with 17 others for holding a protest in the city. Ismail’s father Muhammad Ismail told Al Jazeera through a text message late on Wednesday night that she has been released and is on her way home. The other… Read more »