Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/afghanistans-truce-ends-amid-calls-for-fresh-talks-with Recently, Afghanistan had a three-day ceasefire with the Taliban, which has now ended. Though it was a ceasefire, their were still several attacks, many of which have been traced to ISIL/ISIS. The Taliban, which lost power after the 2001 US military invasion, has blamed the Afghan government for the fighting, claiming that they didn’t start it. In… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/19/punjab-gasps-as-indias-modi-refuses-to-seek-oxygen-from-pakistan As Covid cases soar in India (around 100,000 this week), the Indian healthcare system is in desperate need of many supplies, including oxygen. 305 metric tons of oxygen are needed every day in the Punjab region, and many hospitals are in desperate need of supplies. In an effort to help India, Pakistan has offered to create a… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/20/covid-causes-orphan-crisis-in-india-experts-fear-neglect-abuse As thousands of people die from the Coronavirus every day in India, many children are being left without parents. There are now serious concerns regarding abuse and neglect. In some cases, children are being left by their dead parent because others are scared of getting the virus. In other cases, highly illegal adoption and sex trafficking rings… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/bjp-expresses-solidarity-with-israel-as-gaza-bombing-continues Most nations across the globe have condemned Israel’s continued bombing of the Gaza Strip, but many people in India have actually been supporting it. Twitter hashtags such as #IndiawithIsrael and #PalestineTerrorists have been trending in India over the past week. When looking under these hashtags, their motivation can be traced to “visceral hatred for Muslims and a… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/blast-kills-several-at-pro-palestine-rally-in-southwest-pakistan In the town of Chaman, a bomb killed at least seven people during a pro-Palestine rally and wounded 17. The town is in southwest Pakistan and is located very close to the country’s border with Afghanistan. The explosives had been placed in a motorcycle and went off right when everyone was leaving the rally. Several attacks have… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/bangladesh-puts-rohingya-camps-under-lockdown-after-covid-spike The Rohingya are an ethnic group (primarily Muslim) who initially lived in Myanmar. After persecution in the predominantly Buddhist country, many have fled to Bangladesh as refugees. The camps that the Rohingya people have been living in have recently seen a spike in Covid cases, a total of 863. Because of this, the whole district has been… Read more »
