Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/protesting-indian-farmers-burn-effigies-modi-other-ministers-2024-02-23/ Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops protest by burning effigies of prime ministers. Thousands of farmers began a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march towards the capital in protest but were stopped with water cannons and tear gas by security forces. Farmers declare “mega programmes” across India to press their demands. A “Black Day” is declared by… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bombing-baluchistan-killed-election-471783e425dcfc0e63c235da23c52a73?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share Bombing kills at least 29 and injures more than 2 dozen at two different political offices in Southern Pakistan the day before parliamentary elections. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack. Attacks on Baluchistan province worries western allies about the election. Voters already disillusioned by political feuding and “seemingly intractable economic crisis.” Violence before elections is… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/india-myanmar-travel-restrictions-adbcea8ab9e7977ac2804788f9c75e3c?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share Hundreds from Myanmar protest the Indian government’s decision to scrap the limited free border movement. Until now, India and Myanmar allowed people with ethnic ties to go up to 16km (10 miles) into each other’s territory without travel documents. Aizawl protesters reject New Delhi’s decision to erect a border fence between India and Myanmar. According to… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-india-autonomy-supreme-court-status-d7e9b2c0cb0222e18de08d75c6b0ebc5 India’s Supreme Court upheld Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2019 decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, making it a federally administered territory. This is the first time in Indian history that a state has been reverted to a territory, the unprecedented move dividing them into Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir. Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud urged the… Read more »
Link to article: Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report | AP News Taliban officials have been sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence. The 23 state sponsored women protection centers, where victims of gender-based violence could find refuge, are gone. This is because the Taliban believe that… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-human-rights-un-7bc72e9339e37ba9a5b70b20ee72c58f The Taliban must embrace and uphold humans’ rights obligations in Afghanistan. Basic human rights have been revoked, women and girls some of the most affected. The bans include inclusion to most public spaces and daily life, which has been globally condemned. The UN has been documenting the Taliban’s extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment, corporal punishment, arbitrary… Read more »
