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Chin Armed Groups Clash in Border Town Near India
MoeMaKa
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July 7, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 6 Overview (MoeMaKa) July 7, 2025 Chin Armed Groups Clash in Border Town Near India In the border town of Rihkhawdar in Chin State, which borders India’s Mizoram State, an internal conflict erupted when Chin armed...
Pakistan ‘new trafficking route’ of Pinoy victims – BI
Inquirer
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July 8, 2025
Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos are now being recruited to work illegally in online gaming hubs in Pakistan, a “new trafficking route” uncovered by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). On Sunday four...
Syrian Girl, 8, Walks Overnight to Escape Shelling, Save the Children Protects Childhoods Amid War as Aid Becomes a Race Against Time
The Laotian Times
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July 16, 2025
Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OIKkIC7kIPhFq-FWR7pO1-JbERqg29mN?usp=sharing HONG KONG, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With shells drawing near and only minutes to escape, what would you save? “I was forced to leave everything behind...
Thousands of refugees flee into India's Mizoram
BDNews24
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Thousands of refugees have crossed into India's northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since Jul 2 when...
EDITORIAL - Not future-ready
Philstar
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July 10, 2025
Just to bring home further the decline in the quality of education, the Philippines ranked 74th out of 177 countries and economies in the Global Education Futures Readiness Index. GEFRI, drawn up by US-based global research and innovation...
Resisting Authoritarianism: How to Activate Civil Society’s Pillars of Support
The Nonprofit Quarterly
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July 15, 2025
Credit: Frank van Mierlo on Wiki Commons As the Trump administration deepens its assault on constitutional rights and the rule of law, how can people effectively respond? Some people focus on political institutions, such as federal courts or...
Border First
The Statesman (India)
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July 10, 2025
The latest wave of Chin refugees into Mizoram is a stark reminder that India’s eastern frontier cannot be left to the whims of foreign instability. Nearly 4,000 civilians have fled Myanmar’s Chin State ~ not from junta forces, but from infighting...
Frederic Raphael celebrates 60th anniversary of Darling (and it’s in cinemas)
The Jewish News
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July 2, 2025
Three Jews walk into a bar, meet a beautiful shiksa and take her louche tales of showbiz and high society life as inspiration for one of the most iconic films of the sixties. As well as making a star out of Julie Christie, Darling brought an Oscar...
Unjustified harassment
The Shillong Times
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July 15, 2025
Editor, With reference to the letter “The Struggles of Retired College Teachers under the MDA Government,” I, along with many other retired teachers, deeply resonate with the grievances cited by the author in your esteemed daily. The Directorate...
“I can’t do nuttin’ for ya man”, Nigerian Minister quotes Flavour Flav in rejection of Trump policy
Africanews
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria won’t accept 300 Venezuelan deportees from the U.S, Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said in a TV interview on Thursday, following reports that the White House was pushing African leaders to take in illegal immigrants from third-party...
ASEAN youth drive cultural exchange, sustainability in Sabah
Borneo Post
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July 15, 2025
Participants at the AYV 2025 welcoming dinner. – Information Department photo KOTA KINABALU (July 15): Kampung Kobuni in Inanam is the primary location for the ongoing ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme 2025 (AYV 2025) in Sabah, involving 40 youth...
Rohingya refugees in peril in Bangladesh as support wanes: UN
Al Jazeera
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The US and other Western countries have been reducing their funding, prioritising their defence spending instead. The plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could rapidly deteriorate further unless more funding can be secured for critical...
Defensor católico de la inmigración denuncia fallo de la Corte Suprema que permite deportaciones a un tercer país
The Record - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
Migrants detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing into the United States from Mexico to request asylum get into a vehicle to be transferred to a detention center in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19, 2022. (OSV News photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez,...
Government aims to ensure all eligible voters can cast ballots
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 25, 2025
Ethnic rights and political demands requiring constitutional amendments will be addressed through the framework of the existing Constitution. The opening ceremony of the Peace Forum 2025: Towards the new nation of peace and prosperity through the...
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Hate Speech, Its Effects and the Question of Regulation
Reason Magazine
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July 15, 2025
In this post I look at my book's key findings on the effects of hate speech and the controversies surrounding its regulation. This analysis lays out the groundwork for understanding both the harms attributed to hate speech and the dangers of...
In fear of Hun Sen's wrath
Bangkok Post
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July 10, 2025
Cambodian activist currently hiding in Thailand is seeking refuge in a third country, writes Wassayos Ngamkham PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 05:26 A 37-year-old Cambodian activist has gone into hiding in Thailand, fearing for his life after publicly...
Mizoram: Bairabi-Sairang New Rail Line To Boost Economy, Connectivity
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, July 15 (IANS)The Bairabi-Sairang railway line, which would connect Mizoram's capital city Aizawl with the huge Indian railway network, will boost the economy, trade, connectivity and tourism in the northeastern region,...
Japanese businesses withdraw from television venture with junta-connected media company
Myanmar Now
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July 10, 2025
Three Japanese media companies are exiting a joint television production venture with Myanmar’s Shwe Thanlwin Group, according to the investigative monitoring organisation Justice For Myanmar (JFM). The Shwe Thanlwin Group (STLG), founded and...
EDITORIAL: Anti-Semitism report must be a line in the sand
The West Australian
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July 10, 2025
Burmese Australians are not made to answer for atrocities committed by Myanmar’s ruling military junta. Demonstrations are not held outside Chinese restaurants in protest of human rights abuses by the Chinese Government. And businesses owned by...
₹7,000 Crore Lost in 5 Months: Trafficked Indians Forced into Cyber Scams by Foreign Crime Gangs
The Logical Indian
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July 15, 2025
Indians lost an estimated ₹7,000 crore to online scams in the first five months of 2025, according to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). These scams ranging from investment cons and fake job...