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‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful

UN officials decry US President Trump’s Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law.

Al Jazeera · Feb 5, 2025

International Backlash After Trump Proposal To Take Over Gaza

Many global leaders expressed opposition Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the Gaza strip and "permanently" resettle Palestinians in other countries.

International Business Times · Feb 5, 2025

Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’

Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

Haiti witness recounts gang massacre driven by witchcraft claims

A witness has described to RFI how a Haiti gang leader orchestrated a mass killing of at least 184 people in a Port-au-Prince slum, forcing residents to face a mock trial before executing those accused of practicing witchcraft.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024

Nearly 200 Dead In Haiti Massacre As Voodoo Community Reportedly Targeted

Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with the government on Monday condemning an "abject massacre" of "unbearable cruelty."

International Business Times · Dec 9, 2024

Almost 200 Killed In Haiti As Gang Leader Targets Elders He Suspected Were Sickening His Child With Witchcraft

Over 5,000 deaths have been recorded this year as violence spirals in the Caribbean country

Latin Times · Dec 9, 2024

At Least 150 People Killed In Violence In Haitian Capital In Past Week: UN

Soaring violence in Port-au-Prince since last week has left at least 150 people dead, bringing the number of deaths in Haiti this year to over 4,500, the United Nations said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024

Nearly 70 per cent of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says

Around 80 per cent of UN-verified Palestinian deaths have been in residential buildings or similar housing

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

Nearly 70 percent of deaths in Gaza are women and children: UN

Overall, 44 percent of the victims were children; the youngest was a day-old boy and the oldest was a 97-year-old woman.

Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2024

Sudan’s civil war grows more brutal as UN details horrific sexual violence

Sudan’s brutal civil war shows no signs of slowing, with reports of escalating atrocities and rampant sexual violence threatening to destroy entire communities. Harrowing accounts from a UN report detail widespread abuses, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) implicated in a surge of attacks targeting women and children.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2024