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Lebanon Plans To Disarm Hezbollah Amid Rising Tensions

Lebanon's government is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025, hoping to put all weapons under state control. The move comes under pressure from the U.S. following last year's deadly war with Israel, which claimed more than 4,000 lives. Hezbollah militantly resists the plan, describing it as serving Israel's interests and undermining Lebanon's [...]

Vietnam’s Crackdown On Freedom Deepens

Vietnam is facing strong criticism for its harsh crackdown on freedom. The government has jailed over 170 political prisoners using strict laws that ban free speech and peaceful activism. People who speak out for democracy, human rights, or the environment are often arrested and punished. Independent groups, labor unions, media, and religious organizations are not [...]

Hope And Healing For Children In War-Torn Yemen

In Yemen, years of conflict have buried numerous explosive devices in the ground, threatening lives, particularly children. Humanitarian groups are supporting awareness sessions that teach people how to remain safe. The sessions educate families on how to identify and report harmful objects, preventing death and injury. Between March and May 2025, more than 81,000 individuals [...]

UN Investigators Report Torture and Sexual Violence in Myanmar Detention Centers

MYANMAR: A UN-supported investigator has reported that his team has uncovered substantial evidence of "systemic torture" in detention centers in Myanmar over the past year. This includes instances of electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape, and the burning of sexual body parts. A summary of the findings states, "The report outlines the documented torture occurring in [...]

Maldives Provides Loan Assistance to 52 Pilot Trainees in Spain

MALDIVES: Dr. Ali Haidar Ahmed, the Minister for Higher Education, announced that 52 of the 127 Maldivian pilot students studying in Spain have been granted an extension on their loans. This decision aims to tackle ongoing issues these students have been facing, such as visa complications, rising expenses, inadequate stipends, and course lengths that surpass [...]

UNICEF, Libya Collaborate on 2025–26 Social Development Plan

LIBYA: The Ministry of Social Affairs held a meeting with UNICEF to assess the progress of their collaborative action plan for 2025–26. Officials from the ministry, the Women’s Support and Empowerment Office, the Higher Committee for Childhood, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the UN children's agency participated in the discussions. The agenda included training [...]

Youth Targeted In Trafficking And Online Scams

Human trafficking and online scams are growing problems in Thailand and Southeast Asia, with young people becoming the main targets. Criminal groups use advanced technology like AI to run scams, often forcing trafficked victims to do the work. Many of these workers are young people tricked by fake job offers and held under threats and [...]

Hunger Crisis Deepens In Northeast Nigeria

In northeastern Nigeria, many families who fled conflict are now facing a severe hunger crisis. They live in crowded camps with little food and no safe way to return home. Food aid is running out because of a lack of funding, and soon, thousands of people may stop receiving help. Parents often go without food [...]

Niger Junta Dissolves Justice Unions, Threatens Rights

Niger's military junta disbanded four big justice-sector unions on August 7, 2025, with no reason. The justice minister subsequently asserted that the unions had surrendered to private interests at the expense of their responsibilities. This is part of an overall crackdown since the junta seized power in July 2023 on opposition, media, civil society groups, [...]

Eritrea’s Ongoing Internet Blackout

Eritrea is one of the least connected countries in the world. In 2025, the government continues to block mobile internet access for its citizens. People in Eritrea cannot use mobile data and must rely on slow, limited internet from a few internet cafés or hotels in the capital city, Asmara. Even then, the connection is [...]

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