Bangladesh’s Disappearing Activists: Missing in Action Political turmoil escalates in Bangladesh amid growing calls for an independent investigation into the mysterious disappearance of scores of opposition activists. The BNP, Bangladesh’s main opposition party, organised protests across the country after one of its regional leaders, Elias Ali, went missing on April 17. On 29 April, 2012,…… Read More
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are escaping the violence in Myanmar by crossing the border to Bangladesh as security forces open fire in northwestern Rakhine state, according to the government. The death toll from the violence that began on Friday has climbed to 98. The clashes, the worst since at least October, have prompted the government…… Read More
The Calcutta High Court has asked Bengal to submit the status report on the Rampurhat violence by 2 pm tomorrow. The court has directed the state to install CCTV cameras in the presence of the district judge and round-the-clock CCTV surveillance of the scene of the occurrence. It also has directed a forensic team from…… Read More
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ABC News’ Steve Osunsami reports on the movement by the Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead to break off from the rest of the city.… Read More
The killing of George Floyd in the United States a year ago placed a sharp focus on police racism – not just in America but on law enforcement officers around the world. The death of Mr Floyd, an African-American man, at the hands of police officers in Minnesota, led to global protests against discrimination and…… Read More
United States Prosecutors brought federal charges against a Bangladeshi man who has been accused of using a weapon of mass destruction in Monday’s bombing of a Manhattan commuter hub. Akayed Ullah, 27, told police after the blast “I did it for the Islamic State.” Ullah began to self radicalize in 2014 when he began viewing…… Read More
WATCH NOW: Embedded with Al-Qaeda in Syria – http://bit.ly/2ynOxnn The Islamic State, a hardline Sunni jihadist group that formerly had ties to al Qaeda, has conquered large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Previously known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the group has announced its intention to reestablish the caliphate and has…… Read More
The eastern region of Uttar Pradesh, Purvanchal, is known for its limited resources, porous international border, and history of violence. In this series we start with an expert breakdown of how men become shooters in this ecosystem of crime in UP. From recruitment, to gaining power and reputation, to murder for hire, and eventually police…… Read More
In the wake of multiple knife-related murders in the UK’s capital, activist and ex-gang member Josh Osbourne takes an in-depth look at the “code of silence”. This is an entrenched mindset that regularly stops young people from going to the authorities, in fear of being labelled a “snitch”. Britain’s most senior police officer attributes the…… Read More