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Photo credit: the Guardian Hundreds of children are being trapped in war zones due to the United Kingdom’s refusal to ease refugee visa rules. The Guardian reports that “impossible” bureaucratic requirements are constituting an obstacle to one of the few legal routes for asylum seekers. Although the government has championed family reunion processes as a means for…

Photo credit; AsiaOne A 72-year-old man has been fined in Singapore for operating illegal dormitories. Asiaone reports that Tan Hock Keng was fined $600,000 for converting 11 private residential properties into unauthorized dormitories. He then rented them out to migrant workers, with one of the units housing 23 workers. Inspections between January 2016 and April…

Photo credit: VOA A court has scrapped the immunity of the country’s deposed leader, Mohammed Bazoum. This has paved the way for a possible trial. Abdou Dan Galadima, the president of the State Court, the country’s highest legal authority, announced the decision. The military authorities that took over from the deposed president had shown a…

Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Female Genital Mutilation is the partial removal or total removal of the external female genitalia or another injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice has no health benefits for girls and women. Instead, it causes severe bleeding and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, as well…

Photo credit: Peoples Gazette The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan to stabilize the country’s economy.  It is a timely assistance after reforms. It is also to support the poor. The Finance Minister, Wale Edun, said in April that the country was seeking up to $2.25 billion in World Bank loans. President Bola Tinubu…

Photo credit: the Guardian The European Court of Justice has ordered Hungary to pay a 169-pound fine for its refusal to uphold the rights of asylum seekers in an “unprecedented” breach of EU law.  The country was also asked to pay 1m euros per day until it complies with EU laws guaranteeing refugees the right…

Photo credit: the expert No matter how perceptive, cautious, or street-smart you believe you are, you might end up being a victim of emotional manipulation. Manipulators won’t go to a radio station to say they will manipulate you at a specific time. Instead, they work in the shadows, taking advantage of your openness, genuine interest…