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King Charles refers slavery reparations petition to privy council
Photo credit: The Guardian King Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday. The Guardian reports that Jamaica’s Gender Minister Olivia Grange says the move is a “really big deal”. She told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their…
Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests…
Photo credit: ABC News Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in an election shaped by mounting frustration among young people, high unemployment despite a thriving economy, and demand for better schools, hospitals and housing. The Associated Press reports that voting centres across the North African kingdom will open from 8 am to 7 pm…
Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to “genocide” in Gaza
Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world marched to the Vatican and prayed Tuesday in front of St Peter’s Basilica to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza. The Associated Press reports that the protesters carried a banner down the main boulevard leading to the Vatican…
Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is erasing immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database, leaving families and attorneys in the dark as they try to find out where someone has been taken. The Washington Post reports that the new policy also bars immigration officers from sharing information about a detainee’s location with…
UK charges made over 1994 Rwandan genocide after MET Police investigation
Photo credit: BBC A man has been charged with crimes linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in the first case of its kind to be brought in the UK. ITV News reports that Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, who used to live in Kigali but now lives in Islington, London, will appear at Westminster…
Thousands of residents arrive in Waza after Medouga massacres in Makary
Photo credit: Africa News Thousands of people have fled their villages in Cameroon’s Far North Region following retaliatory attacks allegedly carried out by suspected Boko Haram fighters, seeking refuge in the town of Waza. Africanews reports displaced resident Kassoum Saley as saying that Boko Haran attacks had forced residents to abandon their homes, taking what little they…
Migrants, refugees, supporters march in Toronto ahead of Parliament resuming
Photo credit: CBC Migrants, refugees and their supporters marched through Toronto’s west end Sunday – the eve of Parliament resuming – calling on the Canadian government to provide permanent residency status for all, stop deportations and end exploitation. CBC reports that Migrant Workers’ Alliance for Change coordinator Sarom Rho says migrants are being blamed for…