The Ongoing Civil War Yemen is divided between the Rashad Al-Alimi-led Presidential Leadership Council and Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, who leads the main rebel group against the government, along with their supporters and allies. The war is between the Saudi-backed government, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, and the Southern Transitional Council. This has led to a humanitarian crisis that has been prolonged due to the civil war. In … Continue reading The Situation in Yemen
War in Nagorno-Karabakh spills into the civilian population On September 19th, 2023, Azerbaijan continued a long-standing conflict between Azeri armed forces and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict started in 1988 with the fall of the Soviet Union and subsequently resulted in the restarting of its various ethnic conflicts. Artsakh, the self-proclaimed nation in Nagorno-Karabakh, is an Armenian-majority area inside of Azerbaijan. Because of … Continue reading Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
When is it enough? On September 16, 2022, 22-year old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran. Three days before her death, Amini was arrested by the morality police of Iran for violating Iran’s conservative dress code. She was in police custody for two hours until she was transported to the Kasra hospital where she was declared brain dead. Authorities have denied beating Amini … Continue reading Protests in Iran
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