Tag: Conflict
Sri Lanka breaks up Tamil remembrance of war dead
Grieving relatives were forced out of cemeteries on the weekend as they attempted to light lamps at graves of loved ones
Catholic youth group calls for humane intervention into Papua conflict
The ongoing conflict in Indonesia's Papua region “is causing more unrest and is depriving Papuans a sense of security”
Catholic priests call for UN intervention in Indonesia’s Papua region
The priests support moves to invite the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “to come, see and hear the actual human rights conditions"
Six dead as Thai military battles rebels in restive south
Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been in the grip of a 17-year conflict that has killed more than 7,000 people
Number of people forced to flee homes has risen amid pandemic,...
Nearly 70% of those affected are from just five countries — Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar
Four killed inside bombed Catholic church in Myanmar’s Kayah State
At least four people, including two women, were reported killed inside the church while scores were reported wounded
Marawi siege anniversary: ICRC helps families remember missing loved ones
Beyond the psychological pain of not knowing what has happened to their loved ones, families of the missing have other needs
China, Philippines, Vietnam most affected by disasters in 2020, says global...
Aside from natural disaster, ethnic and religious tensions fuelled conflict that forced people to flee their homes in several countries
Indonesian authorities arrest Papuan independence figure
Catholic Church leaders in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua and West Papua provinces have earlier called for a truce to end the conflict
Myanmar’s war displaces new generation on remote river frontier
Ethnic Karen insurgents and the Myanmar army have engaged in heavy clashes near Thai border in the weeks since coup
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