Published by NJ.com MANILA, Philippines — Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where media outlets have faced persistent attacks and reporters have been murdered. In making the award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed […]
Continue ReadingPublished by San Diego Jewish World [(https://www.sdjewishworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hagoel-with-new-olim-from-26-countries-who-recently-joined-The-Jewish-Agency-for-Israels-Ulpan-Etzio32737.jpg)of Yaakov Hagoel with new Olim from 26 countries who recently joined The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Ulpan Etzion in Jerusalem. (Photo: Elad Brami) JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Aliyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far, with 20,360 olim arriving compared to 15,598 during the corresponding […]
Continue ReadingPublished by Reuters By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) -An air and ground offensive by Ethiopian troops and their allies against rebellious forces from the northern Tigray region is intensifying, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces said on Wednesday, claiming “staggering” casualties. Getachew Reda of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) told Reuters by phone that […]
Continue ReadingPublished by Al-Araby The pictures on her phone are all that Ethiopian mother Habtam Akele has left of her three-year-old daughter Saba. The girl died of malnutrition last month before the family was able to flee south, deeper intoEthiopia’s Amhara region. “They [doctors] told me she has been severely affected by malnutrition and they cannot […]
Continue ReadingPublished by Al-Araby Fighters from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have gang-raped and abused women in neighbouring Amhara region, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Amnesty’s report underscored that the year-long conflict between the central government and Tigrayan forces has been marked by allegations of abuses on all sides. The United Nations aid chief has said […]
Continue ReadingPublished by Al-Araby Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region is under “effective blockade”, the World Health Organization chief said Friday, warning that people were starving to death and dying from lack of access to medicines. “People are dying because of lack of supplies,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself a from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, told reporters from the […]
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