Tag: NGO

Nearly 200 UNRWA Staff Suspected of Involvement in Hamas Attack on Israel

Around 190 staff members, including teachers, of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are suspected of being involved in a surprise attack on Israel by the Islamist group Hamas on October 7, 2019. He may be a member of Islamic Jihad. Photograph taken in November 2023 (2024 Reuters / Amr […]

Farmers’ protest: This is what farmers are demanding

Numerous farmers are demonstrating against the cuts in subsidies for agricultural diesel. But individual associations want even more. Across Germany, actors from agriculture and the transport industry are protesting this week. The German Farmers’ Association (DBV) has announced more than 100 joint actions and demonstrations. But what are the participants demanding? The impetus for the […]

Hezbollah Launches Rocket Attack in Northern Israel: Why Tensions Are Flaring

On January 6, the Lebanese Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah announced that they had launched a rocket attack in northern Israel. The government said it fired 62 shots as a “preliminary response” to kill Hamas leader Saleh al-Rouri in the Lebanese capital Beirut on the 2nd in a drone attack. The photo shows Lebanese people attending […]

Israeli Army Offenses Continue to Worsen in Gaza

On the 28th, the Israeli army moved tanks deep into a town in central Gaza, the Palestinian autonomous region. The picture was taken near the border between Israel and Gaza (2023 Reuters / Violeta Santos Moura) [カイロ/ガザ ２８日 ロイター] – On the 28th, the Israeli army moved tanks deep into a town in central Gaza, […]

Hamas Leader Visits Egypt Amid Unprecedented Diplomatic Intervention

Ismail Haniyeh, the main leader of the Islamic organization Hamas, visited Egypt. The move is seen as an “unprecedented diplomatic intervention” in the midst of intense negotiations aimed at ending hostilities against Israel anew. Photo taken in Beirut in June 2021 (2023 Reuters/Aziz Taher/File Photo) CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The US government says “very serious” talks […]

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crime in Gaza to deliberately starve the people

On the 18th, the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of committing a war crime by deliberately starving the people of Gaza, an autonomous region of Palestine. Israeli troops in Gaza, photo provided by the Ministry of Defense on the 18th. (2023 Reuters) [ガザ/エルサレム １８日 ロイター] – Human Rights Watch (HRW), […]

Farmed Insects to Tackle Jakarta’s Trash Problem

A man is trying to solve the large amount of garbage that has plagued Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, which has a population of over 10 million people, in recent years by starting a garbage treatment business that uses farm insects. The picture shows a man picking up rubbish covering the coast. Photo taken in Jakarta in […]

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Released from Detention Facility

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Released from Prison On December 6, 85-year-old former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was released from a detention facility on the outskirts of the capital Lima, where he had been serving a 25-year sentence for human rights violations during his time in office. The release comes after the Constitutional Court ordered […]

G7 Leaders Call for Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

G7 Leaders Call for Ceasefire in Gaza Conflict PARIS, 6th (2023 Reuters/YOAN VALAT/Pool via REUTERS) – The leaders of the Group of Seven countries (G7) convened for an online meeting on the 6th, issuing a joint call for Hamas, the Islamist group in control of the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza, and Israel to halt […]

Israeli Army Begins Operations in Palestinian Autonomous Region

Israeli Army Launches Operations in Gaza, Issues Evacuation Orders Early on the morning of December 4, the Israeli army initiated operations in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza and issued new evacuation orders for the residents. The army alerted the citizens of Gaza to vacate the area as a precautionary measure. The photo below shows […]