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By Jonathan Head & Nicholas Yong On April 12, 2023 More than 100 people are feared to have been killed in Tuesday’s airstrike by the Myanmar military, one of the deadliest so far in the civil war. Survivors told the BBC they have collected at least 80 bodies, but expect the toll to rise further.…

On April 4, 2023 GENEVA, April 4 (Reuters) – Up to 1 million people have been “disappeared” in Iraq during a tumultuous last half century spanning the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein, U.S.-led military occupation and the rise of Islamic State militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances urged…

By Jintamas Saksornchai On April 7, 2023 Unrest has deepened in Myanmar since the military seized power from the elected government in February 2021. Thousands of people have fled across the border to Thailand amid fierce fighting between Myanmar’s armed rebel groups and the military, according to Thai officials. Myanmar was plunged into turmoil when…

On March 22, 2023 Sentencing the three YouTubers is part of a continuing crackdown on dissent by the Iran-aligned rebel group. A court in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital has sentenced three YouTubers to prison terms ranging from six months to three years after they published videos alleging abuses by the Iran-aligned fighters. According to their lawyer, Waddah Qutaish,…

On April 5, 2023 Renewed violent clashes involving non-state armed groups have exacerbated the hunger and protection crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving 10 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, warned Oxfam, CARE International and the Danish Refugee Council today. Since the beginning of the year, the ongoing conflicts have killed…

By Sinead Baker On March 20, 2023 A Russian service member deployed to Ukraine said that high-ranking officers used female medics in their own military as sex slaves, and punished those who did not cooperate. The soldier, identified as Margarita, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that female medics in her unit were made into “field wives” who…

By Ben Weakley On June 15, 2023 America cannot understand its Post-9/11 wars in their entirety without hearing the voices of the women and non-binary Veterans who served. Maryland-based non-profit Community Building Art Works (CBAW) is making sure these Veterans are heard through their VA-funded program “More Than One Story.” During the Iraq War from 2003 to…

By Jackie Green On June 12, 2023 People across the country are struggling with loneliness and seeking connection, warns a recent announcement by the U.S. Surgeon General. The advisory highlights “the public health crisis of loneliness” and notes that approximately half of U.S. adults reported experiencing measurable levels of loneliness, even before the pandemic. Many Veterans…

By VA Office of Information and Technology On March 30, 2023 Veterans can now refill their prescriptions (Rx) using the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. Existing users will need to download the latest version of the app to gain access to new features. If you don’t see the Prescriptions feature in the “Health Care”…

By Richard Murphy On February 28, 2023 Farming uses many of the same skills essential to the ethos of the U.S. military: hard work, attention to detail and service before self, to name a few. In 2013, Veterans to Farmers launched to allow Veterans to re-utilize those skills while taking on the challenge of continuing to feed…