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Minorities Under Siege in Afghanistan - 25 May 09
Less than 20 years ago, thriving Hindu and Sikh communities were among the most prosperous in Afghanistan....
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Discrimination, Minorities, Religion
Nicaraguan Women Hit Back at Domestic Abuse - 26 May 09
While activists in Nicaragua are demanding a change in the law to protect women from domestic abuse, some of the victims have already taken matters into their own hands - taking self-defence classes. ...
Regions: Nicaragua
Issues: Discrimination, Justice, Violence
Heat Wave Ordeal for Pakistan's Displaced - 25 May
For the thousands of displaced civilians who have escaped the fighting in Pakistan's Swat Valley, the coming summer months are unlikely to ease their suffering. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Nightmare of War Grips Pakistan's Children - 24 May 09
Children fleeing fighting in the northwest of Pakistan are being traumatized by the horrors of war, health workers say. ...
Regions: Pakistan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees, Violence
Uighur Guantanamo inmates left in limbo - 22 May 09
Unable to find countries willing to take them in and unwilling to send them back to China where they may face persecution, the US government continues to keep 17 Uighur detainees at the Guantanamo pri...
Regions: China, Cuba, United States
Issues: Detention, Justice, Prisons
Sri Lankan ambassador: 'No aid workers in the conflict zone' - 21 May 09
The Red Cross and the United Nations are demanding unrestricted access to refugee camps near the former war zone in Sri Lanka. ...
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Zimbabwean health care system providing little for patients - 20 Mar 09
Years of economic crises in Zimbabwe have crippled the country's health care system. Lack of medicine and equipment, and strikes by staff mean patients endure unimaginable conditions....
Regions: Zimbabwe
Issues: Health, Poverty
Pakistan's displaced struggle to find shelter - 20 May 09
Fighting between government forces and Taliban have forced two millions of Pakistanis to flee their homes. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Taliban retain control in parts of Swat valley - 15 May 09
Thousands of residents have been fleeing Mingora, a city in Pakistan's Swat valley controlled by the Taliban, after the government lifted a curfew. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Pakistan refugees facing 'humanitarian crisis' - 15 May 09
The United Nations says that more than 800,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Pakistan over the last two weeks amid fighting between the military and Taliban forces. ...