(2024-08-29). Ukraine set to ratify the Rome Statute and become the International Criminal Court's 125th member state. fidh.org
(2024-08-29). Turkey: Joint trial observation report on the case of Kurdish human rights defenders and IHD members Eren Keskin and Güllistan Yarkın. fidh.org In a joint report, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders—a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)—and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) present findings from the judicial observation of the first hearing in the trial of Eren Keskin and Güllistan Yarkın, from the Human Rights Association (IHD). Both were accused of "publicly denigrating the Turkish Nation" (…) | – |
(2024-08-29). Greece: Continued judicial harassment of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org The recent summons by the Athens Magistrate marks a new development in Mr Dimitras' long history of judicial harassment, this time also prospecting the criminal prosecution of his wife, constituting a major violation of their right to defend human rights as well as of the recently adopted European Union (EU) anti-SLAPP Directive. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Greek authorities to put an immediate end to this practice of harassment and to (…) | – |
(2024-08-29). Bangladesh: the 'Global South' debt crisis intensifies. cadtm.org
(2024-08-29). Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan. ecns.cn Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
(2024-08-29). Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan. aljazeera.com Powerful storm with gusts of up to 216km per hour made landfall near Satsumasendai city in southwestern Kyushu.
(2024-08-29). Typhoon Shanshan Wreaks Havoc Across Southern Japan. devdiscourse.com Typhoon Shanshan unleashed torrential rain and powerful winds on southern Japan Thursday, resulting in at least three fatalities as it began to traverse the archipelago, sparking concerns over flooding, landslides, and wide-ranging damage.
(2024-08-29). Empowering Women: SHE Project Celebrates Five Years of Advancing SRHR and Preventing GBV in Eastern Visayas. pressenza.com 
by Geri Matthew "Choi" Carretero | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was successfully held on August 27, 2024, at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, Samar, marking the culmination of five years of transformative work in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention. The event, themed "Pasidungog," honored the achievements and contributions of local government units (LGUs), community partners, and key organizations who were instrumental in advancing these critical issues in th…
(2024-08-29). US military conducts live-fire drills in South Korea to test deployment readiness. presstv.ir The US military conducted live-fire drills in South Korea to exercise deployment readiness.
(2024-08-29). South Korea arrests battery maker CEO over fire that killed 23. aljazeera.com Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan arrested over alleged violations of industrial safety law.
(2024-08-29). South Korea's Digital Sex Crime Deepfake Crisis. hrw.org Click to expand Image | South Korean women protest against non-consensual filming and sharing of intimate images on August 4, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. | © 2018 Jean Chung/Getty Images | South Korea faces an epidemic of digital sex crimes, hundreds of women and girls targeted through deepfake sexual images being shared online. One group sharing these images reportedly has 220,000 members. The number of reported deepfake cases alone has soared from 156 in 2021 to 297 as of July this year.While South Korea's president spoke out this week about this issue, over the years the country's leaders seem to have…
(2024-08-29). Namibia blocks ship 'carrying military cargo for Israel to Gaza'. newarab.com 
The Portuguese-flagged cargo vessel MV Kathrin, which departed from Vietnam, requested permission to dock at the Walvis Bay post when Namibian authorities intervened. | The ship, suspected of intending to sail north towards the Mediterranean via the…
(2024-08-28). 7 years of Rohingya crisis: International community must be serious in the crisis resolution. pressenza.com The Rohingya crisis has lasted for seven years, and there still seems to be no sign of an end in sight. More than a million Rohingya people in Myanmar crossed the border to seek refuge in Bangladesh in 2017 as a result of systematic ethnic cleansing operations carried out by their government, which the world appears to be allowing to continue apace. This represents one of the worst cases of human rights violations in recorded history. The violent crackdown by the Myanmar government in 2017 also led to 9,000 fatalities and widespread destruction. | By Ozair Islam | As the major Rohingya refugee crisis has been ove…
(2024-08-28). Afghanistan's Communist Rulers: A Study in Secular Radicalism. muslimskeptic.com The emergence of state communism within societies that are commonly considered to be the most religiously observant is a particularly puzzling reality of the Muslim world's modern political history. I am referring, of course, to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Both, while beginning roughly around the same time …
(2024-08-28). Zimbabwe and India negotiate cooperation in the training sector. tvbrics.com 
Countries start exchanging students and educational technology…
(2024-08-28). Japan issues emergency warning as Typhoon Shanshan approaches. aljazeera.com Authorities on Kyushu and Honshu islands order evacuations and carmaker Toyota suspends operations at 14 plants.
(2024-08-28). US Starts Another Round Of War Games In Korean Peninsula. popularresistance.org The US and South Korea began yet another military drill in the Korean Peninsula this week, further heightening the possibility of nuclear confrontation and threatening peace and stability in the region. The Ulchi Freedom Shield, as the exercise is called, allegedly aims to strengthen both countries' joint "defense capabilities" against nuclear power North Korea, as stated by the spokespersons of both nations earlier this month.
(2024-08-28). 28 August, Brussels: Protest in solidarity with Palestine, Venezuela, Congo and Yemen against Imperialism, Colonialism, Zionism and Fascism. samidoun.net 
Join us on Friday in front of the European Parliament to stand with the people of Palestine, Venezuela, Congo, Yemen, the Philippines, and all oppressed people who suffer and pay the price for Western colonialism and its imperial war machine. The United States and the EU continue to unconditionally support the fascist Zionist Entity in …
(2024-08-28). US Military Open To Escorting Philippine Ships in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday that the US military was open to consultations with the Philippines on escorting Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, which would put the US in direct confrontation with China. The US has repeatedly vowed that the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty applies to attacks …
(2024-08-28). US military conducts live-fire drills in South Korea to test deployment readiness. presstv.ir The US military conducted live-fire drills in South Korea to exercise deployment readiness.
(2024-08-28). South Vietnamese city fights measles outbreak. plenglish.com Hanoi, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The southern Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh City is currently fighting an outbreak of measles, which has been spreading at neck break speed, causing 525 cases of fever accompanied by rash.