I WAS going to start this by saying I couldn’t believe what has happened to Cambridge University Professor Jason Arday, but sadly, I can, and so can many black people who have held senior positions in an organisation or found themselves in the public eye.
The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million (£113 million) contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the United States to a small Texas law firm with ties to the administration but little experience in immigration law, prompting legal aid groups who’ve long represented those children to warn that the move could make them vulnerable to deportation.
FOR weeks, India’s young protesters waved signs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and rallied under an unlikely name: the Cockroach Janta Party.
THERE are multiple sources close to Iranian officials reporting that Tehran has documented a pattern of oil market manipulation tied to Axios reporting and Trump administration insiders.
FOR Palestinians in Gaza, the announcement that Hamas had agreed to disarm was a small sign of hope that Israel’s attacks might end, allowing them to rebuild their lives and what remains of their homes.
THE forced displacement of millions of people during World War II led the United Nations to agree to a comprehensive legal framework outlining states’ obligations to protect refugees.
THE water tanks had been bone dry for four days when a water truck crested the ridge above Goudrane refugee camp in eastern Chad, home to about 50,000 Sudanese refugees.
VOLKER TURK has been re-elected as the United Nations head of human rights for another four year term, despite strong objections and lobbying by the United States and Israel.
TWO descendants of Black people once enslaved by a Native American tribe are asking a federal court in Oklahoma to force tribal leaders to issue them citizenship cards as ordered a year ago by a tribal court.Thanks for reading Red Star Media!
SWITZERLAND joined a growing number of European countries this week as it returned Benin Bronzes looted during the colonial era to Nigeria.Thanks for reading Red Star Media!