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As Ukrainians Get Killed and Displaced, Weapons Companies Reaping Record Profits Off Their Suffering


Displaced Syrian children in Idlib compose ‘letters of peace’


Syrian children draw and write messages on a roll of paper at an event organized by the NGO Shafak. A few days later, on the International Day of Peace, they displayed their work in a camp for displaced people in the villages of Killi and Maaret Misreen, in Idlib province, northwestern Syria. Source
‘Epic Failure of Humanity’: Global Displaced Population Hits All-Time High


A report released Friday by the United Nations Refugee Agency finds that more than 82 million people across the globe were forcibly displaced by war, persecution, the climate crisis, and other factors by the end of 2020, a record high that one international aid group called “an epic failure of humanity.” The U.N.’s annual Global Trends in Forced Displacement (pdf) […]
Displaced Syrian children have ‘lost connection’ with their parent country


Displaced Syrian children have lost connection with their country of origin. Save the Children conducted a study of 1,900 displaced children and their caregivers inside Syria and across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Netherlands. It has found the vast majority can’t imagine a future for themselves in the country. After ten years of war, 86% […]
Yemenis displaced as push to capture city of Marib continues


Displaced Yemenis set up tents following their arrival at the Jaw Al Naseem camp, north of Marib. Earlier this month, the Houthi rebels resumed a push to capture the city of Marib, located 120 kilometres east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. The city lies close to some of Yemen’s richest oil fields and its capture […]
Displaced Christians Return to Home Villages in Central India


Photo Credit: Free Photos/Pixabay India (International Christian Concern) – According to local sources, 16 Christian families that were displaced in September 2020 have returned to their home villages in the Kondagoan district of India’s Chhattisgarh state. The return of these Christian families took place after a court ordered district authorities in Kondagoan to provide the […]
Iraqis displaced by ISIS fight face uncertainty once more as camps close


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Displaced migrants on Lesbos island protest in wake of fire at Moira camp


At least three men were arrested on Saturday following protests by migrants displaced by the destruction of the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos in fires earlier this week, according to AP. A few women fainted due to tear gas used to disperse those who joined the protest and one man was evacuated by ambulance after […]
Displaced Sudanese seek shelter amid deadly flood



At least 10 people were killed and more than 3,300 homes ruined by flooding triggered by torrential rains across much of Sudan this week, the country’s civil defence organisation said. Some 1,800 homes were completely destroyed while just over 1,500 were partially ruined, it said. Twenty-one schools and eight mosques were swept away. The UN […]
Going Underground – Ep. 612: 30.6 Million Internally Displaced in Conflict & N. Ireland Hard Border w/ Sinn Fein & DUP


Going Underground – Ep. 612: 30.6 Million Internally Displaced in Conflict & N. Ireland Hard Border w/ Sinn Fein & DUP Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com In this episode, we speak to the Director of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, Alexandra Bilak, about the organization’s new Global Report on Internal Displacement. Westminsters newest MP, rfhlaith […]
13 million displaced Syrians reside in these 11 countries


America’s seven year regime change war on Syria has left nearly 13 million people displaced, and without a home. Unfortunately, US UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has signaled that instead of simply disengaging from a disastrous policy in Syria, the United States plans on doubling down, by keeping occupation forces within Syria for the indefinite […]
Displaced Coal Miners Turn To Beekeeping


Above Photo: Appalachians learn beekeeping skills. John Farrell Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media sharing buttons (upper left) to share this on your social media and help us break through. Mark Lilly, 59, grew up and still lives in West Virginia. He spent three decades as an insurance adjuster, often talking to […]
Eight displaced after Israel demolished their house


Israeli bulldozers demolished Palestinian home in East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Wednesday morning, displacing eight Palestinians, including four children. Workers from Israel’s Jerusalem municipality escorted by Israeli police forces raided the Ras al-Amud area of Silwan, surrounded a two-story home belonging to the Abu Farha family, and proceeded to raze it to the ground. […]
Iraqi Army fights for Tal Afar center as displaced locals survive in ‘dire conditions’ (VIDEO)


By Saturday, Iraqi forces captured around 70 percent of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari announced. “God willing, the remaining part will be liberated soon,” Jaafari said at a news conference in Baghdad as he was receiving a delegation of French officials. Iraq’s new ground zero: […]
Turkey-backed “rebels” kidnapped and displaced hundreds of Yezidi Kurds: KNC


nsnbc : Syria’s Kurdish National Council, on Monday, said rebel groups backed by Turkey displaced hundreds of non-combatant, civilian Yezidi from the village of […]
U.S. House passes Iran sanctions, financial services measures


The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation linked to the international nuclear agreement with Iran on Thursday, one year after the landmark pact was announced, defying President Barack Obama’s veto threat. Voting largely along party lines, the Republican-controlled House voted 246 to 179 to pass a new set of sanctions on Iran, […]
Bikini islanders still deal with fallout of US nuclear tests, 70 years later


Timothy J. Jorgensen (TC) : In 1946, French fashion designer Jacques Heim released a woman’s swimsuit he called the “Atome” (French for “atom”) – a name selected to suggest its design would be as shocking to people that summer as the atomic bombings of Japan had been the summer before. 1956 Operation Redwing bombing at […]
Turkish police use tear gas, rubber bullets to disperse LGBT rally in Istanbul (PHOTOS, VIDEO)


A group of at least 150 activists holding placards and rainbow flags gathered near Taksim Square to stage an LGBT Trans Pride demonstration on Sunday, AFP reported. The event was partially organized by Istanbul’s LGBT Solidarity Association on Facebook. According to the community nearly 300 people said they were going to the event. When the […]
Post-sanction Iran, Malaysia trade volume to hit $1 billion


Tehran, May 11, IRNA – Following the removal of sanctions against Iran, Malaysia is intended to help increase the volume of trade exchanges with the Islamic Republic to $1 billion, says a Malaysian trade official. ‘We will try to raise the level of trade exchanges between the two country to one billion dollars,’ said Managing […]
Regrouping complete: Syrian ‘rebels’ ready to escalate the Syrian war


Several Syrian rebel groups unleashed a wide-scale offensive in northwestern and central Syria on Monday. In a corresponding statement the leaders of about a dozen armed factions announced the formation of a so-called “joint operation room” to coordinate new attacks on government forces. The statement came just hours after the chief negotiator of the […]
Is the United States of America a Satanist Country?


“Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values. Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.” Most people in the West did not take him seriously. Also […]
Religious group stops investing in Israel-linked firms


Ryan Rodrick Beiler Activism and BDS Beat 12 April 2016 Caterpillar equipment is used by Israel to uproot Palestinian olive trees in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Jala in August 2015. Oren Ziv ActiveStills A US-based religious group may formally decide to avoid buying shares in firms deemed complicit in Israel’s abuse of […]
Israeli ban on cement to Gaza causes $200m losses


Days of Palestine, Gaza Strip -Israeli prevention of cement entry into Gaza Strip caused $200m losses in private sector projects in the coastal enclave, official said on Monday. Head of the Popular Committee for Ending the Siege on Gaza Jamal Al-Khodari said that the prevention of the entry of cement caused hundreds of contractors to […]
Rouhani says Italy played successful role in nuclear talks


Tehran, April 12, IRNA – Although Italy was not a member of the Group 5+1, it played its role in the talks successfully as the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is Italian, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. Rouhani made the remarks in a joint press briefing with visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi […]
Another Strategic Syrian Military Victory Following Palmyra


Filed under: Al Qaeda, AngloZionist Empire, Golan Heights, ISIL, Russia, Stephen Lendman, USA, War on Syria Source Article from https://uprootedpalestinians.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/another-strategic-syrian-military-victory-following-palmyra/
Meet the Billionaire Pedophile Pal of Trump, Clinton, Prince Andrew, & Dershowitz


http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-02-26%20Pearse%20Redmond.mp3Download I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” ~ Donald Trump From underage […]
Ronaldo was attacked on Twitter over Israeli ad


Days of Palestine, Gaza Strip -International football player Cristiano Ronaldo has been under attack by pro-Palestine users over appearing in an Israeli commercial ad. The Portuguese Ronaldo, 31, is appearing in a new ad for Israeli cable company HOT, alongside three Israeli comedians. Israeli newspaper timesofisrael said: “In the ad, the three Israelis, sporting exaggerated […]