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[Link] Dozens have finally been sentenced over the 2017 murders of two UN investigators in the Congo
Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
About 50 people have been sentenced to death, many in absentia, in Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with the murders of UN experts Zaida Catalan and Michael Sharp in 2017, according to a defence lawyer in the case.
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[Link] Video Captures Horrific Moment Military Truck Rams Into Unarmed Protesters
Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com
At least three civilians have been killed and dozens injured in Myanmar after a military truck was caught on camera speeding towards a crowd and running down unarmed protesters.
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[Link] Al Jazeera bureau chief arrested in Sudan amid deadly anti-coup protests
Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Sudanese security forces have raided the home of Al Jazeera’s Khartoum bureau chief and arrested him, the news outlet has said, a day after street protests across Sudan against a military takeover.
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[Link] US confirms 2019 airstrike hit crowd of Syrian women and children
Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The US military has confirmed for the first time a 2019 air strike in Syria that killed up to 80 people, mostly women and children, but claimed the strike was justified as it killed Islamic State fighters who were attacking coalition forces.
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[Link] Manny Pacquiao Says If He Wins The Presidency He Will Jail His Corrupt Friends
Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com
Of the 62 bouts former world champion Manny Pacquiao won in his 26 years in boxing, his favorite was against Oscar de la Hoya, who was taller, heavier, and arguably the bigger star when they battled in 2008.
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[Link] All sides in Ethiopian war committed crimes against civilians, UN report finds
Read: 4/11/2021 www.sbs.com.au
The report covers most of the year-long conflict, fought by Tigrayan forces against the Ethiopian military and its key allies: forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region and soldiers from the neighbouring nation of Eritrea.
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[Link] Jair Bolsonaro’s security alleged to have used violence against Brazilian journalists at G20 - reports
Read: 1/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s security detail allegedly used violence against Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the G20 meeting, local media reported.
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