Sudan
Sudanese women subject to sexual violence amid the country’s civil war
November 21, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, sexual slavery, carcasses, and suicide. Since April 2023, the most recent Sudanese civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 11 million from their homes.” The United Nations (UN) released a report in September that accused both parties of committing “an appalling range of harrowing human rights violations and international crimes,” with the RSF committing “additional war crimes” in the forms of torture, sexual violence, and more. In May, the UN warned…
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MENA Film Festival is a cinematic journey of Middle East and North African narratives
January 23, 2024By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war and genocide. The awaited 2024 Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) Film Festival is set to captivate audiences from January 27–February 1 at the VIFF Centre. The fifth annual selection…
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The situation in Sudan deserves more attention than on just social media
June 21, 2019By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate You may have seen a lot of talk surrounding Sudan in the past two weeks, particularly in profile pictures turning blue and the #IAmTheSudanRevolution and #SudanUprising hashtags. You may have even seen the occasional news…
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World News Beat
June 29, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate & Amneet Mann. News Editor Pope introduces plans for reform in the Vatican Pope Francis informed Reuters during an interview of his plans to reform the Catholic Church. These plans include having a cardinal take…
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World News Beat
October 11, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok USA – Tropical storm makes landfall on American coast The storm season continues as tropical storm Nate brought strong winds and heavy rains to southeast USA. The storm made its landfall as a hurricane in the states…
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