Sudan
Sudanese women subject to sexual violence amid the country’s civil war
November 21, 2024Content 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 that the western region of…
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MENA Film Festival is a cinematic journey of Middle East and North African narratives
January 23, 2024Content 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 boasts 42 feature and short…
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The situation in Sudan deserves more attention than on just social media
June 21, 2019You 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 article being shared. However, with…
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World News Beat
June 29, 2018Pope 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 charge of the Office of Papal Charities. This change will…
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World News Beat
October 11, 2017USA – 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 of Louisiana and…
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