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Two Filipino men rescued from trafficking operation promising jobs in Russia
Immigration officers said the two initially presented themselves as tourists, but a secondary inspection showed their travel was intended to facilitate illegal employment abroad
Russia needs soldiers. The Global South has desperate people. The rest is exploitation.
After mobilization in September 2022 sent over 261,000 Russians fleeing the country, Putin found a third option: build a global trafficking infrastructure that spans from North Korea to Cuba, Nepal to Kenya, exploiting economic desperation to fuel a war that distant populations have no stake in, explained Munira Mustaffa, Senior Fellow at Verve Research
From Nairobi to the Donbas: Nearly 300 deceived Kenyans trapped on Russian front lines
Wellington Nyongesa, intake editor at Standard Group PLC, stated at the Third International Conference Crimea Global that nearly 300 young Kenyan men are trapped on the Russian front lines in Ukraine, lured by false promises of jobs in supermarkets, logistics, and construction
Russia strikes civilian ship at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, wounds crew member
Kuleba emphasized that this is yet another act of Russian terror against civilian port infrastructure, international trade, and maritime security
Video showing Russian mistreatment of African mercenary spreads among Kenyan social media users
In the video, a Russian serviceman humiliates an African fighter by strapping an anti-tank mine to him in what the narration frames as a cruel prank or punishment, labeling him with a racist expression as "coal"
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine open to global participation — Dr. Anton Korynevych
As part of the Third International Conference "Crimea Global. Understanding Ukraine through the South," the seventh panel discussion, titled "Can Latin America Contribute to Upholding Justice in Ukraine?", took place in Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
At the Crimea Global forum in Kyiv, Iryna Mudra appealed to states of the Global South to join the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression, arguing that justice for Crimea and Ukraine is inseparable from the safety and sovereignty of countries worldwide.
German political scientist and historian Andreas Umland warns of security risks for countries in Africa, South America and Asia due to Russia’s war against Ukraine
In his lecture, Dr Andreas Umland explains why he considers the global security order to be endangered by the war in Ukraine
Russia is slowly killing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula – Mufti of Crimea
The Mufti of Crimea and Chairman of the Religious Administration of Muslims in Crimea, Aider Rustemov, declared that Russia is systematically oppressing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula
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Reconciliation never ends: on the challenges of decolonization in South Africa
Russia needs soldiers. The Global South has desperate people. The rest is exploitation.
From Nairobi to the Donbas: Nearly 300 deceived Kenyans trapped on Russian front lines
From Venezuela to Ukraine, behind every repressed person stands a woman who becomes their voice
