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53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast

By Arun Kumar N on February 9, 2026 GENERAL

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat overturned in the perishingly cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara last Friday. It is just the latest deadly incident involving vulnerable people on the move who are frequently mistreated and trafficked by smuggling gangs that have flourished […]

Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege

By Arun Kumar N on August 28, 2025 GENERAL

Around 260,000 civilians – including 130,000 children – remain trapped in the area’s main camp for internally displaced people, enduring desperate conditions without aid for more than 16 months. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has cut off all […]