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Jobless, homeless and helpless without a man: Afghan women expelled by Iran into hands of the Taliban
ByFarshid Aram and Rad Radan, for Zan Times August 4, 2025

Those who fled Afghanistan fearing gender apartheid have been forced back to live in a society in which, without a male ‘guardian’, they cannot work or rent a home, leaving them in poverty and open to abuseSafia* thought she had finally found safety …

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Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers
ByWilliam Christou in Jerusalem July 30, 2025

Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death tollAid workers have said Israel’s new measures – meant to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza – fall far short of what is need…

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Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country
ByTom Levitt July 24, 2025

Former political prisoners face lengthy travel restrictions to stop them speaking out, says human rights organisation Saudi Arabia is banning large numbers of its own citizens from leaving the country in a “cruel” attempt to silence criticism, say huma…

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Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story
By July 22, 2025

Hundreds of people have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May. But Palestinians facing extreme hunger have no choice but to take the riskRaed Jamal sends the message shortly after he returns, e…

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Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story
By July 22, 2025

Hundreds of people have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May. But Palestinians facing extreme hunger have no choice but to take the riskRaed Jamal sends the message shortly after he returns, e…

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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
ByStefanie Glinski in Cairo July 18, 2025

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollutionWhen Mina Nedi graduated with a nursing degree last year, his friend…

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‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran
ByDeepa Parent July 18, 2025

Arrested in 2023 after helping those injured during Women, Life, Freedom protests, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri has been subjected to torture and a forced confession, say family and campaignersIn late October 2022, as protests over 22-year-old Mahsa Amini…

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve
ByKat Lay, Global health correspondent July 17, 2025

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian cris…

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‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees
BySaeed Al-Batati in Al-Mukalla July 10, 2025

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely survivingThe pain of going to bed hungry is becoming familiar for Jamila Rabea. It’s hard to sleep. The meagre rations of bread, tomato paste and …

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‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees
BySaeed Al-Batati in Al-Mukalla July 10, 2025

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely survivingThe pain of going to bed hungry is becoming familiar for Jamila Rabea. It’s hard to sleep. The meagre rations of bread, tomato paste and …

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