Migrants

Climate change is the force behind the greatest migration storm of all time. It will be 500,000,000 or maybe 2,000,000,000; nobody knows for sure how many, but as climate change worsens, the estimates go up. Scientific studies run the gamut…

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A devastating picture of how the desperate quest for a safer life can push human beings into the dark shadows of modern slavery is unfolding across Southeast Asia. Driven by the hope of a…

As the Iran and Ukraine wars fester and threaten to escalate into nuclear World War III, it has become clear that, if humanity is to survive, we will have to discover and implement a way to achieve a durable peace…

The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities, 46 human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a joint statement released today. The statement comes three…

Berlin, 14 July 2026 – Last week, SOS Humanity, as part of the Justice Fleet alliance, secured another legal victory when a court in Ortona ruled that the detention of the rescue vessel Humanity 1 in December 2025 was unlawful.…

By Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas When Norberto “Bert” Benolong Monterona received the invitation from the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) to join the design competition for its coin series celebrating Canada’s diversity, he felt more than pride as a Canadian…

During the pre-Facebook era of the early 2000s in Sarasota (Florida), I always heard from my volunteers returning from a cruise. They raved to me about the wonderful Filipino crew they met on the trip. I am not surprised now.…

An intriguing debate gained momentum soon after the Indian foreign ministry made a public statement that a passport alone cannot justify one’s claim to be a citizen of India. The federal government had already clarified that neither an Aadhaar- PAN-driving…

How a simple sporting decision turned a small American city into a second home for thousands of Algerians from around the world. LAWRENCE, Kansas: Some stories in sport go beyond games and results. They become human stories about meeting, sharing,…

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The United Nations has identified the rapid global surge in hate speech, online malice, and the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a profound threat to humanity. In a special message ahead of…