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State of Siege in Congo
The President of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi declared a “State of Siege” due to the increasing violence in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. The violence killed more than hundred people and displaced more than 1.5 million. What is the issue? A Ugandan Insurgent faction called Allied Democratic Forces is active in Congo since ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Congo • MONUSCO • President of Congo • Rebels • State of Siege • Tantalum • Uganda • United Nations • Violence
First-ever International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
The first-ever International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief is observed on 22nd of August 2019 to honour the victims and survivors of heinous acts who often remain forgotten. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness about religious intolerance, and violence and discrimination against anyone based on their ..
Topics: Crime • Dispute resolution • Ethics • Human behavior • Humans • Religious intolerance • Social conflict • Violence
Australia sanctions Law to punish social media executives for violent posts
Australia’s parliament has passed a legislation to imprison executives of social media if their platforms shows real violence such as the New Zealand mosque shootings. Restrictive laws about online communication in the democratic world could lead to unpredictable results like media censorship and decreased investment in Australia. The law has made it a crime for ..
Topics: Crime • Dispute resolution • Ethics • Human behavior • Humans • Social conflict • Violence
Al Noor Mosque reopened in New Zealand after attacks
A week ago 50 people were killed at 2 mosques in New Zealand. The mosque was closed for investigation after the attack. As it was reopened 3000 people walked in side the mosque to honour the victims. New zealand has banned all the semi automatic weapons and assault rifles following the attack. A NAtional Memorial ..
Topics: Attacks • Christchurch mosque shootings • Current Affairs – August, 2019 • Current Affairs – September, 2019 • Islam • Islamic architecture • Islamic culture • Islamophobia • Monotheistic religions • Mosque • New Zealand • Persecution of Muslims • Quebec City mosque shooting • Violence • Violence against Shia Muslims
US backed forces defeat Islamic state
The Islamic State’s five year caliphate caomes to an end, says the US backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF is led by a group of people called the Kurds. Kurds are Iranian ehtnic people in the Middle east. The IS grew out of Al – Qaeda in Iraq after the invasion made by the US ..
Topics: Bashar al-Assad • Deir ez-Zor campaign • Ethnic groups in Syria • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant • Kurds • Politics of Syria • Qamishli riots • Raqqa campaign • Syrian Civil War • Syrian Democratic Forces • Syrian Kurdistan • Terrorism • Violence • Violence against LGBT people • Wahhabism
Manipur assembly passes anti-mob violence bill recommending Life Imprisonment
The Manipur Assembly has unanimously passed the ‘Manipur Protection from Mob Violence Bill of 2018’. The bill recommends a rigorous life imprisonment for those involved in mob violence, if it results in the death of a person. The bill was introduced in the Assembly in the wake of incidents of mob lynchings in the state.
Topics: Attacks • Crowd psychology • Lynching • Manipur • Mob lynching in India • Physical punishments • Subdivisions of India • Vigilantism • Violence