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NewsFeed Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American, has been held in Israeli prison without contact with his family since being illegally detained in February. His relatives and rights groups are calling for his release, citing his worsening health and lack of due process. Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025 Source link
Children take part in a cultural programme held as part of an event to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, in Hyderabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Despite stronger laws and expansion of rescue efforts, a disturbing gap between rescue and prosecution continues to plague India’s fight against human trafficking, especially when…
Democrats in the United States have moved to force President Donald Trump to release files from the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoking an obscure law to keep up the pressure on an issue that has roiled Trump’s administration and base. The White House has been facing increasingly intense demands to be more transparent…
Violence against children in conflict zones reached ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, with most violations committed in Gaza, occupied West Bank, UN says. The United Nations has kept Israel on its “blacklist” of countries committing abuses against children in armed conflict for a second straight year, as its war on Gaza continues for nearly 20 months….
The British government has announced a national inquiry into organised child sexual abuse following the release of a damning report by Baroness Louise Casey that criticised decades of institutional failure to protect children from so-called “grooming gangs”. It marks a remarkable U-turn by the Labour Party government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which had resisted…
Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, aim to quell a growing practice of Japanese parents giving their babies unconventional names, known as “kira kira”, or glittery, in kanji, one of Japan’s major writing systems. But why are such names a problem for Japanese…
UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries. Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded…
Fault Lines investigates civilian deaths in Lebanon and possible war crimes involving US-made bombs used by Israel. Made in America investigates the devastating impact of air attacks in Lebanon during Israel’s war last year. Israel claimed it was targeting Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure, but more than 4,000 Lebanese people, including women and children, were killed,…
NewsFeed A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year. Mahmoud Ajjour lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike. His portrait was taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times. Ajjour spoke with Al Jazeera about rebuilding his life and his dream…
An image of Mahmoud Ajjour, 9, who was severely wounded in an Israeli strike, won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year award. A Palestinian child who was severely wounded in an Israeli drone attack on Gaza last year, and who was pictured in an image that won the 2025 World Press Photo of…
