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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar massacre

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two Save the Children staff, that was blamed on junta troops. The killings took place on Christmas Eve in eastern Kayah state, where pro-democracy rebels have been fighting the military, which took over the government from the democratically elected administration in February. In a statement released Wednesday evening, Security Council members “stressed the need to ensure […]

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Robredo hails QC court verdict in 2009 Maguindanao massacre case

(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Dec. 19, hailed the verdict handed down by a Quezon City court judge in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, saying it was the “most appropriate ending.” “Pagkatapos ng mahigit isang dekada, nagagalak tayong malaman na nakamtan na ng mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng Ampatuan Massacre ang pinakaasam nating hustisya,” Robredo said in a statement. Robredo said despite the hardships and the “slow progress” of the case, […]

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Maguindanao massacre principal accused Zaldy Ampatuan ordered to be brought to jail from hospital as decision day nears

  (Eagle News) — Zaldy Ampatuan, the principal accused in the 2010 Maguindanao massacre, was ordered by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Tuesday to be sent back in jail from the Makati hospital where he is presently recovering from a stroke. The order from Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 came two days before the scheduled promulgation of the decision in the controversial multiple mass murder case. Ampatuan had originally asked […]

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De Lima backs calls for live media coverage of Maguindanao massacre verdict

(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has backed some media organizations’ calls for a live coverage of the promulgation of the Ampatuan massacre case on Dec. 19. According to De Lima, who is facing drug-related charges, “as someone who is undergoing an undeserved trial that was initially shut off from the world to watch, I understand the importance of making public every single detail of the verdict of this case, which dragged on with the defense […]

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Relatives of Maguindanao massacre victims continue to cry for justice a decade after killings

  (Eagle News) — Relatives of 58 people slain in the tragic Maguindanao massacre, considered as the Philippines’ worst political massacre where many journalists were among those killed, called for justice on Saturday, a decade since the killings. The relatives voiced anger at the slow pace of justice. Of the 58 people killed in the November 2009 massacre, 32 were media workers. Various groups also staged protests in Manila to mark the 10th anniversary of […]

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Malian government resigns as anger mounts over massacre that left 160 people dead

  BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Mali’s prime minister resigned along with his entire government on Thursday following criticism over their handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and a massacre last month that left 160 people dead. A statement from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s office said he had accepted Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga’s resignation and that of his government two weeks after mass protests erupted over the rising tide of violence. […]

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Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160

OGASSOGOU, Mali (AFP) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita vowed Monday to beef up security as he visited a village where more some 160 people were killed by suspected militiamen from a rival ethnic group. “We need security here — this is your mission,” Keita said, giving a public order to military chief General Aboulaye Coulibaly, who was abruptly appointed on Sunday after the massacre. “Justice will be done,” he vowed. The deadly raid took […]

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NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and their families, the prime minister’s office announced on Sunday. The interfaith service will take place in Christchurch two weeks after an Australian white supremacist shot and killed 50 Muslims who had arrived for Friday prayers at two mosques in the city on March 15. “The national remembrance service provides an opportunity for Cantabrians (Christchurch-area residents), […]

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Former President Aquino to Bongbong Marcos, Enrile: “Ang totoo ay totoo, ang pambobola ay pambobola pa rin”

(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday, Sept. 21, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile for their remarks no one was killed or arrested during former President Ferdinand Marcos’ time. According to Aquino, “merong batas na Human Rights Compensation bill na binabayad doon sa lahat ng mga biktima ng human rights abuses noong panahon ng batas militar.” “May edad na si Senator Enrile pero hindi naman […]

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Duterte dismisses calls for him to send soldiers to W. PHL Sea; It will result in a “massacre,” he says

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, June 6, dismissed anew calls for him to send soldiers to the West Philippine Sea to assert the country’s claims. In a speech on Tuesday night, Duterte said sending the troops to fight China, which has been aggressive in its militarization in the area, would “result in a massacre.” “I am not prepared to lose my soldiers and policeman for a simple adventurism,” Duterte said in a […]

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Mexico court orders new probe into massacre of students

by Jean Luis Arce  © Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A court in Mexico has ordered a new probe into a crime that horrified the nation: the disappearance and suspected massacre of 43 students in 2014. Relatives of the missing welcomed the ruling, but the government questioned it and said it was reviewing the decision, which came from a federal court in the state of Tamaulipas. Mexico remains haunted by the unsolved mystery of […]

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Germany asks US court to drop Namibian genocide suit

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The German government said Friday it had asked a US court to throw out a lawsuit brought by indigenous groups from Namibia seeking reparations for the genocide of their peoples under German colonial rule. It was the first time Berlin has formally responded to the class-action suit launched by the Herero and Nama people last year over the tens of thousands killed in the 1904-1908 massacres. Berlin’s position “is that the […]

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