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Venezuela: over a hundred political prisoners freed
More than a hundred people held as political prisoners in Venezuela have been freed, according to the human rights group Foro Penal (FP). Among them were FP lawyer Kennedy Tejeda and communications student Juan Francisco Alvarado.…
China: speculation about reasons for dismissal of two senior generals
The recent decision to remove China’s two most senior generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, and place them under investigation has prompted intense speculation. Zhang was the highest-ranking military figure in the Communist Party, while Liu…
Kenya: even when he had no home, he was rescuing wild birds
Once homeless and living on the streets, Rodgers Oloo Magutha now shares his modest home with rescued birds in Kenya. Growing up near Lake Nakuru, surrounded by rich birdlife, he found his childhood curiosity growing into…
Israel: football pitch for Palestinian children wins a reprieve
A small Palestinian children’s football pitch in Bethlehem has been granted a temporary reprieve after Israel postponed its planned demolition. The Aida Youth Centre pitch, built in 2020 to serve more than two hundred children from…
