Web review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Anti-Kabila demonstration sees civilian death toll rise in DRC

Protesters peacefully demonstrate to call President Kabila to step down.

19 January 2018
Demonstrations on the transition deal’s anniversary leave up to 12 people dead and over 100 arrested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Category: Democratic Republic of Congo - Web Review
Saturday, 17 February 2018

Save the Children’s Office in Afghanistan Attacked by ISIS

The van blasted by the attackers in front of the Save the Children Jalalabad office

5 February 2018
Three people have been killed in an attack organised by ISIS at the NGO’s office in Jalalabad.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Repatriation Finalized for Rohingya in Myanmar

Rohingya refugees at Balukhali Camp wait in line for daily essentials distribution

18 January 2018
Myanmar is preparing to take back the first group of Rohingya Muslims, despite doubts from refugees and the United Nations.
Category: Bangladesh - Web Review
Tuesday, 13 February 2018

The Gaza Strip has become a ‘disaster zone’

80% of Gaza's population depends on international aid, especially food assistance

29 January 2018
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have entered the 12th year under the restrictive Israeli-Egyptian blockade.
Category: Palestine - Web Review
Friday, 09 February 2018

Israeli violations against Palestinian minors rises

Arrest of Fawzi al-Junaidi, 16 years old Palestinian boy, accused of throwing stones.

23 January 2018
The detention of a 16-year-old girl highlighted to the world the problem of alleged Israeli abuse against Palestinian children.
Category: Israel - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 February 2018

Gunmen storm Kabul hotel

Kabul Ambulance Service vehicles wait to transport victims to the hospital following the hotel attack.

30 January 2018
Several gunmen attacked the hotel with the intention of killing civilians.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 February 2018

A tremendous number of children are suffering from starvation in Yemen

Children struggling to survive in Yemen

29 January 2018
A new threat in Yemen, the population is facing famine and disease.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 February 2018

Catastrophe Looms for Rohingya Refugees as Monsoon Season Approaches

A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. These makeshift shelters are particularly vulnerable to storms and mudslides.

27 January 2018
While Myanmar and Bangladesh discuss repatriation efforts, displaced Rohingya brace for the spring monsoon season.
Category: Bangladesh - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 February 2018

Terrorist Group Al-Shabaab Abducting Children Across Somalia

A young Al-Shabab soldier poses with his weapon. Many of the young Somalian boys recruited or abducted into the terrorist group are promised an education and money for their families.

16 January 2018
Al Shabaab is currently abducting citizens from Somalia for military training and indoctrination, Human Rights Watch reported Monday.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 February 2018

Attack on Civilians in Kabul Killed 41 and Injured More than 80

A distraught man is carried from the scene of the explosions in Kabul, Afghanistan.

17 January 2018
This was one of the first attacks to specifically target Shi’a Muslim civilians in Kabul.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Israel Arrests 19 Palestinians

Israeli border guards with Palestinian protestors on January 12, 2018.

22 January 2018
Israeli forces have arrested 19 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank.
Category: Israel - Web Review
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

The Houthis took vengeance on “betrayal”: Saleh killed

Saleh speaks to his people asking for a change of course: siding with Saudi Arabia

15 January 2018
Last December 2, former Yemen president Saleh asked the people to line up with the Saudi rivals. Two days later he is found dead.
Category: Saudi Arabia - Web Review
Monday, 22 January 2018
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