Tag: families
Ukrainian families divided by Russian occupation hang on and hope to be reunited
Eleanor Beardsley ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — On a recent Saturday morning, several dozen volunteers at a youth center are weaving strips of cloth to make camouflage netting for the Ukrainian army. They are in the capital of Ukraine’s southeastern province of Zaporizhzhia, about two-thirds of which is controlled by Russian forces. The front line is 25…
Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’
Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in Texas When Jade and her family first arrived at the detention facility in Karnes county, Texas, she wasn’t really sure what to think. “I guess I was confused and scared,” said the 13-year-old. Her…
Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer
Salvadorian president denounced as ‘tyrannical’ as he floats trading 252 prisoners with fellow authoritarian regime The families of prisoners being held by the authoritarian governments of El Salvador and Venezuela have condemned President Nayib Bukele’s offer to swap 252 Venezuelan detainees sent to his jails by the Trump administration for the same number of political…
Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ bomber was able to attack officers
The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he was allowed to attack prison officers in HMP Frankland. Despite being held in a high-security unit, Abedi, 28, attacked three prison officers on Saturday with improvised blades and hot cooking…
Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship’s mass grave
By The Associated Press Dozens of families are still waiting to know whether their parents, children, siblings and friends are in one of more than 1,000 blue bags discovered in 1990 in a ditch in a São Paulo cemetery in the isolated district of Perus. That was the first of many mass graves uncovered by…
Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes
Syria’s interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus – strongholds of Assad support. Local residents have described scenes of looting and mass killings,…
Families concerned as Grenfell to be dismantled
The government has decided to dismantle Grenfell Tower, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told a meeting with bereaved relatives and survivors. Seventy two people died when the tower block in west London caught fire in June 2017. The decision follows several years of debate over the future of the 24-storey tower, with some hoping it…
‘My beauty, you’re home’: Israeli women soldiers reunited with families
Nineteen-year-old Liri Albag rushes into her parents’ arms, igniting screams of joy. “My beauty. You’re a hero. You’re home. That’s it,” her mother says as the three laugh and cry together. The moment, filmed by the Israeli military, was the first time the family had seen each other in more than 15 months. Liri was…
‘We were betrayed’: families of apartheid victims sue South African government
High court case demands inquiry into 1985 Cradock Four killings and ‘constitutional damages’ worth £7.3m Lukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth beneath his feet shaking from the number of people gathered at the graveside, and the fear he felt aged three as the red box holding…
Families fear for Cuban prisoners after Trump reneges on release deal
US president reinstates Cuba on terror list despite Biden deal to release prisoners jailed over demonstrations The families of Cuban protesters jailed in anti-government demonstrations are waiting anxiously to see if the government will continue with a planned prisoner release after Donald Trump reneged on a deal made last week by Joe Biden. Activists from…
Families’ relief as memorial unveiled to first world war black South African dead
Commonwealth War Graves Commission begins project to honour those who, unlike white counterparts, were never commemorated Elliot Malunga Delihlazo’s grandmother would say that her brother Bhesengile went to war and never came back. The family knew he had died in the first world war, but they never had a body to bury, only a memorial…
Jeremy Hunt apologises to Letby victims’ families
Mr Hunt opened his appearance at the Thirlwall Inquiry at Liverpool town hall by saying that Letby’s crimes had been committed “on [his] watch”. The inquiry is looking into how Letby, 35, was able to kill seven babies and try to kill seven others while working at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and…
Labour says cap on school uniform items could save families £50 a child
Government plans to limit branded student kit to three articles, plus a tie, from September 2026 in England Plans to cap the number of branded uniform items schools in England can require to three, plus a tie, could save families more than £50 a child, with additional annual savings of £450 from free breakfast clubs…
Biden arrives in New Orleans to console families of victims: ‘You got to hang on’
President flew into city where US army veteran drove truck into crowd, killing 14 and injuring 30 others Joe Biden arrived in New Orleans late on Monday afternoon with a message to the grieving families of victims in the deadly new year’s attack during celebrations in the city’s famed French Quarter: “It takes time. You…
Families of Sicilian mafia victims fear return of freed mobsters
Most of the bosses, released from prison on furlough or for good behaviour, have never disavowed Cosa Nostra Families of victims killed by the Sicilian mafia have expressed fears that more than 20 senior mobsters released over the last three months may now return to the neighbourhoods they once controlled. The majority of these bosses,…
‘No one deserves this’: Victims’ families seek answers in New Orleans attack
Just hours before the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Jack Bech got on a phone call with his older brother Martin – an avid outdoorsman and former football star mostly known to friends and teammates as “Tiger”. Jack, 22, was in Dallas visiting family members, while Tiger, a 28-year-old former Princeton alumnus who…
The struggle to reunite children with families in war-torn Gaza
They are smiling now as they play together in the sand at al-Mawasi tent camp in southern Gaza, but the children of the Masri family have survived horrific events. “Their lives were in danger, they were exposed to so much killing and destruction,” says their grandmother, Kawther al-Masri. An Israeli bombing six weeks ago struck…
Anger as families wait for victims’ remains after South Korea plane crash
Hundreds of grieving people have been camping out at Muan International Airport in South Korea, furious that they have not yet seen the bodies of their loved ones who died after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed on Sunday. Acting President Choi Sang-mok has asked investigators to promptly disclose their findings to bereaved families. He has…
For South Korean Families, a Grim Wait for Bodies After Plane Crash
South Korea Plane Crash Officials said it could take up to 10 days to prepare the dead for transport, with the uncertainty adding to the shock and grief of relatives packed into an airport hall. By John Yoon Reporting from Muan, South Korea South Korean officials on Monday began the slow, painstaking process of piecing…