Tag: hunger
‘I curse this war’: hunger and fear in Goma after rebel takeover
M23 rebel group swept into Congolese city after a rapid advance in recent weeks People living in Goma on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern border with Rwanda have spoken of their fear and acute hunger after the M23 rebel group swept into the city earlier this week. “We are very afraid. This situation…
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since. By Sui-Lee Wee and Nyrola Elimä Sui-Lee Wee reported from Bangkok, and Nyrola Elimä from Helsingborg, Sweden. Dozens of Uyghur men who fled persecution in their native China only to find…