Several dissidents were attacked and arrested during todays international hungerstrike in support of Vietnams prisoners of conscience. The hungerstrike was part of the We Are One movement, and was arranged in several countries. It is a unique effort to bring attention to the prisoners of conscience in Vietnam, as it is the first event that…
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UNHCR to airlift aid to Typhoon Haiyan survivors in Philippines
The UN refugee agency announced today that it was organizing an emergency airlift to the Philippines, where an estimated 9.8 million people have been affected by last Friday’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan. UNHCR has already released supplies from its warehouse in Cotabato, Mindanao and is sending to Tacloban 1,400 protection kits and hygiene kits containing basic…