Chinese Court Sentences Lai to Five Years on ‘Fraud Charges’

Tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced by Chinese Authorities to more than five years in prison for fraud.  Pro-democracy Jimmy Lai, a businessman from Hong Kong, was found guilty of fraud and given a five year, nine month prison term. The 75-year-old billionaire was found guilty on Saturday of two Continue Reading

Chinese Court Sentences Lai to Five Years on ‘Fraud Charges’

Tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced by Chinese Authorities to more than five years in prison for fraud.  Pro-democracy Jimmy Lai, a businessman from Hong Kong, was found guilty of fraud and given a five year, nine month prison term. The 75-year-old billionaire was found guilty on Saturday of two Continue Reading

27 Asphyxiated Dead Ethiopian Immigrants Discovered in Zambia

27 suspected Ethiopian migrants’ dead and suffocated bodies were discovered in the capital of Zambia. On the outskirts of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, at least 27 suspected migrants from Ethiopia were discovered dead, smothered, and maybe thrown from a truck.Security personnel only discovered one survivor who was “not breathing,” according to Continue Reading

Iran Executes and Publicly Hangs Another Protester

Majidreza Rahnavard was publicly hanged from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others after being convicted of stabbing two members of a paramilitary force. Activists warn that at least a dozen people have already been sentenced to death in closed-door hearings. On Monday, Iran’s Mizan news agency published Continue Reading

World Humanitarian Day

There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day (WHD) builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global Continue Reading

Britain Welcomes Afghan Refugees

Residents of the UK have expressed their readiness to accept refugees from Afghanistan. According to The Guardian, more than 1.5 thousand people left applications on the websites of charitable organizations that are engaged in the accommodation of refugees from different countries. 998 people have published announcements that they are ready to provide Continue Reading