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US group sees expansion of PH drug war killings to crackdown on Left

August 14, 2019 admin civilians, communists, Conflicts, data, duterte, Killings, Latest News Stories, Nation, research, Violence, war on drugs

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:55:36 +0000

Daughter refutes mom: I am not missing, brainwashed; I left home willingly

MANILA, Philippines – Attacks on civilians in the Philippines now included the killing of members and leaders of protest groups branded as communists, aggravating the violence arising from the government’s bloody campaign against drugs and increasing risks of a free fall to authoritarian rule, according to a United States-based conflict research and analysis group. In […]

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Over 2 million Muslims in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage

August 10, 2019 admin Conflicts, hajj pilgrimage, Islam, kaaba, Latest News Stories, Mecca, muslim, pilgrim, Religion, Saudi Arabia, World

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:57:59 +0000

More than 2 million pilgrims were gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday to perform initial rites of the hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage that takes the faithful along a path traversed by the Prophet Muhammad some 1,400 years ago.

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Senators: Invoking arbitral win vs China long overdue

August 6, 2019 admin arbitration, China, Conflicts, disputes, Foreign relations, hague, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippines, politics, Senate, South China sea, territory

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:26:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines— President Rodrigo Duterte should have invoked the 2016 Hague ruling against China a long time ago, senators said on Tuesday. But they nevertheless welcomed Duterte’s reported plan to raise the issue during his visit to China this month. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he supports the move as he ruled out […]

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Group: No war in PH and yet attacks on civilians rising

July 13, 2019 admin acled, Attacks, civilians, Conflicts, data, drug war killings, Information, Latest News Stories, Nation, research, rights, targeted, war

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:49:34 +0000

The rising number of direct attacks on civilians in the Philippines despite the absence of “large-scale conventional war” caught the attention of researchers in a United States-based group because it exceeded the figures in countries where armed conflict was widespread, according to the group’s research director.

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