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Widowed by COVID-19, wounded by Andhra Pradesh government’s apathy

COVID widows in Andhra Pradesh battle grief, stigma and financial distress. Despite government aid, paperwork complexities and administrative delays add to their woes. NGOs are helping them with counselling and financial support, while some have taken up new skills to make ends meet.

The Hindu

Dutch Jewish Leaders Face Backlash For Inviting Minister Linked To Terrorist Funding

Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag invited to Kristallnacht commemoration despite funding Palestinian terror group

Zenger

Refugees who died off Italy 10 years ago remembered as new crisis flares

A decade after two tragic shipwrecks that shook Europe, Lampedusa is at the centre of a humanitarian crisis again.

Al Jazeera

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Delay in lifting clearance suspension over Yadadri Thermal Power Station after compliance of issues to cost State dearly

TSGenco is awaiting MoEF's response to lift suspension over EC for YTPS to meet energy demand. CBI case registered against lawyer of NGOs who filed petition in NGT. TSGenco complied with 3 issues raised by NGT & submitted compliance report to MoEF. No wildlife sanctuary in 10-km radius of project…

The Hindu

Israeli Minister Cancels Prayer Service Amidst Tensions In Tel Aviv

Organizers move mixed-gender prayers to avoid confrontation with counterdemonstrators

Zenger

‘Roma only’: the school caught up in a Slovakian national scandal

A small primary in Podsadek is at the centre of a legal row about segregation and discrimination in the run-up to elections

The Guardian - UK

Yom Kippur Fracas Shatters Unity As Divisions Erupt In Tel Aviv Square

Secular and religious Israelis clash over gender-separate prayer service, highlighting growing societal divisions.

Zenger

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Ben-Gvir’s Protest Plans Criticized As Tensions Rise In Tel Aviv

Israeli PM Netanyahu Urges Calm Amidst Tensions Over Segregated Prayer

Zenger

Kerala to decide soon on census to revise OBC list

Kerala govt. to take call on conducting SECC to update OBC list. Centre declined request citing data inaccuracy. Govt. needs to take policy decision & may wait for ruling coalition & all-party consensus. Govt. to seek time to take decision.

The Hindu

A flood of misinformation about migrants in Lampedusa

Thousands of individuals, predominantly from sub-Saharan Africa, have recently arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa, reigniting the discussion on the EU and European states' approach to handling illegal immigration. Amidst this context, people online have been sharing three deceptive videos with the intent of disparaging migrants arriving in…

France 24

NGO finds 177 environmental activists murdered worldwide in 2022

In its annual review, the Global Witness NGO named 177 land and environmental defenders who had been killed in 2022 – from the Amazon to the Philippines and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here's how this unique scheme works

In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to fully capture how the dam would affect the surrounding rainforest, and particularly the endangered green…

The Conversation

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘too early to say’ whether Ukraine’s summer offensive has failed – as it happened

Gen Mark Milley, head of the US military, says offensive has gone ‘slower than anticipated’ but battle isn’t done

The Guardian - AU

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision against withdrawal of disproportionate assets case against O. Panneerselvam in 2012

Madras HC takes up suo motu revision of order allowing DVAC to withdraw case against former AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam & family. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh to hear petition on Wed. DVAC had registered FIR against Panneerselvam in 2006. NGO Arappor Iyakkam seeks court-monitored probe into allegations of disproportionate assets.…

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HC asks Centre to respond to plea by NGO challenging suspension of FCRA licence

CPR challenges Centre's suspension of its FCRA licence; HC asks Centre to decide on CPR's plea for release of 25% of frozen funds by Sept 5; Centre asked for records & replies which were given on May 15; HC asked to release funds as interim measure to enable NGO to…

The Guardian - UK

Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance

Swedish teenager Ia Anstoot says group’s ‘unscientific’ opposition to EU nuclear power serves fossil fuel interests

The Hindu

The right to dream

Former IT professional, Reena Chowdhury, talks about her non-profit, A Little Dream

Al Jazeera

A child was sexually abused every two hours in Pakistan this year, NGO says

Islamabad-based NGO records 2,227 cases of child sexual abuse in the country between January and June.

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Survey finds gaps in specialised paediatric oncology care at all tertiary hospitals in India

The survey notes that dedicated paediatric oncology departments are available at 41.6% of the publicly managed tertiary-level hospitals.

Radio France Internationale

Saudi security forces accused of killing of Ethiopian migrants on Yemen border

Saudi border guards reportedly "fired like rain" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into the Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year, according to an NGO report.

The Guardian - UK

Cape Verde boat disaster: vessel drifted for month after alarm raised, says NGO

Walking Borders said it told authorities in four countries on 20 July about vessel with more than 100 asylum seekers onboard

The Hindu

Delhi High Court stays I-T proceedings against NGO Oxfam India

A notice was issued to the NGO on March 29 under the provisions of the I-T Act which triggered the reassessment proceedings.

The Independent UK

Romanian care homes scandal spotlights abuse described as 'inhumane and degrading'

A string of disturbing revelations of “inhumane and degrading” maltreatment of older and disabled people at Romanian care homes have sparked concerns over the country’s capacity to adequately care for its socially vulnerable

The Hindu

Plea against HC verdict upholding caste survey in Bihar: SC to hear matter on August 7

SC to hear plea against HC verdict upholding validity of caste survey in Bihar on Aug 7; NGO, Nalanda resident challenge validity of survey, citing constitutional mandate

The Guardian - UK

Bollywood film accused of trivialising Holocaust with Auschwitz scenes

Calls for Prime Video to remove Bawaal after using death camp as relationship metaphor

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