Genocide/Crimes against humanity

Myanmar nationalists protest Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Myanmar nationalists hold banners in downtown Yangon as they rally against the country's prosecution for genocide against the Rohingya minority at the International Court of Justice on Jan 27.

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte fit for ICC pre-trial hearings on Feb 23

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers a message during the proclamation rally for his political party PDP-Laban's senatorial candidates ahead of the midterm elections, at Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Theatre review

6 Microlectures On Genocides is a daring work of hope in dark times

Actor Rizman Putra in 6 Microlectures On Genocide at the Drama Box Studio.

Myanmar tells ICJ Rohingya genocide claims are ‘unsubstantiated’

Myanmar has always maintained the 2017 crackdown by its armed forces was justified to root out Rohingya insurgents.

Genocide case before international court ‘flawed and unfounded’, says Myanmar govt

Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar cross the border into Bangladesh.

Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN’s top court

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo

Commentary

How an assassination is pushing Bangladesh to the brink

The Daily Star building in Dhaka aflame on Dec 19 as the death of a young activist leader sets off a political conflagration ahead of elections in February.

Israel’s security Cabinet approves 19 new settlements in West Bank

Israeli soldiers during a weekly settlers’ tour on Oct 20 in Hebro, in the Israel-occupied West Bank.

World Court to hear landmark Myanmar genocide case in January

A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 16, 2025

Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, businessman and former U.S. presidential adviser Jared Kushner, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with other European leaders, pose for a group photo at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

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