International

OVER 50 JADE MINERS, working in Kachin state, were reported killed today as mud engulfed their living quarters. The mud slide had been triggered by a major landslide. Jade mining is a largely unregulated industry: its activities often trigger landslides, ...

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP will make his long-awaited state visit to the UK at the start of June. It will be a three day visit, starting on 3rd June, and President Trump is expected to be joined by his third ...

THE UK GOVERNMENT will match funds raised by Islamic Relief during its Ramadan appeal up to the sum of £2 million, the charity has announced. Money raised in the Ramadan appeal will, this year, be dedicated to the effort to ...

LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS activists are working hard to remind fellow East Londoners of the struggle of the Palestinian people in the run up to the annual national demonstration in solidarity with displaced Palestinians. The demonstration, on 11th May, has been ...

A UK-BASED HUMAN rights organisation, “White Pigeon International (WPI)”, has held a discussion meeting on the topic of “Local Government Election Backlash, Risk of Democracy in Bangladesh”. Speakers at the discussion meeting said that the democracy of the recent local ...

Emdad Rahman RAMDHANA IS A quaint and charming village which stands along the Pachla river in Bishwanath, Sylhet. The natural colour and vibrancy of the surrounding picturesque landscape permeate this humble Bangladeshi village. A common practice among the Ramdhana expatriate ...

Emdad Rahman NEIGHBOURS IN POPLAR have returned from a deployment to Calais, France, where a team of volunteers led by Sister Christine Frost spent a day at the Refugee Community Kitchen which serves hot, nourishing meals to displaced people every ...

Emdad Rahman EAST LONDON BUS DRIVERS have climbed Mount Snowdon in aid of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The whole group consisted of bus drivers from the Arriva bus garage depot in Ash Grove – and their collective efforts raised £3,000. ...

Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF volunteers from the Human Relief Foundation (HRF) travelled to Bangladesh over half-term to deliver aid.  Volunteers from the Whitechapel branch visited the Rohingya Camp in Cox Bazar, followed by three days in Sylhet where they ...

Maruf Ahmed WHILE MOST SCHOOL CHILDREN were tucking into their well-earned midday lunches, a group of Year 10 pupils from the London Enterprise Academy in Whitechapel joined volunteers from the UK charity Human Relief Foundation to raise awareness of issues ...