Tag: rebellions and uprisings
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Top UN official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of tumult. And he sees hope
The official who steered the U.N.’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years is resigning
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Amazon suspends employee who protested contract with Israel
A Seattle-based Amazon employee says he was suspended last week after urging workers to join him in protesting the company’s relationship with the Israeli government. Ahmed Shahrour, a software engineer, sent emails to executives and posted in company messaging channels last Monday stating that he and other workers refused to remain complicit in genocide.” They…
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Pakistani army says clashes near the Afghan border killed 19 soldiers and 45 militants
The Pakistani military says security forces have raided three hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border in the past two days
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting coup
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat, making him the first former president convicted of such a crime in a nation long scarred by successful and failed power grabs. The sentence was decided on Thursday by a panel of…
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Death toll from 2 attacks by Islamic-State-affiliated rebels in Congo climbs to 89
Congolese authorities say the death toll from two attacks on civilians in eastern Congo by an Islamic State-affiliated rebel group has risen to 89
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At least 60 people killed in a rebel attack on funeral ceremony in eastern Congo
Rebels in eastern Congo affiliated with the Islamic State group have killed at least 60 people in an attack
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Today in History: September 9, Attica prison uprising begins
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2025. There are 113 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.…