Civil society of Development and Freedoms

One person killed in factory explosion in China

One person was killed and two others were missing in an explosion at a chemical plant in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China, early on Saturday morning. According to Xinhua, the accident occurred at about 12:46 am this Saturday morning…

FAO: Five million Yemenis one step away from famine in 2021

The United Nations warned that 5 million people in war-torn Yemen “will likely be living just one step away from famine” in 2021, urging immediate support. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization on Sunday warned that 5 million…

Hundreds of workers detained and tortured in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch confirmed that Saudi Arabia is detaining hundreds of migrant workers, most of them Ethiopians, in “degrading” conditions. The human rights organization said in a statement, on Tuesday, “Detainees are being held in very…

Citizen killed due to torture in Aden

A citizen was tortured to death by a faction of the pro-UAE Southern Transitional Council (STC) inside a camp in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen News Portal reported, citing local sources. According to local sources, the young man,…

Earthquake measuring 6.2 hits Philippines

A strong earthquake hit on the early hours of Wednesday morning Mindanao island in the Philippines. The German GfZ Center for Earth Sciences Research said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. The US Geological…