Chermaine Lee

2 months ago | fairplanet.org | Chermaine Lee

February 06, 2025topic:Women's rightslocated:Afghanistan, United Arab Emirateseditor:Chermaine LeeAfghanistan’s Taliban has turned against one of its own for speaking out against the female education ban, which the United Nations calls gender apartheid. Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, has reportedly fled the country after condemning the ban and is now staying in the United Arab Emirates.

Jan 24, 2025 | fairplanet.org | Chermaine Lee

January 24, 2025topic:Political violencelocated:Israel, Palestineeditor:Chermaine LeeCelebrations and relief filled the ruins in Gaza and streets in Israel when Israel and Hamas finally struck a ceasefire deal that began on January 19th: the over 15-month war seems to have finally taken a break, as three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were exchanged on the same day.

Dec 7, 2024 | fairplanet.org | Chermaine Lee

December 07, 2024Can the world endure more war in the wake of killings in the Middle East and Ukraine, compounded by starvation in Sudan, Yemen, and beyond? To many South Korean residents, the answer is a firm no, as became clear in their response to hardliner President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on 3 December.

Nov 25, 2024 | voaindonesia.com | Chermaine Lee

This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing. Link has been copied to clipboard Negara-negara berkembang dan terbelakang memperdebatkan target baru pendanaan ramah lingkungan dan secara konsisten menyerukan pendanaan iklim dalam bentuk hibah publik. Kemarahan dan frustrasi dari negara-negara berkembang yang rentan terhadap dampak iklim, kemungkinan akan berlanjut setelah pertemuan puncak perubahan iklim di Azerbaijan, COP29 berakhir.

Nov 21, 2024 | voanews.com | Chermaine Lee

The role of Azerbaijan as a growing exporter of fossil fuels has forced a debate at this month’s climate conference in Baku over which countries are most responsible for worsening climate change — the producers or the countries that buy and burn those fuels. Climate activists have cited a slew of new contracts signed by Azerbaijan’s state oil company in the past year, a development that President Ilham Aliyev has defended as a “gift from God” and a realistic response to market demand.