Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death. Police near the coastal town of Malindi started exhuming bodies on Friday from the Shakahola forest. Kenya police officers stand guard […]
At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing
Jandaris, Syria Reuters The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month’s earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing a green sweater at the time of her burial, a description left in the hope it may help someone identify her. The bodies of up to 70 unidentified people have been […]
Ukraine allies see risk in Russia’s response to battlefield setbacks
Izium, Ukraine Reuters The top US general warned on Sunday it was unclear how Russia would react to its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, as Britain said Moscow’s forces had widened strikes on civilian infrastructure and were likely to expand their targets further. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian forces repelled attacks by Russian troops in the […]
Finding the disappeared: Colombia’s cemeteries may hold answers for families
JULIA SYMMES COBB, of Reuters, reports on the ongoing search for those who disappeared during 60 years of conflict in the South American nation…
Indigenous group in Canada announces discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves
Toronto, CanadaReuters A Canadian Indigenous group announced on Wednesday the “horrific and shocking discovery” of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school, just weeks after the discovery of other children’s remains shook the country. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said in a statement that the number of newly found […]
Remains of 215 children found at former Indigenous school site in Canada
Toronto, CanadaReuters The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as heartbreaking on Friday. The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in […]
Amid land crunch, US state legalises human composting
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation It saves space, cuts emissions and feeds plants – now human composting may go mainstream after Washington became the first US state to legalise the transformation of human remains to nurturing soil. The bill passed by wide margins and was signed into law on Tuesday by Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, […]
Two Christian cemeteries vandalised in Algeria
World Watch Monitor Two Christian cemeteries have been vandalised in Algeria in recent weeks, reports national news site Algerie Monde Infos. More than 30 graves were desecrated at the La Reunion War Cemetery in Oued Ghir, a town near the northern city of Bejaia, on 6th September by a group of young people, a source told […]
Mass grave of Christians found in Iraq
World Watch Monitor A mass grave holding the remains of 40 Christians has been found in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, reports Iraqi News. Iraq’s second city was held by the so-called Islamic State group for three years until its liberation by government forces in 2017. After capturing the city in 2014, IS warned Christians […]