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(Sahel/UNHCR) UN says two million internally displaced by Sahel violence (Al Jazeera)

The UNHCR called the humanitarian response in Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger ‘dangerously overstretched’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/un-says-two-million-internally-displaced-by-sahel-violence

(France/Algeria) Can France move on from colonial past in Algeria without apology? (Al Jazeera)

As colonies gained independence, the war in Algeria from 1954 to 1962 was one of the world’s bloodiest conflicts. While the report that led to...

(Iran) Iran crypto miners cry foul over electricity backlash (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Cryptocurrency miners in Iran say they are being scapegoated for power outages and pollution. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/22/iran-crypto-miners-cry-foul-over-electricity-backlash

(Syria) UN says 12 murdered at al-Hol camp in Syria since start of year (Al Jazeera)

UN expresses concern over ‘deteriorating security conditions’ at camp for displaced people controlled by Kurdish forces. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/un-says-12-murdered-at-al-hol-camp-in-syria-since-start-of-year

(Bosnia) Former Bosnian general given 10-year sentence for war crimes (Al Jazeera)

Sakib Mahmuljin’s lawyers argue he was not responsible for killings carried out by foreign fighters of El Mujahid unit. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/former-bosnian-general-given-10-year-sentence-for-war-crimes

(Russia) Russia rounds up Navalny allies as weekend protests loom (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny plan to hold demonstrations throughout Russia over his recent arrest. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/russia-rounds-up-navalny-allies-as-weekend-protests-loom

(USA) Could Biden’s student loan freeze argue for bigger debt relief? (Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Thanks to vagaries of the accounting world, Donald Trump’s administration had a chance in the final weeks of the presidential race to cancel more...

(USA) Biden to order stopgap aid while Congress considers big stimulus (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Friday to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans while...

(Israel) Not an “Existential Threat”—A Vital National Interest (Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

The notion of an “existential threat” to Israel largely belongs to the last century, and its use is no longer helpful in assessing Israel’s...

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