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Ebola Outbreak Deaths Exceed 1,000

Santa Barbara, California, July 24 -- Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 399 shipments of requested medical aid to 36 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries worldwide. The shipments... Read More


Invisible Casualties of the Ebola Epidemic

India, July 24 -- A Silent Struggle for Survival Jean, a 20-year-old man in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died in June after extreme poverty and medical disruption severed his access to life-savin... Read More


Amnesty condemns jailing of Georgian journalist, attack on comedian

India, July 24 -- Amnesty International has criticised the jailing of a Georgian journalist and the reported assault on a comedian over political satire, saying the incidents reflect an escalating cra... Read More


Amnesty calls for release of Zambian journalist held over social media posts

India, July 24 -- Amnesty International has urged Zambian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a state broadcaster journalist detained over social media posts, warning that the case ... Read More


Amnesty urges Ghana to pass anti-witchcraft law six years after lynching

India, July 24 -- Amnesty International has called on Ghanaian authorities to urgently enact legislation criminalising witchcraft accusations, saying years of delay have left hundreds of vulnerable wo... Read More


South Korea abortion appeal highlights legal uncertainty, says Amnesty

India, July 24 -- An appeal court ruling in a high profile abortion case has renewed concerns over South Korea's unresolved abortion laws, with Amnesty International saying the decision exposes a lega... Read More


Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as 152 Migrants Die on Atlantic Route

India, July 24 -- Doctors Without Borders teams in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, provided critical medical and psychological aid on July 18 to 38 survivors of a devastating boat journey that left approximat... Read More


74,000 Gaza children at risk of acute malnutrition, aid agency warns

India, July 24 -- More than 74,000 children under the age of five in Gaza are expected to suffer acute malnutrition over the coming months, according to new humanitarian estimates, with aid agencies w... Read More


Venezuela quakes leave pregnant women and newborns facing mounting health crisis

India, July 24 -- Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers affected by last month's devastating earthquakes in Venezuela are struggling to access healthcare, nutritious food and safe shelter, raisi... Read More


Over 180 Children Killed in DRC Ebola Outbreak as Trauma Deepens

India, July 23 -- More than 180 children have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, with thousands more requiring urgent mental health support after witnessing deaths, ... Read More