International
Russians bomb theater where civilians were seeking shelter
NATO has officially declared Putin’s aggressions against Ukraine a war crime, and more and more information about the details of those crimes are becoming public. On Wednesday, local officials said a theater was bombed in the city of Mariupol by Russian military.
The Mariupol Drama Theater was being used as shelter for hundreds of civilians trying to evade Russia’s attacks. Mariupol deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov told the BBC that nearly 1,200 civilians were seeking shelter inside the building when it was hit.
The number of casualties remains unknown. Mariupol has been under attack and left without electricity, running water or basic necessities. Local officials have recorded over 2,500 deaths since the war began, although speculation is that the number is much higher.
The Associated Press has reported on horrific mass burial holes where citizens have to wrap up bodies in anything they can and dump then quickly in a mass grave in order to quickly get back to safety for themselves.
NEW: Russia has bombed the drama theater in Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol where 100s of civilians were seeking shelter from Russian attacks.
Here’s a photo of the aftermath from Mariupol Now. More than 2,500 civilians have been killed in Mariupol since Russia invaded pic.twitter.com/1wKGEs6z4n
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) March 16, 2022
International
Mental health crisis spikes among Afghan women after Taliban regained control two years ago
The women of Afghanistan are suffering a mental health crisis since the Taliban regained power two years ago. According to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday, approximately 70% of women experience feelings of anxiety, isolation and depression.
The numbers continue to rise, as there has already been a significant jump between April and June of this year alone, with an increase from 57% the preceding quarter.
The report, conducted by U.N. Women, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, interviewed women online, in-person and in group consultations as well as individual telesurveys.
592 Afghan women in 22 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces took part in the study. The Associated Press reports:
They have barred women from most areas of public life and work and banned girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade. They have prohibited Afghan women from working at local and non-governmental organizations. The ban was extended to employees of the United Nations in April.
Opportunities to study continued to shrink as community-based education by international organizations was banned and home-based schooling initiatives were regularly shut down by the de facto authorities — a term use by the U.N. for the Taliban government.
Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education and the rights of Afghan women and children are on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Treat
March 17, 2022 at 3:09 pm
Do u think The corrupt Ukraine Government is bombing itself and blaming the Russians!! I heard the Russians r there to rid of the cabal !! Yes
Treat
March 17, 2022 at 3:09 pm
NATO is corrupt!
Rick Brewster
March 17, 2022 at 7:13 pm
If you do a little research oine you will find that civilians that wete in that building were ushered out and that Ukrainian forces wired the building with explosives and detonated it.
Mike
March 18, 2022 at 5:23 pm
Azov division would not let anyone leave the city, using them as shields. Anyone trying
to leave was shot. Typical MSM comment.
John mac
March 20, 2022 at 1:52 pm
THERE NOW !! It’s been OFFICIALLY DECLAIRED !! Pretty sure most 4 year olds also DECLARE it a war crime. and THEN …… crickets…from nato. No wonder POTUS Trump wanted out from this toothless cash cow !