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To Whom It May Concern, Western Sahara is in conflict for decades over the disputed Northwest African area of around 252,120 square kilometers. But the conflicts between Morocco and the Polisario Front have increased in 2020 with the intervention of the Moroccan army leading to the Guerguerat crisis. The United Nations has recently adopted resolution 2654 (2022) to extend the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara for one year to resolve conflicts by the parties of the Western Sahara conflict, which has already killed 14000 Moroccan soldiers, Mauritanian soldiers, Polisario rebels and civilians and displaced 200000 civilians. Though the…

To Whom It May Concern, Pathetically, more than one hundred and fifty people died and many were injured in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, in a stampede on the occasion of the Halloween festival. The citizens of several countries including South Korea and the United States were the victims. According to available sources, partygoers were packed tightly into narrow streets in the nightlife district of Itaewon of Seoul when they were enjoying the Halloween weekend since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in the country. It is notable that the cause of the stampede is unknown. Investigations are going on…

To Whom It May Concern, Telephone conversations among the security chiefs of Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Turkey were held a few days ago. No doubt, this is a good development in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, even if no notable outcomes have come out from the talks. This is because there

To Whom It May Concern, I went to Dhaka University, once known as the ‘Oxford of the East’, two days ago. I stayed there for a while, had a glass of carbonated soft drink and took a few selfies. I remembered my colorful student life, persistent academic activities and gatherings with my friends at Dhaka University. No doubt, many ex-students of the University of Dhaka sometimes go or want to go there and gather with friends. But the ex-students of Dhaka University are sometimes obstructed and cannot visit their former university campus because of student clashes and a few other…

To Whom It May Concern, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, a Kashmir born photojournalist, was barred from traveling to the United States from India. According to available sources including BBC, she was stopped by the immigration authorities at Delhi Airport from flying to New York to receive the Pulitzer award, a prestigious award in the field of journalism, although she had a valid US visa and ticket. It is notable that the photojournalist, who was part of a Reuters team that won this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography, was barred twice from leaving India within a span of three months. The…

To Whom It May Concern, It is shameful that a school girl aged fifteen years named Asra Panahi died last week in an Iranian hospital after being tortured. According to available sources, the Coordinating Council of Teachers Syndicates alleged that she died because she was beaten by security forces when they raid on Shahed High

To Whom It May Concern, A deadly prison riot leading to fire has, according to available sources, occurred today in Iran leaving four dead and more than sixty injured. The riot and fire occurred at the Evin prison, which also houses political prisoners and government critics, in the Iranian capital Tehran after nearly a month of protests in several cities over the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in custody. The riot was controlled and the blaze was extinguished after a few hours. Notably, government officials have denied the occurrence of riots and any links between the prison fire and the…

To Whom It May Concern, There is rising tension in the Korean peninsula. This is because of the joint military drills and missile tests by the United States and South Korea and the repeated tests of missiles and air exercises by North Korea, a self-declared nuclear power. No doubt, the Korean peninsula has been an area of tension for a long but the tests of missiles and military drills noticeably increased in the last decade. While North Korea wants to exert threats to South Korea and the United States, South Korea wants to bolster its defense with military drills and…

To Whom It May Concern, The truce that was brokered by the United Nations, signed by conflicting parties in Yemen in April this year and extended twice, expired in early October. The truce has already made the situation in Yemen relatively better with reduced conflicts. Notably, the war in Yemen especially between the Houthis and

To Whom It May Concern, The number of deaths has increased in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in recent years. But this year is rendered as the deadliest year. Around one hundred Palestinians have already been killed in occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem this year. According to available sources including BBC, most deaths are caused by attacks or raids by Israeli forces, though some deaths are caused by armed Israeli civilians. Moreover, such deaths are going on without any indication of their end and there is a lack of deserving emphasis by powerful countries on ending such…