The attempted genocide of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar authorities and many of its citizens is one of the greatest crimes, so far, of this millennium. What compounds this horror is that the powers of the world who usually rush to condemn such atrocities have remained remarkably subdued. We even have the scenario whereby […]
Jospeh Kony is one of the most wanted men in Africa. He is a seriously deluded individual who has abducted countless children and indoctrinated them into his religion-inspired ‘army’. He is at war with the Ugandan government who are also brutal in their methods. Sadly, as is always the case in such conflict, it is […]
The scandal of the Magdalene Laundries and the orphanages of Ireland run by the Catholic Church is surely one of the most sickening episodes of history on the Emerald Isle. The Church was all-powerful and the children were its greatest victims. Members of the public may have suspected that there were serious problems, but few […]
It was one of the greatest rivalries of the ancient world. The mighty Empires of both Rome and Carthage fought twice until eventually those canny Italians emerged victorious. Carthage was a naval power. Rome was not. So it was that the Romans had to quickly learn the craft of fighting at sea. They learned fast […]
As unpleasant as war is for adults, it is much worse for children. The young rely on grown-ups to protect them. They seek reassurance from the older members of their families and wider society. When war hits, children are left feeling even more vulnerable as there is no one to keep them safe. Parents can’t […]
The occurrence of child abuse is without doubt the greatest crime that can be perpetrated by one person against another. Children are the most trusting and vulnerable of our species. When inhumans deliberately harm them, it stands as a terrible act of inhumanity. India is a vast nation with a huge population, many of them […]
The genocide being perpetrated against the Rohingya minority of Myanmar is known but was not as well shared as it should have been. Although the most serious abuse has petered out, there is still the not inconsequential matter of how the Rohingya refugees are being treated. Foremost among these victims of Myanmar oppression and brutality […]
The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund Saga is an Old Norse word meaning an epic story, usually surrounding a family or person. Erik Axl Sund is a composite of both Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axland Sundquist. Both men are Swedish. The Crow Girl is their first collaboration. It is a saga. Sofia Zetterlund is […]
Child abduction. Child slave labour. Child exploitation. As you read this it is still going on across the world today. Progress? What’s that? We eat our buns, our burgers, our consciences as children suffer at the hands of merciless, inhuman animals. Apathy is killing them, and us. They work in mines for food. They work […]
Of all of the innocent Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression, none tear at the heart so terribly as those who are children. There have been so many. Some are teenagers, some not. Some are toddlers, some babies. All should still be with us. Sometimes there are no words strong enough to describe the monsters who […]
Naftali Bennett is Israeli Minister of Education and Minister of Diaspora Affairs. He is also a Major in the Israeli military reserve, having previously served in the Israeli Forces of Occupation. Although born in Western Palestine (known by some as Israel), Bennett’s family came from San Francisco as squatters to settle on stolen Palestinian land. […]
This piece of verse deals with a shocking incident that took place in Ireland, in 2013, when Sanjeev Chada murdered his two young sons before placing their bodies in the boot (trunk) of his car. Eoghan was 10. Ruairi was 5. He then drove around Ireland until he was eventually apprehended after crashing his vehicle. […]
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