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At Least 57 Killed, Many Hurt in South Sudan Ethnic Violence

December 28, 2022
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JUBA, South Sudan—At least 57 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during recent ethnic violence in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei region, a local official said Wednesday. Armed groups of youths from the Nuer tribe attacked members of the Murle ethnic group in the Greater Pibor administrative area, Greater Pibor’s information minister…

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Bosnia Police Jail 8 for War Crimes During 1992–95 Conflict

December 17, 2021
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina—Bosnian police on Thursday arrested eight former Bosnian Serb army commanders and soldiers in the 1992 wartime killing of about 100 Bosniaks, including women, children, and older people, authorities said. The eight are facing charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes against war prisoners, Bosnian security agency SIPA said. A statement from the…

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Photographer Visits Obscure African Village Where People Literally Live Inside Works of Art

June 17, 2021
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Traveling blogger Olga Stavrakis and photographer Rita Willaert gained entry into the isolated West African village of Burkina Faso, where they documented an extraordinary people living in a habitat like no other. The obscure village of Lies Tiebele is home to the Kassena people. First settled in the 15th century, Lies Tiebele covers 1.2 hectares and…

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