The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.

the major opposition organization that claims to be Myanmar’s legitimate government. Some ethnic armed groups have allied themselves with the People’s Defense Force. The situation is ...

From 2011 to 2022, mental health inequities by age, sex, and racial and ethnic group, were large, fluctuated over time, and matched prior research.

The definition of ethnic cleansing is the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a ...

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A major ethnic rebel group and Myanmar's military government have signed a ceasefire agreement mediated by China, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. The ceasefire between the military ...

Despite being a major ethnic group in Delta State and a significant contributor to Nigeria’s oil wealth, Isoko has been consistently marginalized in Federal and State appointments. Isoko is an ...