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Over 160 unmarked graves found on island where infamous residential school branded ‘Canada’s Alcatraz’ stood – indigenous group

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021By Editor

In the fourth such discovery in recent months, a Canadian indigenous group has said it has found over 160 “undocumented and unmarked” graves on Penelakut Island, which once housed a residential school dubbed ‘Canada’s Alcatraz’. … Read More >Over 160 unmarked graves found on island where infamous residential school branded ‘Canada’s Alcatraz’ stood – indigenous group

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Trudeau condemns spate of arson attacks on Catholic churches as Canada reels from unmarked graves scandal

Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021By Editor

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has denounced the ongoing spree of arson and vandalism targeting churches as “unacceptable.” The attacks are believed to be retaliation to historic abuses of indigenous children in church-run schools. … Read More >Trudeau condemns spate of arson attacks on Catholic churches as Canada reels from unmarked graves scandal

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Over 180 unmarked graves found at former Catholic school in Canada, indigenous group says, in third such find

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

A Canadian indigenous group has said 182 unmarked graves have been discovered in the South Interior of the province of British Columbia, the third such discovery in the past two months near former Catholic schools. … Read More >Over 180 unmarked graves found at former Catholic school in Canada, indigenous group says, in third such find

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Ongoing colonialism’: Indigenous groups call to ‘Cancel Canada Day’ in light of mass grave discoveries, but not everyone agrees

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

Ahead of Canada’s annual celebration of nationhood on July 1, calls by indigenous groups for a day of reflection instead – after the recent discovery of the graves of nearly 1,000 indigenous children – have drawn mixed reactions. … Read More >Ongoing colonialism’: Indigenous groups call to ‘Cancel Canada Day’ in light of mass grave discoveries, but not everyone agrees

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Two MORE Catholic churches in British Columbia go up in flames amid ‘anger and rage’ over school mass graves

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021By Editor

Another two Catholic churches have been apparently set on fire in British Columbia, making it four that have been destroyed since the discovery of mass graves at two defunct boarding schools for First Nations children. … Read More >Two MORE Catholic churches in British Columbia go up in flames amid ‘anger and rage’ over school mass graves

Dozens of bodies, many of them buried Covid victims, are washed from banks of India’s Ganges by seasonal floods & float downriver

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021By Editor

Seasonal flooding in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has washed up dozens of bodies in the River Ganges that had been buried on the banks of the sacred waterway, amid the recent wave of Covid-19 infections. … Read More >Dozens of bodies, many of them buried Covid victims, are washed from banks of India’s Ganges by seasonal floods & float downriver

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751 unmarked graves found near former Catholic residential school in Canada, indigenous group reveals

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

Several hundred unmarked graves believed to include the burial sites of indigenous children from a Catholic residential school have been found in Canada, a First Nation in Saskatchewan province has said. … Read More >751 unmarked graves found near former Catholic residential school in Canada, indigenous group reveals

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China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

Amidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy. … Read More >China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

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Mass grave with remains of at least 640 Soviet prisoners of war discovered at former German Nazi concentration camp in Russia

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Volunteers in Russia’s Voronezh Region have discovered a mass grave with the remains of hundreds of Soviet prisoners at the site of a former concentration camp that housed workers building a railway from Berlin to Stalingrad. … Read More >Mass grave with remains of at least 640 Soviet prisoners of war discovered at former German Nazi concentration camp in Russia

At least 24 bodies found in El Salvador mass grave at ex-policeman’s home, as possible murder ring investigated

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor

A mass grave containing the remains of at least 24 people has been unearthed at the home of a former police officer in El Salvador, who authorities reportedly believe may have been part of a gruesome murder ring. … Read More >At least 24 bodies found in El Salvador mass grave at ex-policeman’s home, as possible murder ring investigated