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1 day ago

Nearly 1,200 children killed or injured in Yemen despite truce: NGO

Nearly half of child casualties in Yemen are due to landmines and explosive remnants of war, despite a ceasefire reducing overall hostilities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work

Ten days before schools reopen for the summer term in eastern Zimbabwe, Hellen Tibu is worried about how she will pay the fees for her sister's education. The 22-year-old landmine-disposal expert smooths the creases from her younger sister's uniform as it hangs on the washing line outside a relative's rooms in Sakubva, a densely populated township in Mutare. The shirt is faded around the collar and a new one is needed.
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2 months ago

Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Landmines from Myanmar conflict are maiming Bangladeshi border villagers, turning forests, farms and footpaths into deadly areas and causing rising civilian casualties.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

A ghost town votes in Myanmar election's second phase

Hpapun is a deserted, war-damaged town where planned voting is effectively impossible due to landmines, siege, and displaced populations.
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3 months ago
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Trump says Thailand, Cambodia 'agreed to CEASE all shooting,' but the sound of gunfire disagrees | Fortune

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3 months ago
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Trump says Thailand, Cambodia 'agreed to CEASE all shooting,' but the sound of gunfire disagrees | Fortune

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3 months ago

Southeast Asia uneasy as European states quit landmine ban DW 12/11/2025

Six countries, including five European states and Ukraine, plan to withdraw from the Anti‑Personnel Mine Ban Treaty and reintroduce anti‑personnel mines for defense.
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7 months ago

Thailand, Cambodia spar over landmine use DW 08/27/2025

Thailand and Cambodia maintain a fragile ceasefire amid deadly July clashes, mutual accusations of landmine planting, casualties, and mass displacement.
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7 months ago

Dropped by drones and scattered by rockets: how Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world

Huge areas of Ukraine are heavily contaminated with unexploded mines and ordnance, leaving roads, fields, parks and forests unsafe and threatening civilians long-term.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Landmines have become the greatest protectors': how wildlife is thriving in the Korean DMZ

The Korean DMZ, though heavily fortified and mined, has become an accidental ecological refuge supporting thousands of species including many endangered animals.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 months ago

James Cowan on clearing landmines and the legacy of war

Landmines remain a deadly legacy post-conflict, ongoing to threaten civilians, particularly children, as the international response to cleanup is insufficient.
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11 months ago

Can Cambodia get rid of landmines without US help? DW 04/30/2025

"We hope that the US decides to continue supporting this noble work," Cambodia's Mine Action Authority (CMAA) Secretary General Ly Panharith told DW.
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11 months ago

It makes me want to scream': Nobel peace prize winner horrified by planned exits from landmine treaty

European countries' withdrawal from the landmine treaty raises concerns about eroding humanitarian norms.
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