The US is a significant importer of domestic cooking appliances, with barbecue grills alone accounting for at least $3.35bn in market value in 2024.
Following his return to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Mwangi said that he and Atuhaire had suffered a brutal experience.“We were both treated worse than dogs, chained, blindfolded and underwent a very gruesome torture,” he told reporters.
“The Government of Tanzania cannot hide behind national sovereignty to justify committing serious crimes and human rights violations against its own citizens and other East Africans,” the International Commission of Jurists in Kenya said in a statement.Malaysia calls for expanded Myanmar ceasefire at ASEAN SummitMalaysia has urged regional leaders at the ASEAN Summit to commit to expanding the post-earthquake ceasefire in Myanmar’s civil war, to ease the country’s humanitarian crisis.
The recent India-Pakistan confrontation made it quite clear the most dangerous weapon they have is narrative.When India launched Operation Sindoor and Pakistan replied with Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, the world braced for escalation. Analysts held their breath. Twitter exploded. The Line of Control – that jagged scar between two unfinished imaginations of nationhood – lit up again.
But if you think what happened earlier this month was merely a military exchange, you’ve missed the real story.
This was a war, yes, but not just of missiles. It was a war of narratives, orchestrated in headlines, hashtags, and nightly newsrooms. The battlefield was the media. The ammunition was discourse. And the casualties were nuance, complexity, and truth.Activists travelling to Lissu’s trail accused Tanzania of “collaborating” with Kenya and Uganda in their “total erosion of democratic principles”.
Several high-profile political arrests have highlighted the rights record of Hassan, who plans to seek re-election in October.The Tanzanian leader has said that her government is committed to respecting human rights. However, she warned earlier this week that foreign activists would not be tolerated in the country as Lissu appeared in court.
“Do not allow ill-mannered individuals from other countries to cross the line here,” Hassan instructed security services.Several activists from Kenya, including a former justice minister, said they were denied entry to Tanzania as they tried to travel to attend the trial.