| Revision as of 19:30, 8 August 2020 editMount Patagonia (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users2,308 edits Also, thousands of pro-LGBT activists in Warsaw also demand the release of the original activist.← Previous edit | Revision as of 19:38, 8 August 2020 edit undoMount Patagonia (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users2,308 edits The sentencing actually happened yesterday. Moving accordingly.Next edit → | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 8 August 2020
August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Somali Civil War
- 2020 Mogadishu suicide bombing
- A suicide bombing at a military base in Mogadishu kills at least eight people and injures fourteen. The jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility. (Reuters)
- 2020 Mogadishu suicide bombing
Disasters and accidents
- MV Wakashio oil spill
- Mauritius declares a state of environmental emergency after the Japanese-owned ship MV Wakashio ran aground offshore days ago and began spilling tons of fuel. (The New York Times)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Poland
- The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović urges Polish authorities to "immediately release" an LGBT rights activist detained on Friday. The activist was arrested on charges of hooliganism and vandalism. Yesterday, 48 pro-LGBT protesters were also arrested when they tried to stop police from detaining the activist. (The First News)
- Thousands of protesters march in front of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, demanding the release of the activist. (Reuters).
- 2019–2020 Lebanese protests, 2020 Beirut explosions
- Riot police fire tear gas at protesters trying to make their way into the parliament, amid increasing anger at the government's handling of this week's explosions in Beirut and deteriorating economic situation in the country. More than 110 people were wounded in the clashes, while a policeman was killed. (Reuters)