Cameroon
Ten people have been shot dead near a busy intersection in the city of Bamenda in northwest Cameroon, according to the regional governor. A witness said the gunmen, who opened fire indiscriminately, accused people of not supporting separatist rebels in the region. But the Ambazonia Defence Forces armed group, which has been fighting for autonomy for English-speaking regions in the majority French-speaking country, denied it was responsible. Protests erupted in Anglophone Cameroon in 2016 and morphed into an armed rebellion after a crackdown by the government.
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Iran
The so-called “morality police” are back on the streets in Iran. The unit disappeared from public view after the death of a young woman in its custody sparked months-long protests that proved the biggest challenge to Iran’s rulers for years. Since then, many women have defied laws mandating that they wear hijabs. A police spokesman, Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, confirmed their return to patrol after men in unmarked vans were witnessed over the weekend stopping women not wearing the hijab.
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Myanmar
The civil war in Myanmar is one of the most under-reported in the world. Partly because international media organizations, which are primarily based in the West, give less attention to conflicts that don’t directly affect Western interests. But also because the conflict zones in Myanmar are incredibly difficult to reach. Stuart Ramsay of Sky News in the UK, though, has taken this story seriously and found his way into rebel territory, where he stayed for a month gathering some remarkable reporting.
More from Sky News here.