by Aayesha Soni | Feb 27, 2019 | MRN articles, MRN Views, Opinion, World News
The video is chilling- 23 year old Mahmoud el-Ahmady desperately appeals to the judge in an Egyptian court. His testimony is agonising to watch- a young man who has obviously been brutalised by an unfair regime, now trying to prove his innocence before a flawed...
by Aayesha Soni | Dec 5, 2018 | MRN articles, MRN Views, Saudi, World News
Protected under the guise of being a close ally to the Trump administration, bin Salman and his cronies have meted out injustice and tyranny in every aspect of the Saudi kingdom and abroad, writes Ziyaad Patel and Aayesha Soni. At the end of October this year, Tuti...
by Aayesha Soni | Nov 19, 2018 | MRN articles, MRN Views, Rohingya, Syria, World News
“It’s like an addiction. You never forget the faces of the people who you rescue in the sea.” These are the words of Salam Aldeen, a Danish man who now faces criminal charges and possible imprisonment for years, after he decided to dedicate his life to saving...
by Aayesha Soni | Oct 3, 2018 | MRN Views
I am currently working in one of the busiest, and most specialised, trauma centres in Johannesburg, South Africa. When coming on for duty over a weekend shift, one can be sure that it will be an exceptionally busy one, with a multitude of patients with gunshot wounds...
by Aayesha Soni | Jul 4, 2018 | MRN Views
As a South African, I am truly ashamed that the former US president will be honouring the man whose struggles have allowed me to live freely today THE Nelson Mandela Foundation has invited Barack Obama to deliver the speech for Madiba’s centenary celebrations this...
