Tag: Drug Use


  • German Paratrooper Regiment Under Investigation for Alleged Abuse

    German Paratrooper Regiment Under Investigation for Alleged Abuse

    Overview An elite German paratrooper regiment is reportedly under formal investigation amid allegations of sexual assault, antisemitism, far-right activity, violent rituals, and drug use. The claims have shocked many in Germany and raised questions about the culture within one of the country’s most prestigious military units. Officials have pledged a thorough inquiry and said any…

  • German Paratrooper Regiment Under Investigation for Alleged Abuse, Antisemitism, and Extremism

    German Paratrooper Regiment Under Investigation for Alleged Abuse, Antisemitism, and Extremism

    Overview of the Allegations Germany’s elite paratrooper regiment is reportedly under formal investigation amid a series of allegations that span sexual assault, antisemitism, right-wing extremism, violent initiation rituals, and drug use. The disclosures, published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), have raised questions about the culture within one of the country’s most storied military units…

  • Two Brothers Collapse in Sampaloc After Alleged Tuklaw Use Prompt Investigations

    Two Brothers Collapse in Sampaloc After Alleged Tuklaw Use Prompt Investigations

    Overview Two brothers collapsed on a Sampaloc street in Manila on a Saturday afternoon, in what local authorities are treating as a suspected drug-related incident. Initial reports indicate the men, aged 17 and 19, experienced violent seizures and temporary paralysis after allegedly using a substance known locally as “black cigarette” or tuklaw. Police and medical…

  • HIV Crisis in Fiji: Bluetoothing, Youth and a National Emergency

    HIV Crisis in Fiji: Bluetoothing, Youth and a National Emergency

    The outbreak no one saw coming Fiji, a Pacific nation with fewer than a million people, has witnessed a dramatic and fast-moving rise in HIV infections over the past decade. Once home to under 500 people living with HIV in 2014, the country reported around 5,900 by 2024. That same year brought a surge of…

  • Fiji’s HIV Surge: Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needles

    Fiji’s HIV Surge: Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needles

    Overview: A rising crisis in a small island nation Fiji, a Pacific nation with fewer than a million people, is facing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. From fewer than 500 people living with HIV in 2014, the country recorded about 5,900 by 2024 and 1,583 new cases in that year alone. Public health…

  • HIV in Fiji: The Fastest-Rising Epidemic You’ve Probably Not Heard About

    HIV in Fiji: The Fastest-Rising Epidemic You’ve Probably Not Heard About

    Introduction: A Quiet yet Surging Crisis Fiji, a small island nation in the South Pacific, is grappling with an HIV epidemic that has accelerated faster than in many other regions. Official figures show a dramatic rise in infections over the last decade, driven by a complex mix of unsafe injecting practices, drug use, and gaps…