8 Students Arrested After Deadly Fire at Utumishi Girls’ Academy

A Crisis of Safety: Why School Arson Remains an Urgent Regional Challenge The recent tragedy at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy serves as a harrowing reminder of the systemic vulnerabilities plaguing boarding schools across East Africa. With 16 lives lost and dozens injured, the focus has shifted from mere grief to a desperate demand for accountability. … Read more

Mass sex abuse allegations force closure of boarding school in Indonesia

Hundreds of protesters gathered at a girls’ boarding school in the village of Tlogosari, Central Java, on May 2, waving banners that read “The Predator” and “Women are not sexual objects.” The crowd gathered to confront 58-year-old Kiai Ashari, the caretaker of the Ndholo Kusumo Islamic boarding school, as he was taken into police custody. … Read more