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Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Middle East
July 4, 2019
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Acute malnutrition, forced labour, torture: NGOs have sharpened their tone against the shocking conditions endured by refugees and migrants in…
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
World
July 4, 2019
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
Thrown off a motorbike as her parents blew themselves up, nine-year-old Mila was the sole survivor of a family suicide…
Rights group says Syria co-opting humanitarian efforts
Middle East
June 28, 2019
Rights group says Syria co-opting humanitarian efforts
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government is co-opting humanitarian aid and reconstruction assistance and sometimes using it to “entrench repressive…
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More men than women in Iraq say they have been sexually harassed, while only 6%…
Georgia’s parliament speaker resigns after unrest
World
June 21, 2019
Georgia’s parliament speaker resigns after unrest
Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze resigned on Friday, the country’s ruling party confirmed. The decision followed a night of violent protest in the…
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
Middle East
June 20, 2019
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and…
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Migrants have always been tempted to the world’s biggest cities by tales of fortunes made and streets paved with gold. Similar…
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
World
June 6, 2019
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where…
Human Rights Watch lies about Egypt’s human rights situation: SIS
Egypt
June 3, 2019
Human Rights Watch lies about Egypt’s human rights situation: SIS
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) has stated that the Human Rights Watch has routinely fabricated lies about the human rights…
Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death
Middle East
May 27, 2019
Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death
An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French citizens to death. The three were found guilty of joining the “Islamic…