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Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Middle East

Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes

Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to…
Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Egypt

Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh

Egyptian security forces arrested former-Islamist presidential candidate and current head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, on…
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Middle East

No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow

Arpi Kruzian has lived on the coastline east of Beirut for three decades. But now her balcony has a different…
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Middle East

Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi

Human Rights Watch says armed groups, some linked to the self-styled Libyan National Army, have prevented thousands of internally displaced…
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Middle East

Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses

Human Rights Watch says the world must do more to help end rights abuses in chaotic Libya, which has emerged…
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
World

Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown

Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…
Two policemen face criminal charges over death of detainee
Egypt

Two policemen face criminal charges over death of detainee

Cairo General-Prosecutor Ahmed Ezz El-Din ordered the referral of an officer and a policeman to criminal court on Monday over…
Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests
World

Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests

Congolese security forces shot dead two men on Sunday during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from…
Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW
World

Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW

Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar’s continued destruction of villages, calls repatriation deal a PR stunt. Separately, two journalists are facing…
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts
Egypt

Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts

International rights organization Human Rights Watch is urging Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to reveal the whereabouts of an…
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