Tajikistan: Amnesty International Reports Pamiri Minority Targeted by Regime
Frankfurt (22/09 – 77.78)Three children of different ages stand in a barren mountain region; in the background you can see...
Human Right
US Calls Out Turkey’s Syrian Proxies for ‘Extensive Human Rights Abuses’
Last week, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against two Turkish-supported Sunni Islamist militias based in Syria. The organizations are the Hamza...
Syrian Government Extends Permission for Limited UN Aid to Opposition Areas
The Syrian government has extended permission for the United Nations to deliver aid to opposition-controlled areas via two Turkish border...
The Plight and Politics of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
When Syria’s regime was readmitted into the Arab League and its president, Bashar al Assad, rehabilitated after years of ostracism for his...
Russia Targets Environmentalists
Frankfurt, Brussels (4/8 – 30) As the political crackdown on any form of opposition in Russia continues almost a year...
Saudi Arabia summons Swedish chargé d’affairs to protest Quran burning
The Saudi Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Swedish Embassy in the Kingdom, handing him a...
Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting
When fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in Khartoum in mid-April, Eritrean...
Sudan conflict: The Eritrean refugees caught between two crises
Paloich Airport, which usually buzzes with the sound of well-heeled workers serving South Sudan's oil fields, has turned into a...
War-related sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based study
Abstract Introduction Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during armed conflicts has serious ramifications with women and girls disproportionally affected. The impact...
Man jailed for eight years for series of sex attacks on women in Brighton
A man has been given a 13-year extended sentence for a series of “sinister and scary” sex attacks on lone...
