Diyaruna

2023-03-09

Poverty, prolonged war on ISIS push Iraqi children into labour

Economic hardship has forced many families to send their underage children to work. Minors are also the victims of recruitment and brainwashing by extremist groups such as ISIS.

Russia proves unwilling, incapable of helping Syrians hit by recent quake

Human Rights

2023-03-06

Russia proves unwilling, incapable of helping Syrians hit by recent quake

Russian forces are omnipresent in Syria, but affected Syrians say Moscow has done very little to help in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.

Lebanon's Tripoli, Syria's north neglected despite dire need of aid after quake

Human Rights

2023-03-03

Lebanon's Tripoli, Syria's north neglected despite dire need of aid after quake

The catastrophic February 6 earthquake cast a spotlight on pre-existing conditions of old buildings in Tripoli, and further exposed the inhumanity of the Syrian regime, activists say.

Iran, Hizbullah selective in sending aid to Syria, prioritising regime-controlled areas

Human Rights

2023-03-01

Iran, Hizbullah selective in sending aid to Syria, prioritising regime-controlled areas

Iran and Hizbullah have been making a show of helping regime-controlled parts of Syria after a devastating earthquake, but deliberately have bypassed the hardest hit areas.

Al-Assad seeks to leverage earthquake sympathy to shift pariah status

Human Rights

2023-02-17

Al-Assad seeks to leverage earthquake sympathy to shift pariah status

With sympathy for Syria at a peak following the earthquake, the regime's widely-reviled leader is trying to move international opinion in his favour.

Earthquake devastates parts of Syria already reeling from regime, Russia assault

Human Rights

2023-02-13

Earthquake devastates parts of Syria already reeling from regime, Russia assault

The death toll from last week's massive earthquake was higher than it needed to be, as the affected areas were at a disadvantage from the start.

Syrian regime's past and present actions stymie earthquake response

Human Rights

2023-02-09

Syrian regime's past and present actions stymie earthquake response

The actions of the Syrian regime before and after the quake -- including bombing a town hours after the disaster -- have compounded the crisis, complicating and delaying aid.

Exporting oppression: Iranian proxies emulate Tehran's tactics of control

Human Rights

2023-02-07

Exporting oppression: Iranian proxies emulate Tehran's tactics of control

Iran's proxies have been emulating the Iranian regime's violent means of imposing control on populations in the region by instilling fear through kidnappings, torture and executions.

Deaths under torture continue in Syrian regime prisons

Human Rights

2023-01-09

Deaths under torture continue in Syrian regime prisons

A war monitor documented the death under torture of close to 100 inmates last year, though the regime seeks to conceal the true numbers.

Successful repatriation key to ending al-Hol misery, radicalisation: US general

Human Rights

2022-11-22

Successful repatriation key to ending al-Hol misery, radicalisation: US general

US Central Command leader General Kurilla stressed the gravity of situation at camp in northeastern Syria, urging nations to repatriate citizens living in 'squalor and misery'.