Diyaruna

2021-06-01

New Syria war toll adds 42,000 killed under regime torture

Nearly half of the 100,000 newly confirmed fatalities are civilians, most of them killed under torture in Syrian regime prisons. Nearly 500,000 total have been killed in the war.

China arrested over 1,000 imams amid crackdown on Islam in Xinjiang

Human Rights

2021-05-31

China arrested over 1,000 imams amid crackdown on Islam in Xinjiang

Chinese authorities targeted imams for 'crimes' such as preaching, convening prayer groups or officiating weddings. Others were detained for refusing to turn in Qur'ans to be burned.

Investigation details China's campaign to sterilise Muslim women in Xinjiang

Human Rights

2021-05-17

Investigation details China's campaign to sterilise Muslim women in Xinjiang

Women are forced to be fitted with contraceptive devices or be sterilised, abort pregnancies, pay steep fines if they had too many children, and take drugs that stop their menstrual cycles.

Lebanon's financial crisis 'broke our backs' this Ramadan, refugees say

Human Rights

2021-05-04

Lebanon's financial crisis 'broke our backs' this Ramadan, refugees say

The financial crisis and high unemployment rate have affected not only the Lebanese, but Syrian refugees as well, who are enduring difficult living conditions and meager iftar meals in Ramadan.

Rights activists in Moscow urge Russians to recognise Syrian abuses

Human Rights

2021-04-02

Rights activists in Moscow urge Russians to recognise Syrian abuses

The 'overwhelming majority' of interviewees saw Russia as a destructive foreign force whose intervention helped bolster the brutal regime.

Foreign governments urged to retrieve citizens from Syria's al-Hol

Human Rights

2021-03-25

Foreign governments urged to retrieve citizens from Syria's al-Hol

Human Rights Watch said governments must repatriate citizens linked to ISIS from Kurdish-run camps in north-eastern Syria, warning of dire consequences if nothing is done.

Rights groups file lawsuit against Russian mercenaries for murdering Syrian

Human Rights

2021-03-16

Rights groups file lawsuit against Russian mercenaries for murdering Syrian

Three prominent advocacy groups have filed a criminal complaint against members of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group over a 2017 beheading in Syria.

Assassinations, intimidation: Iran-backed militias run roughshod over Iraq

Human Rights

2021-03-06

Assassinations, intimidation: Iran-backed militias run roughshod over Iraq

Iran-backed militias have long been violating Iraq's sovereignty and silencing those who dare to speak out against the Iranian regime's agenda.

UN report details decade of 'unimaginable suffering' for detainees in Syria

Human Rights

2021-03-02

UN report details decade of 'unimaginable suffering' for detainees in Syria

Torture methods have included electric shock, the burning of body parts, pulling off nails and teeth, mock executions, and crucifying or suspending individuals from limbs for prolonged periods.

China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress

Human Rights

2021-02-22

China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress

China's foreign minister declared at the UN that his country's systematic abuses of Muslims, which include gang rape, show Beijing's commitment to human rights progress.