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Yazidi ISIS victims laid to rest in Sinjar mass funeral
Human Rights

2021-02-08

Yazidi ISIS victims laid to rest in Sinjar mass funeral

The remains of 104 Yazidi victims of ISIS have been reinterred in the Sinjar district village of Kojo after being identified by forensic experts.

Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression
Human Rights

2021-01-07

Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression

The regimes eagerly jumped on the news of electoral problems in the United States, but their reactions and attempted manipulations further exposed their human rights failures.

Chinese tech giants caught helping Beijing track Muslims in Xinjiang
Human Rights

2020-12-22

Chinese tech giants caught helping Beijing track Muslims in Xinjiang

Alibaba, Huawei and other Chinese firms are attempting to distance themselves from Beijing's oppression of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities -- but the evidence of complicity is damning.

Lebanon jails activist who spoke out against Hizbullah
Human Rights

2020-12-16

Lebanon jails activist who spoke out against Hizbullah

Kinda al-Khatib was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour. She has been an outspoken critic of Hizbullah, openly calling for its disarmament.

IRGC recruiters set their sights on Deir Ezzor youth
Human Rights

2020-12-08

IRGC recruiters set their sights on Deir Ezzor youth

Youth are being targeted as the IRGC hopes to raise a new generation of fighters who espouse its ideology and pledge their allegiance to Iran.

Activists warn of Idlib health disaster amid regime, Russia strikes
Human Rights

2020-11-25

Activists warn of Idlib health disaster amid regime, Russia strikes

Renewed airstrikes on the Idlib region have forced residents to flee again, with overcrowded camps making it almost impossible to practice social distancing amid a coronavirus outbreak.

Militias block al-Qaim farmers from their land
Human Rights

2020-11-06

Militias block al-Qaim farmers from their land

Farmers in the Anbar province district have been prevented from returning to their land, as Iran-backed militias have sealed off the area.

Iraq closes 10 displacement camps as more families return home
Human Rights

2020-11-06

Iraq closes 10 displacement camps as more families return home

Another seven camps will be shut down this month, bringing the total number of displacement camps in Iraq down to 31.

Children killed in regime bombardment of Idlib
Human Rights

2020-11-05

Children killed in regime bombardment of Idlib

Four children were among seven civilian casualties in the north-western Syria province, where fears of a coronavirus outbreak are growing.

UN project promotes reconciliation in Iraq's Ninawa province
Human Rights

2020-10-30

UN project promotes reconciliation in Iraq's Ninawa province

A 'Covenant of Honour' was signed in mid-October to allow more than 1,100 families whose sons were involved with ISIS to return to the Muhalabiya sub-district.