Diyaruna

2022-05-18

Iranian crew in custody after $39 million drug haul seized from fishing vessel

Crew tried to discard drugs before their vessel was interdicted along a route used to smuggle people, weapons, narcotics and charcoal.

Al-Assad's presidential pardons 'farcical', Syrians say

Crime & Justice

2022-05-17

Al-Assad's presidential pardons 'farcical', Syrians say

It is no coincidence that the highly publicised 'general amnesty' decree came after a video of regime atrocities circulated online, activists say.

Proliferation of Iranian drones inside Iraq threatens Baghdad and region

Crime & Justice

2022-05-12

Proliferation of Iranian drones inside Iraq threatens Baghdad and region

The IRGC has been supplying its Iraqi militias with drones and drone-building technology that they have been using to carry out attacks -- both inside Iraq and across the border.

Khamenei lauds al-Assad as new war crimes come to light

Crime & Justice

2022-05-12

Khamenei lauds al-Assad as new war crimes come to light

The Iranian leader praised Syria's president, who is under international sanctions for human rights violations, during a rare meeting in Tehran.

ISIS child recruitment network enablers slapped with US sanctions

Crime & Justice

2022-05-11

ISIS child recruitment network enablers slapped with US sanctions

The sanctions aim to 'expose and disrupt' an international network that financed ISIS recruitment, including of children in Syria.

Growing protests in Iran are met with regime's mainstay tactic: repression

Crime & Justice

2022-05-09

Growing protests in Iran are met with regime's mainstay tactic: repression

Teachers, factory workers and environmentalists calling for positive change in the country are increasingly being intimidated, arrested and beaten by the security forces.

Long-hidden video of Syrian regime war crime comes to light

Crime & Justice

2022-05-03

Long-hidden video of Syrian regime war crime comes to light

In a video that has triggered international outrage, Syrian regime intelligence officers jeer at blindfolded civilians in a Damascus suburb before shooting them dead.

Syrian regime steals aid intended for its people

Crime & Justice

2022-04-20

Syrian regime steals aid intended for its people

While Syrian civilians slide into poverty, the aid they are meant to receive from international organisations is stolen by regime cronies.

Russian mercenaries in Mali executed 300 people, report says

Crime & Justice

2022-04-07

Russian mercenaries in Mali executed 300 people, report says

Malian soldiers and members of the Russian mercenary group Wagner rounded up civilians in the town of Moura and executed them in small groups over 4 days, witnesses said.

Syria Captagon trade value outstrips legal exports

Crime & Justice

2022-04-06

Syria Captagon trade value outstrips legal exports

Members of Bashar al-Assad's family and high-ranking members of his regime are involved in Captagon manufacturing and smuggling.