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Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested
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Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested

A former officer loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and who issued death sentences in the notorious Saydnaya prison has been arrested.
"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"
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"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality
Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis
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Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have been executed, tortured or starved to death in Assad's regime's notorious prisons. For the relatives, the wait for answers is unbearable
Turkish search effort in notorious prison yields nothing
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Turkish search effort in notorious prison yields nothing

Turkish rescue workers who searched through the notorious Saydnaya prison north of Damascus are ending the search. No prisoners have been found alive
Amnesty: Serbia monitors with spy programs
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Amnesty: Serbia monitors with spy programs

Serbian authorities are using advanced digital surveillance technology to spy on journalists and opposition activists through their mobile phones, according to Amnesty International.
"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Disappeared"
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"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Disappeared"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality
So the attack that toppled Assad was planned
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So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

For several years, the Islamist movement HTS planned how they would overthrow the Assad regime. The only thing they were waiting for was the right moment, according to the military chief Abu Hassan al-Hamwi
Singer sang without hijab in Iran – risks prosecution
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Singer sang without hijab in Iran – risks prosecution

Without the mandatory headscarf and wearing a black sleeveless dress, the Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sang in a concert released on the internet. For that, she now risks legal consequences, at the same time as the country tightens its already strict chastity laws
Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of
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Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

The news spreads like wildfire: Bashar al-Assad has fled the country – the regime has fallen. Batoul Ward cannot believe it
Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome
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Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

All religious communities will be allowed to exist and operate in Syria, promises the country's new government in a charm offensive. Syrians who fled the bloody war are being urged to return and participate in the reconstruction
After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU
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After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

Ten years after the major refugee crisis, EU countries are hoping for a stream in the opposite direction. The regime's fall in Syria raises hopes that more will return – but also concern about what the new leadership really means
Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence
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Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has created a police state where over 300 people have been executed just this year. Can the 2034 World Championship get Saudi Arabia to reform? If one applauds the oppressor, there is no possibility of change, says the Saudi activist Lina al-Hathloul
"Fifa knows that workers will die"
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"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Tens of thousands of migrant workers are said to have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia's vision for the future. Now eleven arenas are to be built for the World Championship 2034
Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home
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Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

Syrians wake up from a nightmare that has lasted half a century. In many places, people are going out of their houses to celebrate that the al-Assad family's regime is over
Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison
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Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison

It has been called a "human slaughterhouse". After the fall of the Assad regime, a race against time is now underway to reach prisoners reportedly locked in cells deep beneath the notorious Saydnaya prison
Germany Rejects Report on Genocide
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Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

Germany rejects Amnesty International's accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide
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Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide

Amnesty's section in Israel dissociates itself from the new report where Israel is accused of committing and having committed genocide in Gaza.
Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Israel has committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, claims Amnesty International in a new report. This by intentionally killing civilians, causing severe physical and psychological harm and forcing Palestinians to live under very difficult conditions, writes the organization
Nobel Peace Prize winner with heart disease temporarily released
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Nobel Peace Prize winner with heart disease temporarily released

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is reported to have been released from prison in Iran, at least temporarily. There have been long-standing alarms about her deteriorating health and the authorities' failure to help her
Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"
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Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

The Swedish Football Association will vote in favour of awarding the 2034 Men's World Championship to Saudi Arabia. A decision that the trade union Byggnads considers "below all criticism"
"No agreement is better than a bad agreement"
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"No agreement is better than a bad agreement"

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations
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Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

The Government wants to see a concrete EU proposal for "return hubs" for those deported from the EU. We need common answers, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party)
Dark milestone – over a hundred executions
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Dark milestone – over a hundred executions

Saudi Arabia has executed over 100 foreign nationals in 2024, according to a compilation by the news agency AFP. The figure is a threefold increase compared to 2023
Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war
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Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

French weapon systems are used by the paramilitary RSF in Sudan's civil war, according to Amnesty.
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