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So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

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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

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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

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

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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

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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

After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

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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

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

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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"

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

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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

Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

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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

Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison

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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

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

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Germany rejects Amnesty International's accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide

Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide

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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

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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

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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"

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

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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"

"No agreement is better than a bad agreement"

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Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

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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

Dark milestone – over a hundred executions

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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

Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

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

Amnesty's World Championship warning: "Many will die"

Amnesty's World Championship warning: "Many will die"

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Saudi Arabia is currently the only bidding country for the 2034 World Championship in football. Now, the human rights organization Amnesty is sounding the alarm and urging Fifa to refrain from choosing the country

Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

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Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

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The pressure is increasing all over Europe to deport more migrants – and even start returning refugees to Syria. But the aid organizations are furious

"Behead them all"

"Behead them all"

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In two containers, around 200 men were held captive for three months. They were denied food and water, abused and tortured – until most of them were dead

Nearly 200 Executed in Saudi Arabia This Year

Nearly 200 Executed in Saudi Arabia This Year

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Amnesty: Israel has leveled eastern Gaza to the ground

Amnesty: Israel has leveled eastern Gaza to the ground

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Israel's attempt to expand its so-called buffer zone against Gaza has led to large areas being practically razed to the ground, claims Amnesty. Entire villages are said to have been wiped out

The State Visit Took Place Without Putin Being Arrested

The State Visit Took Place Without Putin Being Arrested

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Vladimir Putin's state visit to ICC-member Mongolia has ended. The Russian president went home scot-free – despite Mongolia's obligations to the court in The Hague, which has issued an arrest warrant against him