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Central Asian Workers Tricked into Ukraine Conflict by Russian Recruiters

The recruiters talked about high-paying construction jobs in Russia. Instead, the men were sent to dig trenches and collect the dead in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

Central Asian Workers Tricked into Ukraine Conflict by Russian Recruiters

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

A landslide of testimonies is expected to come from Syrians in Sweden who have been victims of crimes in their home country, but who previously did not dare to testify due to fear of the former dictator Bashar al-Assad's reprisals. But even their perpetrators are believed to be here in Sweden.

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Cautious and sensitive when the EU met Israel

Caution dominated when the EU and Israel met at the foreign minister level in Brussels. Criticism is heard – but primarily from the outside.

Cautious and sensitive when the EU met Israel

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

A landslide of testimonies is expected to come from Syrians in Sweden who have been subjected to crimes in their home country, but who previously did not dare to testify due to fear of the former dictator Bashar al-Assad's reprisals. But even their perpetrators are believed to be here in Sweden.

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Saudi Arabia is washing its image with diplomacy. This week's top meeting on the Ukraine war highlights the dictatorship's striving to become a political power player to be reckoned with.

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

Soup kitchens that assist hundreds of thousands of starving people are being shut down. HIV-positive people around the world are potentially left without medicine.

So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

ICC Prosecutor: Arrest Taliban leaders for crimes against women

The International Criminal Court (ICC) can issue an arrest warrant against two high-ranking Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. The Taliban's treatment of women and girls constitutes a crime, declares Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan.

ICC Prosecutor: Arrest Taliban leaders for crimes against women

HRW fears it will get worse with Trump

The situation around the world is already dark. But with Donald Trump as the US president, it risks getting even worse, fears Human Rights Watch (HRW).

HRW fears it will get worse with Trump

Over 120 dead in earthquake in Tibet

Houses have collapsed, roads blocked and ambulances have been forced to drive non-stop. Over 120 people have died in the powerful earthquake in a hard-to-reach region in the Himalayas in Tibet.

Over 120 dead in earthquake in Tibet

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians on the run may return home in the coming months, according to the UN. But for this to happen, political stability and reconstruction of the country are required, says Annika Sandlund at UNHCR.

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Israel guilty of genocide

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses Israel of committing "genocide acts" by intentionally depriving Palestinians in Gaza of adequate access to water. Israel claims it is pure lies.

Israel guilty of genocide

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.

Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Bodies found in Syrian mass grave

A mass grave outside Damascus may contain thousands of bodies, according to a steady stream of reports. .

Bodies found in Syrian mass grave

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Women and girls are exposed to gang rapes in front of their families – or are taken away and held as sex slaves. Human Rights Watch directs serious accusations against Sudan's paramilitary forces.

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

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.

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

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.

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

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.

Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

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.

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

"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.

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

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.

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

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".

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

The ultra-nationalist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel should occupy the Gaza Strip and halve its Palestinian population by encouraging "voluntary emigration". .

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

Israel has caused massive forced relocations of Palestinians in Gaza since the war broke out in October last year, Human Rights Watch states. In a report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is accused of repeated violations of the laws of war.

Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

Journalists and activists silenced ahead of COP29

Azerbaijan is trying to polish its image in connection with the climate summit COP29, but ahead of the meeting, pressure on opposition voices has increased. According to Human Rights Watch, the regime has intensified its crackdown on journalists and climate activists over the past two years, often with fabricated criminal charges and legislative changes that restrict their ability to work.

Journalists and activists silenced ahead of COP29