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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

At Least 30 Dead in Regime-Critical Demonstrations

Around 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in the unrest and harsh actions by authorities, police, and military that erupted after the election a month ago. This is reported by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW).

At Least 30 Dead in Regime-Critical Demonstrations

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Thousands of Palestinians are being evacuated from their homes in northern Gaza, according to Israel's order, which the military claims is to protect civilians. However, the evacuations can also be seen as mass deportations.

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Those who do not leave areas feared to be hit worst by Hurricane Milton's passage in Florida risk dying, according to warnings from both the US President and local mayors. Despite this, thousands of prisoners have been left behind in institutions located right in the danger zone.

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is said to have been in a bunker 18 meters underground when he was killed. Israel has recently received special bunker bombs from the USA.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is said to have been in a bunker 18 meters underground when he was killed. Israel has recently received special bunker bombs from the USA.

Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

The weapon combines medieval military methods with high-tech combat technology. Ukraine's latest innovation in the battles against Russian invasion forces is called dragon drones, pilotless planes that allow molten metal to rain down on Russian soldiers.

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

He was subjected to torture, forced labor, medical testing, and operations in Chinese captivity – and survived. Now, Cheng Pei Ming's body is said to be the first concrete evidence of what the regime in Beijing has been accused of for years: state-sanctioned forced harvesting of organs from living inmates.

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

More effective combating of cybercrime – or a step towards more surveillance and oppression? Opinions are divided on the UN's first treaty against cybercrime, which has now been approved. .

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

The killing of civilians was systematic and intentional when Hamas and its allies attacked Israel on October 7. This is shown by a report from the human rights organization Human Rights Watch.

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

Children are violated in efforts against gangs

Torture and arbitrary detentions characterize the government's tough approach to gang crime in El Salvador. Over 1,000 children have been convicted of crimes and many have been tortured, according to the human rights organization HRW.

Children are violated in efforts against gangs

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

In total, 43 people have been sentenced to life imprisonment for "terror-related" crimes in the United Arab Emirates, according to the state-controlled news agency Wam. The convicted were prosecuted at the beginning of the year along with an additional 41 people, of whom "most are members of the terrorist organization Muslim Brotherhood" according to the prosecutors.

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced one of the deceased leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives to death. According to the court, the woman is an accomplice to crimes committed against Yazidi women who were taken captive by IS.

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video

A female human rights activist from Afghanistan says that she was raped in prison there, and that the Taliban have threatened to publish a recording of the assault if she speaks out against their regime. .

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video