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Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Mon 30 Dec 2024 06:00 CET

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

Israel guilty of genocide

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Israel guilty of genocide

Thu 19 Dec 2024 07:04 CET

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

Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Wed 18 Dec 2024 12:06 CET

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

Bodies found in Syrian mass grave

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Bodies found in Syrian mass grave

Tue 17 Dec 2024 08:13 CET

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

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Mon 16 Dec 2024 08:09 CET

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

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

Sat 14 Dec 2024 06:00 CET

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

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

Fri 13 Dec 2024 06:30 CET

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

Wed 11 Dec 2024 08:41 CET

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

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Wed 11 Dec 2024 05:25 CET

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"

Tue 10 Dec 2024 05:15 CET

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

Mon 9 Dec 2024 18:54 CET

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

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

Fri 29 Nov 2024 16:17 CET

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"

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

Wed 27 Nov 2024 07:40 CET

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".

Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

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Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

Thu 14 Nov 2024 06:20 CET

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

Journalists and activists silenced ahead of COP29

Journalists and activists silenced ahead of COP29

Tue 12 Nov 2024 10:02 CET

At Least 30 Dead in Regime-Critical Demonstrations

At Least 30 Dead in Regime-Critical Demonstrations

Fri 8 Nov 2024 16:16 CET

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Wed 23 Oct 2024 18:57 CEST

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

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Thu 10 Oct 2024 10:10 CEST

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

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Mon 30 Sept 2024 07:41 CEST

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

Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Mon 30 Sept 2024 07:25 CEST

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

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

Sun 8 Sept 2024 14:17 CEST

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

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

Sat 24 Aug 2024 16:55 CEST

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

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

Fri 9 Aug 2024 06:03 CEST

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.

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

Wed 17 Jul 2024 12:57 CEST

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