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Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown
Middle East
August 10, 2017
Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 35 people Thursday — including nine journalists — on suspicion of links to last…
Syrians in Lebanon hit by arrests, curfews and hostility after bombings
Middle East
July 26, 2016
Syrians in Lebanon hit by arrests, curfews and hostility after bombings
Suicide bombings in Lebanon last month have prompted mass arrests, curfews and reported vigilante-style attacks directed at the large Syrian…
INSIGHT: With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown
World
July 9, 2015
INSIGHT: With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown
Vinuta Gopal, acting head of Greenpeace India, has had more than a few sleepless nights over the past year worrying…
Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard
World
May 23, 2015
Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard
Government security forces killed 42 suspected drug cartel henchmen and suffered one fatality in a firefight in western Mexico on…
Exclusive: Syria chemical weapons mission funded only through this month
World
November 5, 2013
Exclusive: Syria chemical weapons mission funded only through this month
The international body tasked with eliminating Syria's chemical weapons has raised only enough money so far to fund its mission…
Syrian troops bomb central town
World
May 30, 2011
Syrian troops bomb central town
Beirut -- Syrian activists say troops have bombarded a town in the central province of Homs with artillery, causing several…
Shia worshippers condemn Bahrain death sentences
World
April 29, 2011
Shia worshippers condemn Bahrain death sentences
Manama -- Thousands of Bahraini Shias gathered before a revered cleric on Friday denounced death sentences given to protesters over…
More gunfire, arrests reported in Syrian crackdown
World
April 26, 2011
More gunfire, arrests reported in Syrian crackdown
Beirut -- Gunfire reverberated Tuesday in the southern Syrian city of Deraa where the dead still lay unclaimed in the…
HRW: Bahrain should investigate deaths in custody
World
April 13, 2011
HRW: Bahrain should investigate deaths in custody
Dubai -- Bahrain should investigate the death in police custody of three Shias, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on…
Lawyer: Prominent Syrian rights defender Atassi free
World
April 4, 2011
Lawyer: Prominent Syrian rights defender Atassi free
Amman -- Syrian authorities have released prominent human rights defender Suhair al-Atassi, one of her lawyers said on Monday.