Sayed Salahuddin | The Washington Post
- Mar 25, 2020
Islamic State claims Kabul attack on Sikh minority
Women mourn after ISIS attack on Sikh temple in Kabul Credit: BBC News KABUL — An Islamic State gunman stormed a temple used by Sikh and Hindu minorities in Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 worshipers during an hours-long battle with Afghan security forces. More than six hours after the attack began, the Interior Ministry said the building had been cleared. Spokesman Tariq Aryan said eight were wounded in addition to the 25 killed. Afghan security forces rescued 80 others from
Barnabas Fund
- Mar 17, 2020
Myanmar military jets open fire on Christian Chin villages killing 21 people
A total of 21 villagers were killed and about two dozen injured when military jets opened fire on four majority Christian villages in Chin State, Myanmar (Burma) over the weekend. Eyewitness said twelve people were killed in the first attack on two villages in Paletwa Township by Myanmar Army planes on 14 March. A further eight people died the following day in an airstrike on two other villages. The attacks caused about 2,000 residents to flee to a nearby town. Traumatised an
Darfur Women Action Group
- Mar 12, 2020
Another Massacre in South Darfur: Old Tactics, New Strategies
Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) expresses a grave concern regarding an attack on Monday, March 9th, that has killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 17 people in South Darfur. We would like to repeat our urgent calls for the effective provision of security and well-being for Darfuri residents, as well as for the apprehension and prosecution of the individuals who have carried out such violent crimes. The security status of Darfur is a cornerstone in the peaceful tran
Jeffrey Gettleman, Sameer Yasir
- Mar 12, 2020
How Delhi’s Police Turned Against Muslims
More evidence has emerged that the Indian police took part in violence against Muslims or stood aside during fighting in the capital last month. Kaushar Ali, 49, who was beaten up by Delhi police officers on Feb. 24, was visited by his relatives at a hospital earlier this month. Photographs by Atul Loke NEW DELHI — Kaushar Ali, a house painter, was trying to get home when he ran into a battle. Hindu and Muslim mobs were hurling rocks at each other, blocking a street he needed
Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
- Mar 7, 2020
Syria: ‘The Only Choice Is to Wait for Death’
Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Syria’s war ended up in Idlib city. But with the front line just five miles away, the city may not be a refuge much longer. About 100 displaced families live in a temporary shelter in a soccer stadium in Idlib city. The city is likely to be the Syrian government’s next target. Credit...Ivor Prickett for The New York Times IDLIB, Syria — Before the war in Syria, Idlib city, with its tree-lined avenues and white-stone buildings, was know
Jorge Ramos | The New York Times
- Mar 6, 2020
In Mexico, Women Break the Silence Against Femicide
Most women’s attackers remain free while the Mexican government does next to nothing to prevent and punish gender violence. A protest against gender violence in Mexico City in February. Credit...Gustavo Graf Maldonado/Reuters MIAMI — María de Jesús Jaime Zamudio, also known as Marichuy, died a week after falling from the fifth floor of the building in Mexico City she lived in, in the night between Jan. 15 and 16, 2016. Her mother, Yesenia Zamudio, has never believed the fall
International Criminal Court
- Mar 5, 2020
Afghanistan: ICC Appeals Chamber authorises investigation
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court ('ICC' or 'Court') decided unanimously to authorise the Prosecutor to commence an investigation into alleged crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court in relation to the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The judges of the Appeals Chamber (left to right) Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa, Judge Howard Morrison, Presiding Judge Piotr Hofmański, Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, and Judge Kimberly Prost on 5 M
Adam Nossiter | The New York Times
- Mar 5, 2020
Jewish Cemeteries Are Threatened. These People Are Guarding Them.
The cemeteries have become easy targets for vandals in Alsace, a region with an uneasy relationship to a troubled wartime past and a penchant for voting far right. Robert Tornare helps protect the 200-year-old Jewish cemetery in Wintzenheim in eastern France. Credit...Kasia Strek for The New York Times WESTHOFFEN, France — Some of the forgotten tombstones in the old Jewish cemetery look suspiciously whitened. It took vigorous scrubbing to get rid of the swastikas. The defaci
Nick Cumming-Bruce | The New York Times
- Mar 2, 2020
U.N. Panel Says Russia Bombed Syrian Civilian Targets, a War Crime
The panel condemned tactics they said the Syrian government and Russia were still using in the northwest province of Idlib. SMLXL A Times investigation used cockpit recordings to show for the first time how Russian pilots attacked civilians in Syria this summer, killing dozens.CreditCredit...Macro Media Center. Click on image to view video of Russian bombing attack on Syrian civilians, a war crime. GENEVA — United Nations investigators said on Monday that Russia had
Alissa J. Rubin | The New York Times
- Mar 2, 2020
Yazidi woman faced her ISIS rapist in Iraqi court, then watched him sentenced to death
For the first time, an Iraqi court has held the Islamic State accountable for its atrocities against the Yazidi religious minority. Ashwaq Haji Hamid Talo visiting a temple near Sinjar in 2018 to pay tribute to ISIS victims from her village. Credit...Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images BAGHDAD — Iraq has held thousands of trials for members of the Islamic State, but until Monday none had sought to bring justice specifically to the thousands of members of the Yazidi religio
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