The Battle for Iran
Protest movements in the Middle East face enormous repressive hurdles and rarely have happy endings. Even when protesters “succeed” in...
Karim Sadjadpour | The Atlantic
Dec 31, 2017
Rohingya Muslim refugees face fresh misery as Bangladesh welcome runs out
After a year that has seen them subjected to a brutal Burmese military crackdown described as “ethnic cleansing” by the UN and US,...
The Independent
Dec 31, 2017
Mbarushimana sentenced to life
The Special Chamber for International Crimes of the High Court Friday sentenced Emmanuel Mbarushimana to life in prison over his role in...
The New Times
Dec 30, 2017
From International Darling of Democracy to Disgraced Pariah
This year has witnessed few more dramatic falls from grace than that of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Burmese Nobel peace prize laureate began...
Mary Fitzgerald | Irish Independent
Dec 30, 2017
Argentina 'dirty war' killer gets house arrest
An 88-year-old former police officer serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity committed during Argentina's dictatorship was...
Genocide Watch
Dec 29, 2017
Court fees and fear: Bosnia war rape victims struggle
Two decades have passed since the war ended in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Selma - not her real name - still lives in fear. She is a...
Al Jazeera
Dec 29, 2017
Yukon first nations to launch Southern Tutchone language immersion program, for grownups
The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations has a long-term vision: to have citizens born and raised with Southern Tutchone as their mother...
CBC News
Dec 29, 2017
Opinion: The Voice of the People is the Voice God
The 21st December 2017 was a taster and a forerunner of what is to become for President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. A handful but very...
Genocide Watch
Dec 29, 2017
Authorities’ Greed of Bribe Set Sea Route Free for Human Traffickers
Burmese Authorities greed for bribe set the sea route for Human traffickers in trafficking Rohingyas to Malaysia in villages of Phauktaw...
Rohingya Vision
Dec 29, 2017
Gays Hide, Flee Ex-Soviet Republics As LGBT Crackdowns Turn Brutal
BAKU -- Niko, a 27-year-old gay epileptic from Baku, recalls being beaten, tortured with electric shocks, and raped by four police...
HRW REPORT Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians
Investigate, Prosecute Armed Group Abuses (Beirut) – Yezidi fighters in Iraq allegedly forcibly disappeared and killed 52 civilians from...
Human Rights Watch
Dec 27, 2017
ANALYSIS: The Perils of a Post-ISIS Middle East
To defeat it, Washington has cultivated ties with groups at odds with each other. What happens when their common foe is gone? As 2017...
Joshua A. Geltzer | The Atlantic
Dec 27, 2017
