Eviction Highlights Azeri Refugees' Plight
Region: AzerbaijanThousands of displaced people in western city live in poor conditions with uncertain prospects. By Ulvi Telmansoy Nearly two decades after they were displaced by the war over Nagorny Karabakh, Azerbaijani refuge... more
Views: 968Darfur Refugees Still Fear Returning Home
Region: SudanDespite peace agreement and UN backing, many say it is not yet safe to go home. By Janet Anderson, Tajeldin Adam, Zakia Yousif - International Justice - ICC More than 100,000 people uproote... more
Views: 1271Syrian Army Continues Idlib Onslaught
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicLocal activist describes destruction in villages and indiscriminate killing. By Daniella Peled - The Arab Spring With the Syrian army continuing its crackdown in the northwestern province of Idlib, IWP... more
Views: 999Syria: “The Day We Knew What It Meant to Be Syrian”
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicWritten by Jillian C. York Today, March 15, 2012, marks the first anniversary since the start of the Syrian uprising. One year after protests began in Damascus and Daraa, the Syrian opposition's fight agai... more
Views: 1026Afghans Dispute NATO Casualty Figures
Region: AfghanistanNo meeting of minds at conference to discuss deaths and injuries caused by NATO and Taleban. By Khan Mohammad Danishju The shooting of 16 civilians in the southern Kandahar province came a week after a... more
Views: 1041Taleban Backlash Feared After Shooting Rampage
Region: AfghanistanKandahar shootings only worsen negative views of foreign troop presence. By Noorahman Rahmani, Khan Mohammad Danishju - Afghanistan Afghans have expressed fury at the shooting of 16 civi... more
Views: 999Iran: Women Say No to the War Monster
Region: IranWritten by Fred Petrossian he Iranian Islamic regime has ignored International Women's Day [1] for more than three decades. It does not recognize March 8, and has even banned women organizations from celebr... more
Views: 1070Kyrgyzstan: Unchecked Nationalism Threat to Stability
Region: KyrgyzstanGovernment needs to take decisive action to contain ethnic tensions stirred by 2010 violence, leading rights activist warns. By Timur Toktonaliev Continued failure to enforce the rule of law ris... more
Views: 1301History Lessons in Armenia and Azerbaijan
Region: AzerbaijanWritten by Hayhuki Barseghyan, In each country, school textbooks teach one version of history that sustains animosity towards the other. Schoolchildren in Armenia and Azerbaijan are too young to remember the Na... more
Views: 1576Iraq Stunned by Bombing Wave
Region: IraqBy Basim al-Shara, Abeer Mohammed About 100 Iraqis were killed and wounded in bombings across the country on February 23, raising concerns about the ability of government forces to maintain security following th... more
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