At least 17 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising
(Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed on Sunday in Egypt’s bloodiest protests since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected…
Syria conflict: Air strike on Damascus suburb ‘kills dozens’
BBC News – More than 30 people have been killed in air strikes by Syrian government warplanes near the capital…
ISIL unlawful ‘shari’a courts’ meting out ‘monstrous’ punishments, UN warns
UN News Centre – The United Nations human rights office today confirmed that the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Nigeria: Satellite images show horrific scale of Boko Haram attack on Baga
Satellite image showing the extent of damage in Doron Baga taken on 7 Jan 2015, following an attack by…
Flogging of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia ‘vicious act of cruelty’
Raif Badawi Amnesty International – A witness confirmed to Amnesty International that the flogging of Saudi Arabian activist Raif Badawi…
World losing capacity to prevent conflict: UN refugee chief
AFP, Ankara – The world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts and the lack of “effective leadership” has led…
Deadliest year in Iraq since 2007
Al Jazeera – Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures have…
Monitor: over 76,000 killed in Syria in 2014
A man carries a girl past damage at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by…
Iraq: Yezidi women and girls face harrowing sexual violence
A girl in Khakhe camp who was a victim of abuse by the armed group calling itself Islamic State.© Amnesty…
Children killed in Syria air strikes
Thousands of children have been forced to flee their homes during the three-year conflict Al Jazeera – At least…