In a letter addressed to the UN Human Rights Council, 42 associations ask for an “urgent” investigation and the creation of an “independent...
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The new head of state is the 78-year-old Kurdish Abdel Latif Rashid, who is ahead of his rival (and outgoing) Bahram Salih by more than 160 votes to 99. His...
With three weeks to go until President Aoun’s term ends, the appointment of his successor and a new executive is still a long way off. A new vote is...
Not counting the attacks of the last month, in just over a year 700 members of the Shia minority have been killed in 13 attacks by the Islamic State. The girls...
“At night the explosions wake us up,” confirms the priest. The target is Iranian Kurdish refugee camps or centers of resistance. About 12 victims...
The daughter of the former president faces charges of incitement to revolt. The balance rises to almost 80 dead and more than 1,200 arrests. Raisi says he is...
The daughter of the former president faces charges of incitement to revolt. The balance rises to almost 80 dead and more than 1,200 arrests. Raisi says he is...
In a statement they condemn her death and the “systematic oppression” of women. They call for “freedom and equal rights” for all...
The fighters come from Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and call themselves “volunteers from Islamic lands”. They say they want to collaborate with the...
The death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman focuses attention on the Gasht-e Ershad, who monitor compliance with Islamic norms. Since the Islamic revolution of...