POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, World ON Feb 9, 2017 | 0 comments

Syrian Refugee Crisi...

Amnesty International’s report on prison hangings at Saydnaya prison was published less than two weeks after President Trump signed an executive...

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Human Slaughterhouse...

Amnesty International has released a shocking report claiming as many as 13,000 people – mostly civilians – have been hanged in a Syrian...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, World ON Oct 29, 2016 | 0 comments

U.N.: ISIS Is Using ...

According to a new report from the U.N. human rights chief, as Iraqi security forces advance toward the ISIS-held city of Mosul, ISIS militants are...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, World ON Oct 2, 2016 | 0 comments

100+ Children Among ...

Groups allied with the Syrian government pressed an assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Friday, as the World Health Organization said heavy...

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Aleppo Hospital Hit ...

Doctors in Aleppo are “ready to die”, a medical charity official has said after the largest hospital in the rebel-held area of the Syrian city was...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, World ON Sep 6, 2016 | 0 comments

A Day of Bloodshed i...

Kabul was attacked today in a series of bombings and an 11-hour standoff with gunmen at the offices of a humanitarian group. Earlier today, 2 bomb...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Europe, Middle East, World ON Jun 25, 2016 | 0 comments

United Nations Secre...

On June 18th, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to respond with a humane and human rights-based approach to the refugee problem,...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Africa, Middle East, World ON Jun 5, 2016 | 0 comments

In ‘defence of the o...

Lawyers say they risk being jailed for their work defending government critics, with hundreds already believed to be behind bars Source: In ‘defence...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Africa, Middle East, World ON Jun 5, 2016 | 0 comments

Death in police cust...

– Forensics report confirms lawyer was subjected to “violent” beatings to genitals and chest, says prosecution. Source: Death in police...

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Palestine: ICC Shoul...

As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza entered its 50th year, Human Rights Watch called today on the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

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Iranian Students Las...

30 college students were arrested, interrogated and within 24 hours were each given 99 lashes for attending a graduation party that included men and...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, U.S., World ON May 4, 2016 | 0 comments

John Sifton’s ...

John Sifton’s rebuttal of the Pentagon’s report on the October attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz,...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, U.S., World ON May 2, 2016 | 0 comments

US launches bid to s...

US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a desperate push Monday to salvage a ceasefire in Syria, as the country’s second city of Aleppo...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East, World ON May 2, 2016 | 0 comments

Israel to hold Pales...

Israel’s military on Monday ordered a well-known Palestinian journalist to be held for four months without charges or trial, in so-called...

POSTED BY Leading Light Foundation IN Middle East ON May 1, 2016 | 0 comments

Iran Parliamentary E...

Supporters of President Hassan Rouhani fell short of a clear majority despite receiving the most votes. Analysts say the coming period will be...