Media captionProtesters cover their faces to shield themselves from tear gas in Baghdad At least 40 people have died in Iraq during a fresh wave of anti-government protests that descended into violence. Two of the dead were reportedly hit by tear gas canisters fired by security forces in the capital Baghdad. Reports say half of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The amputation took place at a prison in northern Iran Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of […]
Media captionProtesters cover their faces to shield themselves from tear gas in Baghdad At least 21 people have been killed in Iraq during a fresh wave of anti-government protests that have descended into violence. Two of the dead were reportedly hit by tear gas canisters fired by security forces in the capital Baghdad. Reports say […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The amputation took place at a prison in northern Iran Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iraqi security forces blocked protesters as they tried to reach government buildings At least two people were killed as protests escalated in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with police firing tear gas to repel demonstrators. The dead were reportedly hit by tear gas canisters. Scores were injured, including security forces. Protests […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iraqi security forces blocked protesters as they tried to reach government buildings At least two people were killed as protests escalated in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with police firing tear gas to repel demonstrators. The dead were reportedly hit by tear gas canisters. Scores were injured, including security forces. Protests […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The amputation took place at a prison in northern Iran Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The amputation took place at a prison in northern Iran Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Funerals were held on Thursday for three SDF fighters killed in fighting near Ras al-Ain Kurdish-led forces in north-east Syria have accused Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels of violating a ceasefire deal that ended a two-week offensive. The head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, Mazloum Abdi, said […]
A Turkish bomb that struck a Kurdish community in northern Syria, left eight-year-old Sara with serious injuries. The Turkish offensive began after the US announced a sudden and unexpected withdrawal of its troops from northern Syria. The US troops had been supporting the Kurdish fighters, who have been allies in the fight against the Islamic […]
