Saturday, July 30, 2016
Save the Children-supported maternity hospital bombed in Syria
Save the Children-supported maternity hospital bombed in Syria: A maternity hospital supported by Save the Children was bombed on Friday in Idlib province of northwest Syria, causing casualties and heavy damage, the Britain-based charity said.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
US military confirms 14 new civilian deaths in Iraq, Syria
US military confirms 14 new civilian deaths in Iraq, Syria: At least 15 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in air strikes by a US-led coalition in Syria,
Monday, July 18, 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey?
Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey?: Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to the streets last night to fight back against the fourth military coup in the country since 1960, and they won. Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman and David Phillips, who directs the Peace-building and Human Rights Program at Columbia University, join Hari Sreenivasan in New York to discuss.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Syria, J’Accuse! Syrian State Responsibility for War Crimes
Syria, J’Accuse! Syrian State Responsibility for War Crimes: So far, achieving any measure of accountability for the grave international crimes being committed in Syria has been elusive, as I’ve outlined
Gathering evidence of Syria war crimes in ‘The Assad Files’
Gathering evidence of Syria war crimes in ‘The Assad Files’: Five years of brutal civil war in Syria have killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions more. Now, a new journalistic project aims to document President Bashar al-Assad’s principal role in the systematic campaign of detention, torture and murder that has left his nation in the throes of chaos. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Ben Taub of The New Yorker to discuss “The Assad Files.”
Iraq and Syria: Prospects for Accountability
Iraq and Syria: Prospects for Accountability: On February 10, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission convened a congressional briefing devoted to the topic of advancing accountability for
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Overcoming abandonment, teen exceled at school as student, leader
Overcoming abandonment, teen exceled at school as student, leader: Before graduating this summer, Kevin Lin of Council Bluffs wasn’t quite sure what school he attended. Lin had five high school classes: two at Abraham Lincoln High School, two at Thomas Jefferson High School and one at Iowa Western Community College.