Disabled veterans say they get little recognition or reward for their role in the Iran-Iraq conflict. By Fariba Pajooh in Tehran Twenty-two years ago, Keyvan lost both legs below the knee in an Iraqi mortar attack near the southern Iranian city of Abadan. Under-age when he signed up to fight in the Iran-Iraq war, he […]
Fears NGO Crackdown May Threaten Millions
United Nations officials warn ban on NGOs tantamount to human rights abuse. By Yamikani Mwando in Bulawayo Jason Mthombeni’s 77-year-old mother has been hungry for years – now she is likely to starve. She is one of the millions of Zimbabweans who will suffer as a result of President Robert Mugabe’s ban on the activities […]
Azerbaijan: Hailstorms Add to Karabakh’s Woes
String of natural calamities poses major challenge for cash-strapped government. By Ashot Beglarian in Stepanakert Devastating hailstorms are the latest in a series of acts of nature that have tested the ability of Nagorny Karabakh’s government to provide an adequate response. The heavy hail which fell for a week throughout the region caused serious damage, […]
Serb Volunteers Accused of Further Crimes
Witness tells judges about Serb paramilitary attack on Bosnian village in 1992. By Denis Dzidic in The Hague A protected witness in the trial of Vojislav Seselj testified this week that Serb volunteers attacked his village, murdering around 20 residents before imprisoning the rest. Testifying in the Hague tribunal trial of Serb Radical […]
Women Claim New Law Erodes Their Rights
They’re angry at plans to base legislation governing marriage and inheritance on Islam. By Amanj Khalil in Sulaimaniyah, in Kurdistan Secular women’s groups and religious leaders are battling over how much influence Islamic law should have over Iraqi Kurdistan’s new personal status legislation. The Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, is drafting a new personal status […]
Bosnian Burial Sites Uncovered for Cash
Unscrupulous people are profiting from selling knowledge of mass grave locations to victims’ families. By Zana Kovacevic in Sarajevo (TU No 554, 6-June-08) For over a decade, Bosniak Edo Ramulic has been searching for the bodies of his brother and several other family members killed by Serb forces in the north-western Bosnian town of Prijedor […]
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