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UNESCO chief condemns ‘despicable murder’ of US journalist in Syria

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The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today expressed shock at the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff and called for the immediate release of all civilian hostages held by militant groups in Syria. “I condemn deeply the execution of Steven Sotloff,” said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova in a statement to the press in which she also expressed …

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Russia declares NATO threat to its national security

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On Tuesday, Russia declared NATO to be a “threat” to its security after the Western military alliance earlier announced plans to reinforce defenses in Eastern Europe due to Russia’s alleged involvement in Ukraine. Russia’s surprise declaration came just ahead of a NATO summit to be held on Thursday in Wales, where Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is expected to lobby US …

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IS posts video of execution of second US journalist, threatens to kill British hostage

ISIS Beheads U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff

Militants from the Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday released a video of a masked militant beheading an American journalist and threatened to kill a British national they have captive. The footage, found on private terrorism monitor SITE, shows 31-year-old freelance journalist Steven Sotloff clothed in orange and kneeling on his knees against the desert backdrop. Miami-born Sotloff had written for …

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Syria: pro-regime activists arrested for criticism of Defense Ministry

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Tuesday said that the five Syrian pro-government activists were arrested for criticizing the Defense Ministry and Intelligence services over the deaths of soldiers and loss of important military bases. Rami Abdel Rahman, the observatory’s director, said that they were arrested on Friday “aftercriticizing the role of the defense ministry and the intelligence services …

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Israel: Finance Minister voices concern of fading international support after expropriation plans

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Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday warned that Israel was slowly destroying international support towards it, after the United States also joined the chorus of criticism it has come under after its recent expropriation of Palestinian territory, the biggest such land grab since the 80s. Lapid said that the Israeli cabinet was not consulted about Sunday’s announcement regarding the …

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Israeli forces use Palestinian child as human shield in Gaza

Ahmad Abu Raida was only 16 when Israeli soldiers repeatedly used him as a human shield for five days in Khuza'a, southern Gaza.

Ramallah, August 21, 2014—Israeli soldiers repeatedly used Ahmad Abu Raida, 17, as a human shield for five days while he was held hostage during Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Ahmad, from Khuza’a, near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, was just 16 years old when he was taken from his family on July 23. He was forced …

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Advocacy group says IS now using cluster bombs

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Advocacy Group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said that extremists from the Islamic State (IS) have been using clutter munitions in at least one location in war-ravaged Syria, and that the Syrian regime also continues to use the extensively banned weapon. The New York-based group cited reports and photographic evidence from local Kurdish officials, and said that IS extremists …

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Egypt criticizes Israeli expropriation plans in West Bank

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On Monday, Egypt denounced Israel’s plans to seize West Bank territory and said that the move would be in violation of international law and will be another obstacle to permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Israel had on Sunday announced that it will expropriate 988 acres of Palestinian territory around Bethlehem, and allowed for appeal within 45 days. “This is not a …

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Saudi Arabia: Rights activist given 10-year sentence and 1,000 lashings

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On Monday, a court in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld a 10-year prison sentence and 1,000 lashings handed to Raef Badawi, the founder of the liberal rights group Saudi Liberal Network, an activist said. Badawi was charged for “creating a website insulting Islam” and criticizing the role of religious police “which we all do” in the kingdom, the right …

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UN to send mission to Iraq to look into IS crimes

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On Monday, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously agreed to quickly dispatch an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate atrocities committed by extremist group Islamic State (IS), as Baghdad warned that the country was “facing a terrorist monster”. The 47-member UN human rights wing of the UN accepted a resolution urging an investigation presented by Iraq and supported by over …

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