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Rights groups sound alarm on jump in Iraqi activist killings

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Human rights monitors have sounded the alarm over a recent spike in assassinations targeting civil rights activists in Iraq’s southBy NABIL AL-JURANI and SAMYA KULLAB Associated PressAugust 20, 2020, 9:19 PM4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleBASRA, Iraq -- Human rights monitors sounded the alarm over a recent spike in assassinations targeting civil rights activists in Iraq's south on Thursday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the prime minister and the U.S. president as part of ongoing strategic talks. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi departed for an official trip to Washington this week and is expected to meet with President Donald Trump later in the day, to conclude strategic talks expected to shape the future of Iraq-U.S. ties. Meanwhile ba...

May152020 by adminNo Comments

‘Surge’ in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown

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The wildlife charity the RSPB says it has been "overrun" by reports of birds of prey being illegally killed since the lockdown started six weeks ago.Species of raptors (birds of prey) that had been targeted include hen harriers, peregrine falcons, red kites, goshawks, buzzards and a barn owl.The wildlife charity described the crimes as "orchestrated".It said the "vast majority" had connections with shooting estates, or land managed for shooting.Some raptors are known to feed on pheasant and grouse chicks.The head of the RSPB's investigations unit, Mark Thomas, told the BBC it was like "the Wild West" out in the countryside. He said people who wanted to kill birds of prey had been "emboldened" by the absence of walkers and hikers....

Jun282019 by adminNo Comments

Washington man convicted in 1987 killings of Canadian couple

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Nov122018 by adminNo Comments

Israel-Gaza violence erupts after covert op killings

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Violence has flared between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, a day after seven militants and an Israeli soldier were killed during an undercover Israeli operation in Gaza.Militants fired 300 rockets and mortars at Israel. One hit an empty bus, seriously injuring a soldier nearby.Israel responded with strikes on what it said were military targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.Three Palestinians, two of them reportedly militants, were killed.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier cut short his visit to Paris for events to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One and returned to Israel to consult with his security chiefs.What happened on Sunday?A Hamas commander and an Israeli soldier were am...

Feb202018 by adminNo Comments

Peru's Fujimori goes back to trial for death squad killings

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Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Former Peru President Alberto Fujimori, age 79, will go back to trial on charges related to death squad killings in 1992.A court ruled Monday that Fujimori could be tried despite a medical pardon months ago.At issue is the death squad killings of six farmers in Pativilca, a central town in Peru, in January of 1992. Fujimori is now charged with authorizing the kidnapping, torture and killings of the six farmers.Fujimori had been serving a 25-year prison sentence since 2014 for human rights abuses before a medical pardon was granted in December. These abuses involved authorizing the six farmers' killings as part of a larger conflict with left-wing rebels. Nearly 70,000 people died in the conflict.President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski granted the pardon in December, sparking two ni...