Human Rights Watch
Feb 13, 2017
Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo
Syrian government forces conducted coordinated chemical attacks in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during the final month of the...
New York Times 1
Feb 12, 2017
Report Rebuts Russia’s Claims of Restraint in Syrian Bombing Campaign
By Michael R. Gordon Russian military officials have vociferously denied that their airstrikes have killed civilians in Syria, going so...
Halva Covnash
Feb 7, 2017
Ukraine as testing ground for Kremlin-Trump 'dialogue'
If Ukraine turns away from the Minsk Agreement, there will be no Western leverage to put pressure on Russia. Ukraine is not broken and...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 4, 2017
Burma Loses a Key Voice for Tolerance
Supporters carry the coffin of U Ko Ni in Rangoon, Burma, on January 30, 2017. © 2017 Reuters The murder of U Ko Ni, a longtime rights...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 24, 2017
Burma: Release or Charge Kachin Christians
Burmese ethnic minorities walk out after mass at a Catholic church at Htaykho Village in Kayah State, Burma. © 2015 Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun...
International Crisis Group 1
Nov 3, 2016
Isolation of Post-Soviet Conflict Regions Narrows the Road to Peace
By Magdalena Grono The lung specialist I consulted for bronchitis recently in Abkhazia exuded competence, warmth and the poetic courtesy...
Genocide Watch
Sep 28, 2016
Russia’s Brutal Bombing of Aleppo May Be Calculated, and It May Be Working
Civilians and rescuers at the site of an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday. Credit Karam Al-Masri/Agence France-Presse — Getty...
International Crisis Group 1
Jul 4, 2016
The Struggle with Islamic State that Turkey Hoped to Avoid
Turkey has blamed the so-called Islamic State (IS) for the triple suicide gun and bomb assault on Istanbul airport on 28 June that killed...
International Crisis Group 1
Jun 23, 2016
Seizing the Moment: From Early Warning to Early Action
Executive Summary After a period of relative calm, an upsurge of crises is testing the international system, pitting major powers and...
Genocide Watch
Mar 31, 2016
Russian Sappers Arrive in Syria to Clear Mines in Palmyra
This photo released on Monday March 28, 2016, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows some damage at the ancient ruins of Palmyra,...
Dominic Glover, International Business Times
Aug 12, 2014
Gay Azerbaijan Teenager Set Ablaze by Homophobic Parents
A teenager fled for his life after being set ablaze in a homophobic attack by his own parents after they found out he was gay. The...