EU begins shipping migrants in Greece back to Turkey
By MEHMET GUZEL and DEREK GATOPOULOS A controversial European Union plan to curb migration and smash smuggling rings in Turkey began Monday as 202 migrants from two Greek islands were…
Amnesty International
Nigeria: People detained by military disappear in northeast
First come the whispers, then accusations loud enough to raise alarms throughout Nigeria’s northeastern villages ravaged by extremist violence. Next, people accused of being Boko Haram are rounded up, sometimes…
Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings
By ZEINA KARAM The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments, the main…
The Latest: Al-Jazeera vows to free journalists in Egypt
Here are the latest developments in Egypt’s retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists (all times local) 3:45 p.m. The lawyer for Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste says his three-year jail…
Egypt releases imprisoned Al-Jazeera reporter
By SARAH EL DEEB A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars, but his two Egyptian colleagues…
French arrests beg question: Is free speech for all?
By JILL LAWLESS When cartoonists at a French publication that had poked fun at the Prophet Muhammad were shot dead, millions around the world felt it as an attack on…
Amnesty says satellite images show Nigerian destruction
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Large areas of Nigerian towns attacked by Islamic extremists were razed to the ground in a widespread campaign of destruction, according to satellite images released Thursday by…
UN FINDS SYSTEMATIC DISAPPEARANCES IN SYRIA
By JOHN HEILPRIN and BARBARA SURK In this Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, and released Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, which has been…