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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:49
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:42
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:37
The vast majority of Colombians are against the government agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. While this position is respectable and understandable, it is also very erroneous and even harmful.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:36
The Sudanese government dropped cluster bombs on Kauda last month. Sudan is one of 22 countries, including Syria and Yemen, that has used cluster bombs since the end of World War II.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:34
The human rights situation in Central Asia has actually grown noticeably worse, and even Kyrgyzstan has recently been the subject of a number of appeals and reports from rights groups.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:32
Sudan has been supplying weapons to South Sudanese rebels, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR). Meanwhile, in northern Kenya, Sudanese guns have been found among pastoralists.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:30
Rashid’s op-ed was clearly sparked by the defection of Tajikistan’s special police commander Gulmurod Halimov to ISIS and falls into a popular trope: hyping the jihadist threat in Central Asia.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:29
Central Asian governments must realize that repressing all expressions of Islamic faith only plays into militants’ hands.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:25
Human Rights Watch today released a short video on police abuses during demonstrations that began on April 26, 2015, in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:24
Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declared Islamic State.