Crime & Justice

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-29

  Taliban's public hangings in Herat shock Afghans, anger world

  Afghans say the horrifying event violates human rights principles and Islam, and are demanding the Taliban not turn Afghanistan once again into the 'darkest country in the world'.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-22

  US sanctions on Omani businessman highlight Iran's illegal oil sales

  Mahmood Rashid Amur al-Habsi used several companies to facilitate shipments of Iranian oil to foreign customers, circumventing restrictions related to Iran.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-21

  Houthis bombard civilian homes in Marib with missiles and drones

  The targeting of local residents and internally displaced persons has drawn public outrage, and appears to be part of a larger plan to gain control of the province.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-07

  US condemns Houthi missile barrage targeting Saudi Arabia

  The denunciation came after Saudi forces intercepted three missiles and three bomb-laden drones. Scattered debris wounded two children.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-07

  'Not safe': Returnees to Syria subjected to regime rape, torture and abuse

  Amnesty International detailed dozens of cases of shocking abuse and rape by Syrian intelligence officials on returnees, including cases of sexual violence on adolescents and teenagers.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-06

  Yemeni court sentences Houthi leader, Iranian ambassador to death

  The Marib military court's verdict makes it clear that the perpetrators of crimes against the Yemeni state and people 'will not escape punishment'.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-02

  Chinese 'black site' in Dubai points to Beijing's expanding crackdown

  A young woman claims to have been held in a secret Chinese jail for dissidents and Uighurs in the UAE in what may be the first evidence that Beijing is operating a 'black site' beyond its borders.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-09-01

  Yemeni officials warn of Houthi interference ahead of donor conference

  A portion of the international aid that gets to Yemen is seized by the Houthis and does not reach its intended recipients, and instead is going to feed Houthi fighters or sold to fund war efforts.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-08-26

  IRGC-backed militias go to ground in Syria's eastern desert

  In the desert area around Palmyra, militiamen are digging networks of tunnels to store ammunition and protect themselves from attacks.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-08-24

  Hizbullah's oil shipment from Iran fuels sanctions fears in Lebanon

  Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah's pending fuel imports from Iran have triggered fears in Lebanon about repercussions and additional sanctions.