More than 3,000 Palestinian refugees are currently cut off from the
rest of the world in dire conditions without access to adequate
humanitarian assistance.
The execution of 28 people this week following what appears to be hasty and unfair trials makes it urgent for the Iraqi authorities to establish a moratorium on the de
Fighting between government forces and the Mahdi Army in Basra is
reported to have ended after Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to stop fighting Iraqi security f
The US military launched air strikes in Basra on Friday for the first
time since the Iraqi authorities began their crackdown on the Mahdi
Army, followers of the Shi&
Heavy fighting between Iraqi government forces and armed militia in Basra and other Iraqi cities is creating a grave risk to civilians, Amnesty International said toda
Five years after US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for human rights, Amnesty International said today
