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Giorgia Meloni Investigated for Italy’s Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025Emma Bubola and Elisabetta PovoledoComments Off on Giorgia Meloni Investigated for Italy’s Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect

The Italian prime minister announced the investigation on social media, saying, “I cannot be blackmailed.”

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Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open

January 9, 2025Carol RosenbergComments Off on Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open

Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.

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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025Hannah Beech and Jes AznarComments Off on On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025Hannah Beech and Jes AznarComments Off on On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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How Afghan Militias, Unleashed by the U.S., Proved Worse Than the Taliban

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024Azam Ahmed and Bryan DentonComments Off on How Afghan Militias, Unleashed by the U.S., Proved Worse Than the Taliban

Trump blamed Biden. Biden blamed the Afghan military. Our investigation found that the U.S. unwittingly laid the groundwork for the Taliban’s victory long ago.

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Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light

December 14, 2024December 17, 2024Christina Goldbaum and Daniel BerehulakComments Off on Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light

At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.

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Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

December 12, 2024Matthew Mpoke BiggComments Off on Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government’s crimes.

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A Ghastly Search for Loved Ones Who Disappeared in Syria

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024Daniel Berehulak and Christina GoldbaumComments Off on A Ghastly Search for Loved Ones Who Disappeared in Syria

Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.

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Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.

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Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Katie Benner and Adam GoldmanComments Off on Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” according to the indictment.

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