In Germany, couple accused of abusing Yazidi girls
The couple allegedly bought two children at an Iraqi market and kept them as slaves. The accused are alleged to have been members of the "Islamic State" group and were detained in Bavaria in April, as explained here by DW. Germany's federal prosecutor on Monday 30th December 2024 charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crime…
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Loneliness fuels surge in UK foodbank use alongside poverty
LONELINESS is fuelling the surge in the millions of people resorting to foodbanks alongside poverty, research by a think-tank revealed yesterday. Polling by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found that foodbank users are significantly lonelier than the general public, with one in five lacking any family or friends for support. As Ceren Sagir reports in …
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Maliki Wields 'De-Baathification' In Iraqi Power Struggle
Nouri Al-Maliki The former members of the dissolved Iraqi Baath party have become a point of contention in the conflicts between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his rivals. According to the de-Baathification Law, which was issued by the former administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq, Paul Bremer, members of the Baath …
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Iraq’s Journalists Under Attack
An Iraqi group monitoring violations against journalists warned of a new government decree that could force the shutting of 44 media agencies, including the BBC and Voice of America outlets. The Journalistic Freedoms Observatory obtained a document purportedly sent by the Communications and Media Commission to the Interior Ministry. The documen…
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