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Turkey has begun its promised deportation of I.S members that are being held in camps. There are a reported 813 militants being held at 12 deportation centres across Turkey; the majority of whom will be sent back to European Union states. Another 287 people including women and children were captured by Turkey after its invasion of the Kurdish-held areas of Syria in October. So far, Turkey has not detailed the … Read more →

Security forces have fired tear gas cartridges directly at protesters in Baghdad on numerous occasions since protests resumed on 25 October, killing at least 16. According to Amnesty International, two previously unseen types of tear gas grenades has been used to kill rather than disperse protesters by the Iraqi authorities. “All the evidence points to Iraqi security forces deploying these military-grade grenades against protesters in Baghdad, apparently aiming for their … Read more →

Governments should use an upcoming review of Kazakhstan’s rights record at the United Nations to hold the country’s new president to his pledges to respect human rights, Human Rights Watch said today 4 November. On 7 November, Kazakhstan will undergo its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Kassym-Jomart Tokaev, elected Kazakhstan’s president in June, is no stranger to the UN. He headed the … Read more →

Turkey will send captured Islamic State members back to their countries, even if their citizenships have been revoked, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has said. On Saturday 2 November, he criticised European states for not repatriating imprisoned IS members in Turkey. The remarks come after a visit to Turkey by António Gutteres, the UN secretary-general, on Friday. “We are not a hotel for IS members from any country,” Interior Minister … Read more →

On 29 October, a court in Germany charged two suspected former Syrian intelligence officers with crimes against humanity, a key step in a patchwork of international efforts to seek justice for atrocities committed during the country’s long civil war. The trial of the two men, who were arrested in Berlin and Rhineland-Palatinate state in February, is expected to start in the western city of Koblenz early next year and will … Read more →

The BBC presenter Samira Ahmed has launched a landmark equal pay case, claiming she was paid 85% less than her male equivalent. The case will be heard at the central London employment tribunal over the next seven days. “On the back of my BBC ID card are written the BBC values, which include ‘we respect each other and celebrate our diversity’ and ‘we take pride in delivering quality and value … Read more →