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Thousands of Syrians headed Monday to Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus to search for their loved ones. Civil defense workers and teams from the White Helmets civil defense group were seen digging holes inside the prison in search for hidden cells or underground chambers
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
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Demonstrators who have taken to the streets over several weeks to disband the SARS which is accused of widespread claims of kidnapping, harassment and extortion, while also targeting LGBTQ communities in Nigeria.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kenyans to remain united and peaceful as Parliament considers the impeachment proceedings against him starting Tuesday.
[Nile Post] In a recent alcohol sector consultative meeting with key ministries, stakeholders have voiced their dissatisfaction with the Private Member's Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023, tabled by Tororo Woman Member of Parliament Sarah Opendi.
Amnesty International on Monday urged authorities in Tunisia to stop using \"largely outdated, overly broad and repressive laws\" to crack down on freedom of expression online.
Elgin Nelson, Staff Prominent L.A. political figureswere among the 50 community members and golf executives that gathered at Maggie Hathaway Golf Course to commemorate a $15 million renovation of the historic, county-owned golf course nestled in South Los Angeles. The extensive renovation is part of an ambitious initiative to broaden the reach of golf and […]
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The Kogi election is usually polarised between the majority Igala in the Kogi East Senatorial District and Ebira who make the second highest in population in the state. And it is no different in this election.
The post ANALYSIS: Kogi 2023: The candidates and where the votes are coming from appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Bayern Munich defender Raphael Guerreiro hit a second-half stunner and Thomas Mueller scored late to beat Cologne 2-0 on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen's title party to Sunday at the earliest.
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Nigeria has been rocked by nearly two weeks of protests against police brutality and calls to disband its controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, better known as […]
Friday, Nov. 17 Board games in the children's department at Library from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 Children's Movie and Popcorn \"Thanksgiving Dance\" at Library from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 The Augusta Chorale of Georgia will present its Christmas Concert at 4:00 p.m. at the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel of Paine College and will feature students from Blakeney Elementary’s school […]
[DW] As Paul Biya marks 38 years in office, residents in the country's Anglophone region are struggling to come to grips with a series of brutal attacks on schools.
[Daily Trust] The International Criminal Court, ICC has said that it will \"analyse materials\" it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month following protests against police brutality.
On Tuesday ( Oct 20) Beyoncé took to Instagram to share her support of protestors and activists fighting on the frontlines of the #EndSARS movement and speak out against the violent attacks that they are facing at the hands of police. According to published reports, Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters Tuesday at two locations in Lagos.
[Leadership] The call by Nigerians for a reform of the Police Force, strident at the best of times, has now assumed an urgency of its own. Nigerians have come to an inexorable conclusion that for the Police to serve the nation well, it must be rid of its colonial and, indeed, military era propensities. For these, the Force is often criticised for its perceived inefficiency, corruption, and brutality. In Nigeria, as elsewhere, the Force is put in place to protect citizens and maintain law and order and not to
A video showing soldiers executing two women at close range, kneeling and blindfolded, along with a girl and a baby two years ago had caused massive outcry in Cameroon. But there is even more outcry now.
At the time, the government denied any involvement before recanting and arresting seven soldiers.
Four of them have now received a 10-year prison sentence for the killing. Another, sentenced to two years. The last two acquitted. Human rights groups are disgusted.
Maximilienne Ngo Mbe is the Director of the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa.
\"A ten-year prison sentence is not only weak, it is insignificant. It is not only insignificant, but it is insignificant because those who get ten years are not, in fact, those who ordered the murders.\" the human rights campaigner explains.
The defence counsel however in fact wants to appeal the verdict. Me Sylvestre Mben is a lawyer for the incriminated soldiers. He says \"we should not forget a legal provision in our procedural code which states that the allegations of one co-accused against another can only be valid if they are confronted by other evidence. It is for this reason that we believe that there was, at the very least, some doubt.\"
The video was one of several to emerge in recent years of alleged atrocities by Cameroonian forces during operations against Islamist Boko Haram militants in the northern part of the country and against Anglophone separatists in the west.
The trial started in January and was conducted behind closed doors.
By SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian protests against police brutality continued Friday for the ninth day, with demonstrators fending off attacks from gangs suspected to be backed by the police, warnings from the Nigerian military, and a government order to stop because of COVID-19. In Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, protesters blocked the road to the international airport and the main highway into the city. The Lagos-Ibadan highway, one of Nigeria's busiest, is the main road linking the port city to the rest of Nigeria. Protesters in the capital, Abuja, dedicated the day to Nigerians they charge […]
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