Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital to arrest injured protesters in Ilam, western Iran, on the night of January 3-4. Earlier in the day, Iranian sec...
In Iran, protests that broke out on December 28th over the soaring cost of living look set to continue. Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in Tehran's Grand Bazaar on January 6: without g...
Syrian authorities said they had tried to separate two groups of protesters. Demonstrations took place in several cities in Syria after an attack on an Alawite mosque on Friday....
Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
The economic situation is likely to worsen as Iran's Central Bank drastically reduced the subsidised exchange rates for dollars it offers to importers and producers....
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Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus will be on how the far-right AfD fares in upcoming state elections in the fo...
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The demonstrations, which were sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran's Islamic regime. Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran "very hard" if prote...
A lengthy grudge was at the heart of the deadly mass shooting at Brown University and subsequent murder of an MIT nuclear physics professor....
Thousands displaced in Aleppo as clashes between Syrian forces and the SDF intensify for the third consecutive day....
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The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO says that 45 demonstrators have been killed by Iranian security forces since the protests began in late December....
"Michael was and will always remain a beloved husband, father, and grandpa," his family said in a statement....
Deadly fighting between Kurdish forces and Syria's national army in Aleppo has led to new widespread displacement. As thousands flee amid shelling, can US, Turkish, and UN mediators stop a full-scale ...
Security forces reportedly used tear gas on demonstrators at the Tehran Grand Bazaar as they held a sit-in. The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day....
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Protests around Iran over its economy have continued on January 6, with demonstrators holding a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, later dispersed by security forces. It all comes down to a currency in ...
Southeast Asia has become “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime syndica...