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Facebook Critics Call for Release of India Human Rights Review
Facebook critics called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020 to investigate hate speech on its platforms in India.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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Strike On Syria Air Base Kills 14, Including Iranian Forces: Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
An early-morning strike on a Syrian government air base in the country's centre killed 14 fighters, including Iranian forces allied to the regime, a monitoring group said on Monday.
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34 Civilians Killed In Syrian Regime Air Strike On Eastern Ghouta: Monitor
Syrian regime air strikes on the besieged rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed more than 30 civilians including children on Sunday, a monitoring group said.
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ISIS 'Executed' 116 In Syria Town Revenge Campaign: Human Rights Observer
The ISIS group killed 116 people it suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in Al-Qaryatayn this month before losing the desert town to government forces, a monitor said Monday.
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead, Says Syria Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top ISIS group leaders confirming the death of the jihadist organisation's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus In Syria
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting 18 killed in the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said security forces intercepted three car bombers on their way into the city ea...
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ISIS Shelling Kills 14 Civilians In East Syria City: Monitor
Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when ISIS group jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said.
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Twin Bombings Kill 44 In Damascus Old City
Twin bombs killed 44 people in the Old City of Damascus today, a monitoring group said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital. A roadside bomb detonated as a bus passed and a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Bab al-Saghir area, which houses several Shiite mausoleums that draw pilgrims from around the world, the Syr...
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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To ISIS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the ISIS group's stronghold Raqa and its territory in Deir Ezzor province, a commander and a monitor said.
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Monitoring Group Reports Air Strikes, Clashes On Third Day Of Syrian Truce
Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes and low-level clashes persisted in some areas on Sunday, but a Russian and Turkish-backed ceasefire largely held in other areas on its third day, a monitoring group and rebels said.
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ISIS Recaptures Palmyra After Syria Army Withdrawal: Monitor
The ISIS terrorist group recaptured Palmyra on Sunday after Syrian armed forces pulled out from the desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Car Bomb In Syrian Town Near Turkey Border Kills At Least 13: Monitor
At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured by a car bomb on Thursday which targeted a building used by a rebel group in the northern Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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At Least 80 Syrian Soldiers Killed By US-Led Air Strike: Monitor
At least 80 Syrian soldiers were killed in a US-led coalition air strike at an army position near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group said, citing a source at the airport.
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Facebook Critics Call for Release of India Human Rights Review
Facebook critics called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020 to investigate hate speech on its platforms in India.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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Strike On Syria Air Base Kills 14, Including Iranian Forces: Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
An early-morning strike on a Syrian government air base in the country's centre killed 14 fighters, including Iranian forces allied to the regime, a monitoring group said on Monday.
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34 Civilians Killed In Syrian Regime Air Strike On Eastern Ghouta: Monitor
Syrian regime air strikes on the besieged rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed more than 30 civilians including children on Sunday, a monitoring group said.
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ISIS 'Executed' 116 In Syria Town Revenge Campaign: Human Rights Observer
The ISIS group killed 116 people it suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in Al-Qaryatayn this month before losing the desert town to government forces, a monitor said Monday.
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead, Says Syria Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top ISIS group leaders confirming the death of the jihadist organisation's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus In Syria
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting 18 killed in the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said security forces intercepted three car bombers on their way into the city ea...
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ISIS Shelling Kills 14 Civilians In East Syria City: Monitor
Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when ISIS group jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said.
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Twin Bombings Kill 44 In Damascus Old City
Twin bombs killed 44 people in the Old City of Damascus today, a monitoring group said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital. A roadside bomb detonated as a bus passed and a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Bab al-Saghir area, which houses several Shiite mausoleums that draw pilgrims from around the world, the Syr...
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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To ISIS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the ISIS group's stronghold Raqa and its territory in Deir Ezzor province, a commander and a monitor said.
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Monitoring Group Reports Air Strikes, Clashes On Third Day Of Syrian Truce
Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes and low-level clashes persisted in some areas on Sunday, but a Russian and Turkish-backed ceasefire largely held in other areas on its third day, a monitoring group and rebels said.
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ISIS Recaptures Palmyra After Syria Army Withdrawal: Monitor
The ISIS terrorist group recaptured Palmyra on Sunday after Syrian armed forces pulled out from the desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Car Bomb In Syrian Town Near Turkey Border Kills At Least 13: Monitor
At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured by a car bomb on Thursday which targeted a building used by a rebel group in the northern Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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At Least 80 Syrian Soldiers Killed By US-Led Air Strike: Monitor
At least 80 Syrian soldiers were killed in a US-led coalition air strike at an army position near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group said, citing a source at the airport.
