Children among 547 detained Syrians declared dead – rights monitor
Beirut, LebanonReuters Ever since Yehya Hijazi and his two sons were detained in 2012 by the Syrian Government, their relatives had clung onto the hope they were still alive and might be released one day. But after a decade of silence from the authorities, their hopes were shattered when the independent Syrian Network for Human […]
Syrians in Berlin seek release of loved ones after presidential amnesty
Berlin, Germany/Damascus, SyriaReuters For 10 years, Rojin Derki hoped her brother Mohammad was still alive and would one day be released from a Syrian government prison after his arrest in 2012. Yet when a presidential decree last week gave a general amnesty for prisoners, she had mixed feelings. “It’s an ugly feeling because you don’t […]
IRAQ: CHURCHES ‘EXCLUDED’ FROM RECONSTRUCTION PLANS, SAYS REPORT
World Watch Monitor reports…