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Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned
BBC via AOL· 4 hours agoHis lawyer, Amir Raesian, said the Supreme Court has now ordered a retrial, and that the judges decided that Salehi's previous prison sentence of six years and three months ...
Refugee charity marks 25 years with fashion show
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHandmade clothes, including traditional Kurdish, Afghan and Syrian dresses, were modelled with dance and singing performances [Jon Wright/BBC] A refugee...
Iran Top Court Overturns Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence, Lawyer Says
US News & World Report· 13 hours ago"The death sentence of #Toomaj_Salehi was overturned and based on the appeal decision ...of the Supreme Court, the case will be referred to (another) branch for consideration," attorney Amir ...
The world that came together to fight ISIS lets Israel go it alone | Opinion
Sun-Sentinel· 4 days agoAt the time, I was participating with a medical team as a physician working in the Kurdish region of...
Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds...
Iraq: Confronting Turks And Iranians
Strategy Page· 3 hours agoJuly 30, 2020: Iran still has enough loyal (to Iran) Iraqi militias to be a threat to the Iraqi government. Most Iraqi politicians and voters want less Iranian influence. Iran wants fewer foreign troops in Iraq.
Iran—Iraq’s Unavoidable Neighbor and America’s Bitter Pill
The National Interest· 1 day agoOne of the most ironic and adverse strategic outcomes of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was the...
Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAside from a "weak and disjointed opposition," Lund noted ISIS remnants are fighting the Assad...
Polish Compassion | J. Hoberman
New York Review of Books· 2 days agoHolland’s film dramatizes an incident precipitated in the autumn of 2021 by Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus. After luring several thousand...
Syria: The Turks Are Adamant And Screwed
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMay 24, 2019: In the northwest (Idlib province), Russian and Syrian warplanes continue attacking Islamic terrorist targets. Turkey objects because these airstrikes violate the ceasefire agreement ...
