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Amnesty says Syrian authorities torture detainees
Mar 14th, 2012
Amnesty International says Syrian forces routinely torture people detained in the country's year-old uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad. (Source: Associated Press) -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces. The Mi-17 helicopters will be used by Afghanistan's National Security Forces Special Mission Wing, which supports counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics and special operations mis... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain expressed regret on Thursday about the abuse of Kenyans by colonial forces during the Mau Mau insurgency in the 1950s and announced a compensation package for more than 5,200 survivors worth a total of 20 million pounds. The deal, settled out of court after three elderly Kenyan torture victims won the r... [Full Article]
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