Turkish-backed Syrian rebel groups are committing serious human rights violations against civilians in the Kurdish canton of Afrin, Amnesty International revealed last week. The human rights monitor identified Syrian opposition groups Ferqa 55, Jabha al-Shamiye, Faylaq al-Sham, Sultan Mourad, and Ahrar al-Sharqiye as the main human rights abusers. The worrying news come after the Greek
Tag: Amnesty International
Recent Articles
Disability cuts: Work isn’t the pull Sunak thinks it is
The recent welfare reform plans announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have landed badly, and rightly so.
Iraq: Hard truths about truth-telling
"Accidental anarchist" Carne Ross reflects on blowing the whistle on the Iraq War, 20 years on.
Ahead of Another Summer of Climate Disasters, Let’s Talk about Real Solutions
In cooperation with CrimethInc., we present a short text from Peter Gelderloos exploring why the strategies that mainstream environmental movements are currently employing to halt industrially-produced climate change are failing—and what we could be doing instead.
Confronting the eco-fascists in Lyon
To defuse an eco-fascist campaign, radicals in Lyon are working on intellectual and legal counterattacks
UK local elections: Time to take Starmerism seriously
Results point towards a massive Labour victory, but describing Starmer's position as Blairite is too simplistic