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  • A man in uniform stands between Muslim graves.
    Syria's missing detainees

    "We did not expect so few had survived"

    The search for the missing is seen by many Syrians as crucial to rebuilding the nation. Mazin al-Balkhi of the International Commission on Missing Persons warns that the scale and arbitrary nature of the killings under Assad pose major challenges.

  • Rubble as far as the eye can see in Gaza
    Germany and the Netanyahu government

    Death zone Gaza: Germany is complicit

    For years, Germany has been Israel's second most important supplier of arms. As a result, German weapons have ended up being used in the Gaza war. As evidence piles up of serious legal violations by Israel, the question of whether the German government is complicit in this catastrophic situation must be asked

  • Judge Joan Donohue reads out the court ruling on a TV screen as journalists listen in a media centre
    Israel and the ICJ

    UN court ruling on Gaza 'hard to ignore'

    All eyes were on The Hague as the UN's International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but failed to demand a ceasefire. The decision puts Israel's allies in a difficult spot

  • In 2016, Egyptian journalist and writer Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, because his writing allegedly "harmed public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, Naji offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison.
    Egypt's broken justice system

    "My approach was to joke about prison"

    In 2016, Egyptian author Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, his writing allegedly "harming public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, it offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison. Interview by Hannah El-Hitami

  • Financial crisis in Lebanon

    Beirut's bank robber folk heroes

    Desperation is driving some Lebanese to take matters into their own hands. These days, robbing a bank to access your own money is likely to make you a folk hero. Karim El-Gawhary met two such 'criminals' in Beirut

  • Netanyahu's government is set on curtailing the powers of the judiciary. But the judges will not give up without a fight. What happens next will determine just how endangered Israel's democratic system really is.
    Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms

    Israeli government and the Supreme Court at loggerheads

    Benjamin Netanyahu's government is set on curtailing the powers of the judiciary. But the judges will not give up without a fight. What happens next will determine just how endangered Israel's democratic system really is. By Joseph Croitoru

  • As many as 1,100 supporters of the deposed Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi (pictured) were gunned down on 14 August 2013.
    10 years after Egypt's Rabaa massacre

    Still waiting for justice

    The massacre of protesters in Cairo under Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's watch was one of the worst in modern history – and one of the best documented. But 10 years on, no-one has been held accountable. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Riots have gripped France for days since the fatal police shooting of a teenager on 27 June. It's just the latest in a series of allegedly racist incidents that protesters say the state has failed to adequately address.
    Death of teen Nahel

    France: A chronicle of police violence

    Riots have gripped France for days since the fatal police shooting of a teenager on 27 June. It's just the latest in a series of allegedly racist incidents that protesters say the state has failed to adequately address, writes Oliver Pieper

  • In her latest book – "Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam" – Ziba Mir-Hosseini talks to six leading Muslim reformists about gender, women's rights and the latter's evolution over time.
    Islamic feminism

    Evolving gender rights

    In her latest book – "Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam" – legal anthropologist and activist Ziba Mir-Hosseini talks to six leading Muslim reformists about gender, women's rights and the latter's evolution over time. Interview by Tugrul von Mende

  • Human rights violations under Assad

    Syrian state torture on trial

    A new trilingual anthology showcases recent efforts to achieve justice for the victims of crimes committed in Syria. The book lends perspective to the trials held in Germany, offers historical and social contextualisation and outlines the limits of this judicial approach. By Rene Wildangel

  • The Turkish opposition was defeated in Sunday's run-off elections, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Erdogan, who is now to rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly a victor.
    Turkey election fallout

    Erdogan no winner, despite opposition defeat

    The Turkish opposition was defeated in the run-off, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly the winner. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul

  • The run-off between Turkish presidential candidates Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu will take place on 28 May. Why were so many surprised by the initial outcome? And why the opposition's sudden political shift to the right?
    Turkey election run-off

    Too much politics of fear from Kilicdaroglu?

    Turkey's presidential run-off between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes place on 28 May. Why were so many surprised by the initial outcome? And why the opposition's sudden political shift to the right? Political scientist Berk Esen talks to Ceyda Nurtsch

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