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Syria’s new rulers warn against incitement as tensions brew

Damascus, Syria Reuters Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue “remnants” of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media reported. The violence in Tartous province, part of the coastal region that is home to […]

Brazil police violence reignites after deadly Rio, Sao Paulo raids

A police officer stands at the entrance of a hospital where victims were taken, after a police operation against drug gangs in Penha slums complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2nd August, 2023.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil’s security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week.  Brazil, the country with the highest number of murders […]

Philippines rights body’s drug war probe bolsters police abuse allegations

Philippines Manila police killings protest

Manila, The Philippines Reuters An investigation by the Philippines’ rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said on Tuesday.  The Commission on Human Rights’ report, which bolsters findings by the […]