I stood at the edge of the Naf River on the Bangladesh border watching heavy smoke rise from a village on the Burma side. Bangladeshi border guards talked of fires all along the border targeting villages of Rohingya Muslims. Egypt's Torture Epidemic May Be Crime Against Humanity
The former detainees said that torture sessions begin with security officers using electric shocks on a blindfolded, stripped, and handcuffed suspect while slapping and punching him or beating him with sticks and metal bars. Satellite Images Show Massive Fire Destruction in Burma
New satellite imagery shows several hundred buildings burned in Burma’s Rakhine State. Imagery from the Rohingya Muslim village of Chein Khar Li in Rathedaung township shows 700 buildings burned, a near total destruction of the village. Persecuting a Religious Minority in Algeria
“The persecution of Ahmadis and hateful speech from government ministers shows intolerance for minority faiths, whether they claim to be Muslim or not." Repeal of Protection for US Dreamers, in Their Own Words
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