Seven Years Of War In Syria: Daily Brief
7 years of war in Syria; Trump nominations threaten legal protections; US students protest gun violence; Italy shuts "worrying" migrant hotspot; malnourished migrants arrive from Libya; Iran arrests 300 Dervish Muslims; Hungary's harmful hate smears; and the late, great, Stephen Hawking...
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gunned down in Brazil on March 14, 2018, after a car pulled alongside theirs and opened fire. Marielle was an outspoken and courageous advocate for victims of police abuse and a tireless women's rights defender. Brazilian authorities need to respond decisively by identifying those responsible for the killing of Marielle and Anderson, and bringing them to justice.
Thousands of civilians are reported to be fleeing a town in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, as government forces advance in an attempt to secure a final military victory. State television showed pictures of families carrying bags leaving the town of Hamouria, which has come under intense bombardment. The devastating violence in Ghouta comes as Syria marks seven years of war.
In the US, President Donald Trump’s nomination of Mike Pompeo to head the State Department and Gina Haspel the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) threaten legal protections, both at home and abroad.
Staying with the US, thousands of students have walked out of class to protest rising gun violence in schools.
Good news from Italy, where a "worrying" migrant hotspot has been shut down by authorities.
But desperate news of migrants in Libya, some of whom are arriving in Europe suffering from severe malnutrition.
Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, were Region / Country