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As Israel Bombards Lebanon Post-Ceasefire, Similar Fate For Gaza Predicted
The bombardment of a construction equipment business killed a Syrian passerby, wounded seven people including two women, and destroyed millions of dollars' worth of bulldozers and excavators.
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NO To Bikinis, YES To Burkinis: Syria Asks People To Wear "Appropriate" Swimsuits At Public Beaches
Not just beachwear, Syrians are in general asked to "wear loose clothing, cover the shoulders and knees".
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Indian-American Man Charged In US For Sending Money To Women In ISIS
A 33-year-old Indian-American man has been charged in the US state of Virginia for transferring thousands of dollars to Islamic State women, hoping to smuggle them out of a Syrian refugee camp, a media report said.
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France Brings Back 15 Women, 32 Children From Syrian Detention Camps
Since the "caliphate" fell in 2019, the return of family members of fighters who were captured or killed has been a thorny issue for European countries.
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Social Worker Mary Roy Dies At 89
Educationist and social worker Mary Roy, whose legal battle ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women in their ancestral property, died on Thursday, family sources said. She was 89. She died at her home due to age-related ailments, they said.
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4 Syrians Found Frozen To Death In Eastern Lebanon
Four Syrians, two women and two children, were found dead on Friday in eastern Lebanon after having gone missing, the governor of Lebanon's Baalbek and Hermel region tweeted.
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Abolish Church Confessions, Says Women's Panel After Kerala Rape Scandal
The National Commission of Women (NCW) has recommended abolishing the practice of "confessions" in churches as it can lead to blackmailing of women.
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Crime Branch To Probe Sexual Assault Allegations Against 5 Kerala Priests
Amid calls for probe into sexual assault allegations against five priests in Kerala, the state police have asked the Crime Branch to begin its investigations. Five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church have been accused of sexually abusing and blackmailing a woman.
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"I Screamed, But No One Came": The Horrifying Sexual Violence Facing Syria's Women And Girls
The stories in the report, written after interviews with more than 450 people, document a terrifying and systematic pattern of sexual abuse by the government during house raids, at checkpoints and in detention centers.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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As Israel Bombards Lebanon Post-Ceasefire, Similar Fate For Gaza Predicted
The bombardment of a construction equipment business killed a Syrian passerby, wounded seven people including two women, and destroyed millions of dollars' worth of bulldozers and excavators.
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NO To Bikinis, YES To Burkinis: Syria Asks People To Wear "Appropriate" Swimsuits At Public Beaches
Not just beachwear, Syrians are in general asked to "wear loose clothing, cover the shoulders and knees".
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Indian-American Man Charged In US For Sending Money To Women In ISIS
A 33-year-old Indian-American man has been charged in the US state of Virginia for transferring thousands of dollars to Islamic State women, hoping to smuggle them out of a Syrian refugee camp, a media report said.
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France Brings Back 15 Women, 32 Children From Syrian Detention Camps
Since the "caliphate" fell in 2019, the return of family members of fighters who were captured or killed has been a thorny issue for European countries.
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Social Worker Mary Roy Dies At 89
Educationist and social worker Mary Roy, whose legal battle ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women in their ancestral property, died on Thursday, family sources said. She was 89. She died at her home due to age-related ailments, they said.
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4 Syrians Found Frozen To Death In Eastern Lebanon
Four Syrians, two women and two children, were found dead on Friday in eastern Lebanon after having gone missing, the governor of Lebanon's Baalbek and Hermel region tweeted.
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Abolish Church Confessions, Says Women's Panel After Kerala Rape Scandal
The National Commission of Women (NCW) has recommended abolishing the practice of "confessions" in churches as it can lead to blackmailing of women.
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Crime Branch To Probe Sexual Assault Allegations Against 5 Kerala Priests
Amid calls for probe into sexual assault allegations against five priests in Kerala, the state police have asked the Crime Branch to begin its investigations. Five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church have been accused of sexually abusing and blackmailing a woman.
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"I Screamed, But No One Came": The Horrifying Sexual Violence Facing Syria's Women And Girls
The stories in the report, written after interviews with more than 450 people, document a terrifying and systematic pattern of sexual abuse by the government during house raids, at checkpoints and in detention centers.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
