Iranian authorities have denied plans to hang protesters as nationwide demonstrations continue. US President Trump warned of strong consequences if executions occur. Thousands remain detained amid Iran’s largest unrest in years. The protests erupted over economic hardships and quickly escalated into calls against the clerical regime. Rights groups report more than 2,400 deaths and over […]
Anti-government protests
Over 200,000 Syrian refugees return from Lebanon
More than 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Lebanon this year after the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011 following Assad’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, forced millions of people to flee their homes, leaving half of Syria’s population displaced […]
Anti-government protests spread across the Balkans
It all started with a video posted on social media: a secret recording from 2016 that appears to show a well-known local tycoon hand over an envelope containing bundles of cash to a party associate of Montenegro’s long-standing leader. The prominent businessman, a former close friend and confidant of Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, released the […]