44 Migrants Die in Airstrike on Libyan Detention Center

RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2019 The incident spotlights European Union policy of cooperating with militias that detain migrants to prevent them from crossing the Mediterranean. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Greece to Move 2,000 Out of Overcrowded Lesbos Migrant Camp

LENA BECATOROS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS / The Associated Press Sep 18, 2018 Those being moved out of the camp, which houses 9,000 people in a facility built for 3,100, will be sent to the mainland so their asylum claims can be examined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rescue Ships Spotlight Europe’s Migrant Debate

RENATA BRITO and IAIN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Jun 17, 2018 Ships dock in Spain, ending a week-long ordeal for hundreds of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in the fight over immigration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Italy’s New Leaders Get Tough on Migrants; Rescue Ship Docks in Spain

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jun 11, 2018 The Spanish prime minister offers safe harbor to a private rescue ship after Italy and Malta refuse to allow its 629 migrant passengers to disembark in their ports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Blaming the Victims of Israel’s Gaza Massacre

Gregory Shupak / FAIR May 17, 2018 Based on media coverage, readers could think it was Palestinians, not Israelis, who carried out what Doctors Without Borders called “unacceptable and inhuman” violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Syria Bombing Blitz Overwhelms Damascus Hospitals

PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 A ferocious bombing campaign by government forces targets hospitals, apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing and wounding hundreds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In Historic First, International Criminal Court to Investigate U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2016 The ICC has famously failed to investigate powerful Western nations but has prosecuted African dictators, a disparity so glaring that several African countries recently quit the court, condemning it as the “International Caucasian Court.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bashar Assad’s Brutality in Syria Is Matched by U.S. Devastation Across the Region

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 9, 2016 Why should Facebook users come down harder on the Syrian leader than on the United States government when it comes to horrific actions and war crimes in that part of the world? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Deaths Reported as Hospital Linked to Doctors Without Borders Is Bombed in Yemen

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams Jan 11, 2016 The medical charity said it cannot confirm the identity of the attacker but noted that the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for two other airstrikes in the last three months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Doctors Without Borders Calls U.S. Report on Afghan Hospital Bombing ‘Shocking’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 26, 2015 The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that "human error" was a factor in the Oct. 3 bombing of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed 30 civilians and left 37 wounded. In a statement, Doctors Without Borders, which had previously called the attack a probable war crime, said the report was "shocking" and left "more questions than answers." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One Night in Kunduz, One Morning in New York

By Laura Gottesdieners / TomDispatch Nov 16, 2015 I know that the strike was carried out by U.S.-backed, Saudi-led forces, and that it happened only a few days after the Obama administration approved an $11 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia. But I can't tell you much more. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Even War Has Rules

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 12, 2015 Neither of the two recent Doctors Without Borders hospital attacks has been mentioned in any of the U.S. presidential debates or forums. Doesn't anyone remember the Geneva Conventions? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )