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Indian college students take part in a demonstartion on the occasion of United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Bangalore on June 26, 2015. The students demanded the Indian government to ratify the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment and to pass a domestic legislation categorically prohibiting torture. AFP PHOTO/ Manjunath KIRAN

Opinion: Our Desperate Attempts to Reject Torture

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 4, 2015 | Opinion

This month is dedicated to a global media campaign against torture. Documented testimonies, investigations, articles and videos of survivors from across the world are being broadcast on alternative media platforms and websites in an attempt to exert more pressure on...

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Libya Dawn fighters look at Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant positions near Sirte on March 19, 2015. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)

ISIS militants have fled Libya to Egypt: official

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 4, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dozens of militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group have entered Egypt from Libya in recent months, security and military officials warn. Salaheddin Abdul Kareem, a Libyan military adviser, told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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A special forces soldier stands as Sunni and Shi’ite worshippers, together with Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, pray at the grand mosque of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, on July 3, 2015. (Reuters/Jassim Mohammed)

Kuwait: Sunnis, Shi’ites hold unity prayers

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 4, 2015 | Middle East

Kuwait City and Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sunnis and Shi’ites held a joint prayer in Kuwait on Friday in a gesture of solidarity one week after an attack on a mosque left dozens killed and injured. Hundreds of members of both sects have gathered at Kuwait City’s grand...