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Kosovo to Transform Jail for Political Prisoners into Museum
But last week, Kosovo's government decided to reopen it for visitors and to begin transforming it into a museum. The government tasked a team of officials from Ministry of Culture, including cultural heritage experts, to analyse what is needed and prepare the building for reopening.
Radu Ciorniciuc's documentary "Acasa, My Home" wins Grand Prize at DOK.fest Munich
Director Radu Ciorniciuc's debut documentary film, "Acasa, My Home", which tells the story of the family that lived for 20 years in the wilderness of the Vacaresti Delta (ed.n. - a natural delta in District 4 of Bucharest), until the place received protected area status, won the Grand Prize at DOK.fest Munich, according to a release sent to AGERPRES.
Amnesty accuses Damascus, Moscow of 'war crimes' in NW Syria
Amnesty International on May 11 said it has documented 18 attacks in northwest Syria carried out by regime and Russian forces over the past year that amounted to "war crimes".
Russia-backed regime forces have since late April 2019 waged two deadly military campaigns against Syria's last major rebel bastion of Idlib, which has become home for some three million people.
Khashoggi fiancé: stop Saudi takeover of Newcastle Utd
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancé Hatice Cengiz has asked the Premier League to stop the takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by the Saudi Arabian sovereign fund.
Her lawyer, Rodney Dixon, sent a letter to the League in Cengiz's name asking to stop a Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund-led consortium from buying Newcastle Utd.
Kosovo PM Sacks Adviser for Criticising Wartime Guerrillas
Albin Kurti said on Saturday that he has dismissed Shkelzen Gashi, a history and politics expert, as his prime ministerial adviser amid an ongoing backlash about Gashi's comments about crimes committed by Kosovo Liberation Army fighters.
Bulgaria’s Marginalised Roma Feel Singled Out in Pandemic
But the National Operational Headquarters says the areas must remain under lockdown, and testing there should increase, as six out of the 40 deaths related to the virus are connected to the neighbourhoods. The high density of population there also adds to official concerns.
Orban Using Coronavirus Crisis to Cement Power, Critics Say
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A draft bill submitted to parliament on Friday would make it quick and easy for Orban to dismantle democratic checks and balances — and for an indefinite period, the critics say.
Iraqi Forces ‘Deliberately Killed’ Protesters with Gas Grenades
A new website, Smokescreen - Iraq's Use Of Military-Grade Tear Gas Grenades To Kill Protesters, features a three-dimensional reconstruction of deadly incidents captured on video around Baghdad's Tahrir Square and Jimhouriya Bridge, when Iraqi security forces targeted protesters with Serbian- and Iranian-produced tear gas grenades.
Amnesty says Iran killed two dozen children in November crackdown
Human rights group Amnesty International on March 4 accused the Iranian security forces of killing 23 children, mostly with live ammunition, during a November crackdown on anti-government protests.
Turkey Re-Arrests Activist Kavala After Shock Acquittal
After his unexpected acquittal, the Istanbul chief prosecutor has ordered civil society leader Osman Kavala back into detention on charges related to his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
Kavala and the eight other defendants in the so-called "Gezi Park" trial were acquitted on Tuesday in a surprise verdict.