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Turkey frees top doctor who sought chemical arms probe


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 14:16 AFP A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq.

Iranian filmmaker Rasoulof temporarily released: lawyer


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 13:20 AFP Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed half a year ago over protests related to a building collapse, has been released for two weeks because of health concerns, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Two repatriated IS wives jailed after arriving back in Spain


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 13:20 AFP Two Spanish women who married Islamic State fighters were remanded in custody Wednesday on terror-related charges by a Madrid court after being flown home from Syrian detention camps with 13 children, legal sources said.

Turkey frees medic who sought chemical arms probe


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 11:19 AFP A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally-respected medic who had called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical arms against Kurdish militants in Iraq.

Turkish medic awaits sentence in chemical arms trial


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 10:25 AFP A top Turkish medic delivered her final statement Wednesday in a politically-charged trial linked to her call for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical arms in Iraq.

Six lightly wounded in knife attack at Paris train station


Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 , 08:46 AFP Six people were lightly wounded on Wednesday by a man wielding a knife at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris, police and prosecutors said.

Iran intensifies protest crackdown as UN decries executions


Tuesday, 10 January, 2023 , 16:10 AFP Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it will "firmly punish" women who violate strict dress rules, as the United Nations warned Tehran is trying to crush protests by weaponising the death penalty.

CORRECTED: Iran protester executions 'state-sanctioned killing': UN


Tuesday, 10 January, 2023 , 15:36 AFP Iran is weaponising the death penalty to frighten the public and crush dissent, and its execution of protesters without due process amounts to state-sanctioned killing, the UN said on Tuesday.

Erdogan govt aims to ban opposition party ahead of polls


Tuesday, 10 January, 2023 , 10:44 AFP Turkey's chief prosecutor made his final case in court Tuesday to shut down a Kurdish-backed opposition party before the country heads to the polls later this year.

Iran protester executions 'state-sanctioned killing': UN


Tuesday, 10 January, 2023 , 10:16 AFP Iran is weaponising the death penalty to frighten the public and crush dissent, and its execution of protesters without due process amounts to state-sanctioned killing, the UN said on Tuesday.