More than a million years of waiting and campaigning : Families of the disappeared mark the International Day for the Disappeared in Beirut amnesty.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amnesty.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Representatives of the families of people forcibly disappeared in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen gathered in Beirut today to demand that their governments uphold their rights to truth, justice and reparation, during an event organized by Amnesty International to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Across the Middle East, both state authorities and non-state actors, such as armed opposition groups, abduct and disappear people as a way to crush dissent, cement
BEIRUT: Millions of people across Lebanon gathered in markets, restaurants and nightlife venues on Saturday to welcome in the new year. But despite the good cheer and optimism, 2022 was a difficult time for most people in the country and the outlook for 2023 remains gloomy. Arab News spoke to intellectuals, academics and activists to get their views on what lies in store for