Tag #Mass Graves

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Remembering the 'Holocaust by Bullets': A Polish Mass Grave Memorialized

In August 1941, German troops murdered approximately 1,500 Jews near Szumowo, Poland; a British man recently visited the newly memorialized mass grave of his grandfather, highlighting the ongoing efforts by the "Zapomniane" foundation and researchers to document and commemorate victims of the "Holoc...

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US Boarding School Death Toll Far Exceeds Government Estimate: 3104 Indigenous Children Died

A Washington Post investigation found that at least 3104 Indigenous children died at US boarding schools between 1828 and 1970, significantly higher than the government's previous estimate of 973, revealing many deaths under suspicious circumstances due to abuse, neglect, and the forced assimilation...

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Mass Graves Reveal Scale of Syrian Abuses: Years-Long Identification Process Begins

Following the Syrian president's fall, over a dozen mass graves, possibly holding over 100,000 bodies, have been discovered, prompting a years-long identification process aided by satellite imagery, open-source data, and DNA analysis, conducted by the ICMP in collaboration with Syrian authorities.

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Mass Graves Discovered in Syria After Assad's Fall

In Najha, Syria, the discovery of mass graves containing potentially tens of thousands of bodies has begun after the recent ouster of Bashar Assad; former U.S. ambassador Stephen Rapp is assisting organizations documenting war crimes, and the process of exhumation and identification is expected to t...

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Mass Grave with Seven Bodies Found Near Damascus

Near Damascus, Syria, the White Helmets discovered a mass grave with seven bodies, part of over 100,000 missing since 2011; the discovery highlights widespread human rights abuses during Syria's civil war, with estimates indicating tens of thousands of deaths through torture.

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Mass Graves in Syria Reveal Scale of Assad Regime's Abuses

Multiple mass graves have been discovered in Syria, with one near Damascus estimated to contain 100,000 bodies according to witnesses and a former US ambassador, highlighting systematic human rights abuses under the Assad regime following the 2011 civil war.

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20th Anniversary of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Remembrance and Reflection

On the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, survivors across Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka held commemorative ceremonies, remembering the more than 230,000 lives lost and the lasting impact of the disaster, which displaced 1.7 million people.

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Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Assad Regime's "Machinery of Death

Former US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp says evidence from mass grave sites in Qutayfah and Najha, Syria, shows a state-run "machinery of death" under Bashar al-Assad, responsible for the torture and murder of over 100,000 people since 2013, with one site alone potentially containing at least 1...

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Mass Graves in Syria Reveal Scale of Assad Regime Atrocities

Following the fall of Syrian President Assad, the discovery of mass graves containing potentially over 100,000 bodies highlights years of systematic disappearances under his regime; the ICMP is leading an international effort to identify victims through DNA matching and extensive forensic analysis.

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Mass Graves in Syria: Evidence of Widespread Human Rights Abuses

Multiple mass graves containing an estimated 100,000+ bodies have been discovered in Syria, with eyewitness accounts and organizational reports linking them to the Assad regime's notorious prison system and systematic human rights abuses during the Syrian civil war.

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Mass Graves in Syria: Over 100,000 Bodies Found Near Damascus

Multiple mass graves have been discovered in Syria, with one near Damascus potentially holding over 100,000 bodies, according to witness testimonies and the White Helmets, highlighting systematic human rights abuses during the Syrian civil war.

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Over 100,000 Killed in Syria Under Assad: Former US Ambassador

Former US Ambassador Stephen Rapp estimates over 100,000 people have been tortured and killed in Syria under Bashar al-Assad since 2013, based on visits to mass graves near Damascus and his experience with war crimes tribunals; he compared this to Nazi-era atrocities.

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