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Syrian torture survivors speak out

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian victims of torture who are seeking justice in Germany.

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Venezuela opposition receive human rights award

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov prize for human rights to members of Venezuela's democratic opposition.

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Venezuela opposition accepts EU's top human rights prize

The award is being accepted in Strasbourg by the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and political prisoners

Turkey

International artists rally for release of Deniz Yucel

Dozens of stars from the entertainment world have united to push Turkey to free jailed journalist Deniz Yucel

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World

Voices of opposition in Venezuela

Euronews obtains rare interviews by voices of the opposition in Venezuela.

Switzerland

Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief

Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

Philippines

‘Dictator, fascist’: anti-Duterte rally in Manila

The Philippine President's war on drugs has led to thousands of extrajudicial killings and drawn international condemnation.

Iran

Iran airs more allegations against jailed British woman

Iran airs what it claims is proof that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was training Iranian journalists

Ukraine

No respite in east Ukraine as another war winter approaches

Fighting continues and millions suffer from forgotten conflict in Europe’s east

USA

In U.S. since age of 13, facing deportation 37 years later

A protest has taken place outside immigration offices in New York to support an undocumented father-of-two facing deportation

Myanmar

Treatment of Rohingya 'amounts to apartheid' - Amnesty International

Amnesty International says Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims amounts to apartheid, a crime against humanity.

Greece

Chaos on Chios as refugee camp unable to shelter everyone

A shortage of tents and containers inside Chios's refugee centre means a shanty town of shelters and tents is springing up on its perimeter.

Philippines

Trudeau talks human rights at ASEAN, others stay quiet

The concern voiced is in stark contrast with other countries, accused of skirting around the issues

Morocco

Euroviews. Morocco's stateless children

There are many people around the world who are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden.

USA

US National Archive files confirm Martin Luther King was target of FBI probe

Effort was made to gather evidence of Communist beliefs and sexual impropriety to discredit Civil Rights leader.

Bangladesh

EU Commissioner denounces 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

EU Commissioner dennounce 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

Greece

The long goodbye: Greece closes refugee centres

The Greek government has decided to shut some refugee camps to move people to houses in Athens and other better facilities

Belgium

Meet Puigdemont’s Belgian lawyer

Turkey

Terror charges: Turkish court orders release of eight activists

A court in Turkey releases eight activists – among them foreign nationals – while they are tried on terror charges.

Kyrgyzstan

Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors

"Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed.