VOA Kurdish: Official warns of breaking point if amnesty not offered
Voice of America
A former Iraqi deputy prime minister told VOA that 70,000 Sunni Arab detainees are in Iraqi prisons, with most having confessed under pressure or torture and sentenced to death or life imprisonment. He warned that if the amnesty law is not implemented, Sunni Arab anger could reach a breaking point.
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A U.S. military plane deporting Indian immigrants lands in Amritsar, India Feb. 5, 2025.
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A view of Liangang Dagu port is seen at the Binhai economic area in the municipality of Tianjin, northwest China on Feb. 5, 2025.
Guards stand in a corridor Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, which houses men accused of being Islamic State fighters in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Jan. 31, 2025. An inmate accused of being an Islamic State fighter stands inside a cell at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Jan. 31, 2025.
A Palestinian boy carries an aid box provided by UNRWA, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, Feb. 3, 2025.