Middle East
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Water access to north east Syria cut off by Turkey-backed armed groups
31-03-2020Dealing with the outbreak of coronavirus is hard enough in countries at peace. For hundreds of thousands of people living in north east Syria, fighting the pandemic is complicated by the fact that their water has been cut off.
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No fly-zone over Idlib necessary first step to end escalation of violence
04-03-2020Friday march 6th European foreign ministers will meet for an emergency meeting on Idlib. Around a million people in Northwest Syria are on the run for the military offensive by the Assad regime supported by Russia. They are trapped because the Turkish border is closed.
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EU, immediately stop any violence against civilians at the Greek border
04-03-2020PAX is seriously concerned about recent developments at the Greek borders and the EU's response.
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Trump 'peace' plan ignores international law
30-01-2020The plan for the Middle East that US President Donald Trump has presented is not a peace plan – it is a call for Palestinian surrender.
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Civilians caught in the middle of US-Iranian escalation
17-01-2020Over the past weeks the tensions between the US and Iran escalated with the assassination of general Qasem Suleimani, head of the Iranian al-Quds force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes, deputy commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Iran retaliated with missile attacks on US military targets. The tragic downing of the Ukrainian plane showed how civilians are at risk and disregarded in this escalation.
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PAX calls for an immediate cessation of attacks on civilians in Idlib
24-12-2019Russian and Syrian planes cause death and destruction in the towns and villages in southern Idlib, Syria. Targets of the attacks include houses, bakeries, and market places. Civilians who try to escape the violence are attacked and shot at on the roads they hoped would lead to safety.
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Syria, free the Douma 4
09-12-2019PAX joins forces with other international and Syrian organizations in call for transparency and justice for the thousands of missing and detained people in Syria.
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Try Dutch ISIS fighters in the Netherlands
19-11-2019ISIS fighters must be put on trial. But where, and how?
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PAX: Turkey, stop offensive!
10-10-2019The Turkish offensive in north-east Syria has started. Villages and cities alongside the border have been bombed and are under fire of artillery. Turkish troops are entering Syria to fight, with the help of mainly Arab loyal militias, mainly Kurdish forces. Reportedly one aim is to create a “safe zone”, to be emptied for the “resettlement” of 2 million Syrian refugees that are now residing in Turkey.
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'Show solidarity, prevent mass atrocities in North East Syria'
08-10-2019International solidarity is needed to prevent mass atrocities against Arab and Kurdish citizens in the North East of Syria, PAX’ partners in Syria claim.
Protection of Civilians Middle East