Mass grave

After Bucha, new mass grave of over 440 bodies found in Ukraine's recaptured Izium

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has put the blame on Russia and drew a chilling comparison of the new mass graves to what was discovered in Bucha, on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.

Sep 16, 2022, 07:28 AM IST

Mass grave of 28 Hindus found in Myanmar; Army blames Rohingya 'militants'

More than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since August 25.

Sep 24, 2017, 20:26 PM IST

Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq

Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic State, three years ago.

Jun 01, 2017, 23:08 PM IST

Mass grave found in Syria's Palmyra after city recaptured from Islamic State

SANA said the grave, which contained many women and children, was in the north-eastern edge of Palmyra. Some of the bodies had been beheaded.

Apr 02, 2016, 15:39 PM IST

UN reports gang-rapes, mass graves in Burundi

The United Nations has documented cases of Burundi`s security forces gang-raping women during searches of opposition supporters` houses and heard witness testimony of mass graves, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein said on Friday.

Jan 15, 2016, 16:13 PM IST