Documents spanning decades reveal intelligence agencies monitored civilians, recorded personal details and used local officials to enforce compliance

More than 33,000 images of detainees reveal starvation, torture and death in Assad-era prisons

Pontiff’s three-day trip to Lebanon ‘brings a lot of hope’

Visit takes place amid heightened tensions as Israel says it is targeting Hizbullah’s rebuilding efforts

Bhola, in southern Bangladesh, has been called climate change’s ‘ground zero’, where its effects add to impoverishment and migration

One year after a ceasefire with Israel, some residents are returning to live under the hum of surveillance drones

A Palestinian man released from Israel’s prison system is happy to be getting married, but ex-prisoners and their families tell of harsh conditions, inside and out

International rights groups condemn sentence as unfair and UN regrets imposition of capital punishment

Sheikh Hasina, tried in absentia at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, was found guilty of crimes against humanity

Israel claims it is hitting Hizbullah targets and trying to stop group from rebuilding despite year-long ceasefire

Victims describe starvation, torture and ransom demands as Dutch prosecutors pursue justice against alleged trafficking boss

Italian and European authorities accused of funding and fuelling violence against refugees and migrants as a matter of policy

Families remember lost loved ones while navigating fears under new governance

Aida refugee camp has close links with Ireland thanks to ACLAÍ Palestine gym founder Ainle Ó Cairealláin

PM Nawaf Salam calls strike a ‘deliberate crime against civilians’ one year into Israel’s escalation of bombardments