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Public executions and torture: ‘The Taliban have reverted to their true nature’

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Yemeni tribal chief pardon's his son's killer moments before his execution

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Western travel influencers who come to Syria (left) use the services of tour guides authorised by, or even close to, Bashar Al-Assad's government (right, Giath Al Farrah, Deputy Minister of Tourism). The FRANCE 24 Observers team was able to identify several of these guides.
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Yemeni tribal chief pardon's his son's killer moments before his execution

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