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A scene from the crowded Za'atri refugee camp in Jordan hosting many Syrian refugees.

A health worker records children’s information at an immunization site in Bangui during a measles vaccination campaign in May 2013.

Satellite imagery analysis of Raqqa school attack.

The Vietnamese government should drop politically motivated charges against Le Quoc Quan, one of Vietnam’s most prominent and respected human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said. Vietnam’s donors should communicate serious concerns about Hanoi’s ongoing crackdown on rights defenders and bloggers, and publicly call for the unconditional release of Le Quoc Quan and other peaceful critics.

A displaced woman receives aid items from UNHCR in Uganga, Central African Republic.

Thousands of people flowed from Syria across the Peshkhabour border crossing into Iraq's Dohuk Governorate.

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott should ensure that the rights of asylum seekers and migrants are respected in any agreements with the Indonesian government. Abbott is slated to meet with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta on September 30, 2013, in his first international trip as Australia’s head of state.

A further eight Greenpeace International activists have been detained for two months in Russia pending an investigation into possible charges of piracy. The eight will join 22 others, including a freelance videographer and freelance photographer, detained on Thursday following a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling. Greenpeace International pledged to appeal all 30 detentions.

Sudan’s security forces have been implicated in killing dozens of protesters following demonstrations over the past week, Human Rights Watch said. The security forces have detained numerous protesters and opposition party members.

Vete Sakaio, Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu.