The memorial, which they had named the "Shaheed Smriti Stambha" (Martyrs' Monument), was unfortunately was short-lived and fell victim to the brutality of the authorities. On February 22 ...

FILE - Boys sit next to a mural of Shiite clerics Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, left, and Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 6, 2013, painted over a portrait of former ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s National Security Agency said Friday it arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and his sister ...

Martyrs’ Day, observed on January 30, honors Mahatma Gandhi and India’s freedom fighters. Pay tribute by visiting these 10 iconic Gandhi memorials on Martyrs’ Day 2025 and relive his legacy ...

A planned monument for Anfal victims in Kurdistan's Garmyan district, designed by Mexican and German artists based on survivors' stories, remains unbuilt due to funding delays. The German ...

Learn more about some of the many monuments in Ottawa–Gatineau. You'll see traditional commemorations and perhaps a few surprises from the world of contemporary art. Take a walking tour and get a ...

The family of St Adolf Tibeyalirwa and pilgrims have urged the Fort Portal Diocese, under the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara, to consider constructing a monument or shrine at the martyr’s ...

He attended the Guard of Honour ceremony, then laid a wreath at Martyrs' Monument, which is made up of 31 massive aluminum-clad tablets each leaning on the other, signifying the unity, solidarity and ...

In May 2003, I stood alongside the late British MP and humanitarian Ann Clwyd at a mass grave near Baghdad, a site that bore the remains ... a chilling reminder of the brutality that once gripped Iraq ...

Indiana State University junior Trenay Caruthers spent part of her day Thursday packing meals that will benefit those facing food insecurity in Terre Haute. About 100 students were expected to ...

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws ... sparking a wave of demonstrations in Baghdad. With many Iraqi marriages conducted informally and left unregistered, the revisions will allow ...