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NEWS DEEPLY--Living on Mafia Leftovers: Life in Italy’s Biggest Refugee Camp

BY LEANNE TORY-MURPHY (FGJ ‘18) - The first glimpse of Italy’s largest refugee camp brings to mind an American suburb with its neat rows of houses in warm hues, fronted by square lawns. The spell is broken at the entrance, where barbed-wire fences are manned by heavily armed soldiers in camouflage gear. READ MORE

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NEWS DEEPLY - Spanish Prosecutor Appeals Decision to Allow Trial of Syrian Officials

BY CRISTINA ROCA (FGJ ‘17) - A Spanish public prosecutor has appealed a judge’s decision to admit a criminal case against nine officials from Bashar al-Assad’s government accused of state terrorism and allow an investigation into the matter, Syria Deeply has learned. In a potentially explosive ruling on Monday, the Spanish National Court became the first foreign court to admit a criminal case against the Syrian government and open such an investigation into whether state terrorism was committed. READ MORE