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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemns both Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip and Hamas for "indiscriminate attacks" on Israel, and warns that war crimes may have been committed.
2014-07-23

United Nations observers say the assault on the village of Tremseh targeted army defectors and opposition activists.
2012-07-14

Syrian authorities agree to allow United Nations observers freedom of movement to monitor compliance with a ceasefire.
2012-04-20

Syrian uprising: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has failed in its obligation to pull its troops out of urban areas, according to a peace plan.
2012-04-19

2011 Libyan civil war: A team from the United Nations (UN) arrives in Tripoli to investigate the Libyan government's crackdown on people protesting.
2011-04-27

2011 Bahraini protests: Students rally across Iran to protest against the silent response of the United Nations to the crackdown on peaceful demonstrations by the Bahraini government (with the assistance of Saudi Arabia).
2011-04-27

Hundreds of students gather outside the United Nations building in Tehran, Iran, to protest against government suppression of students in Bahrain.
2011-04-26

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns the killing by the government of at least 300 people since mid-March.
2011-04-23

NATO's top decision-making body approves a plan to implement a United Nations arms embargo but fail to agree on plans to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.
2011-03-20

The United Nations (Navi Pillay) believes as many as 300 people have been killed in Egypt over the last nine days.
2011-02-2