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Australian women charged with slavery, crimes against humanity after IS support in Syria

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Two Australian women, a mother and daughter, have been charged with crimes against humanity in Melbourne after returning from Syria. They were arrested upon arrival following nearly a decade in a Syrian detention camp. The charges relate to their alleged involvement with the Islamic State, including the complicity in purchasing a female slave for $10,000 and knowingly keeping a slave in their home. AI

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Australian women charged with slavery, crimes against humanity after IS support in Syria

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Islamic State-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria

    Two Australian women “kept a female slave” after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support Islamic State, police said on Friday after the pair were charged in Melbourne. The women returned to Australia on Thursday evening for the first time in almost a decade, travelling from a Syri…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · Rawfeednews ·

    🔴 BREAKING: Two Australian women, Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, charged with crimes against humanity including slavery during Islamic State rule in Sy

    🔴 BREAKING: Two Australian women, Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, charged with crimes against humanity including slavery during Islamic State rule in Syria, faced a Melbourne court. They were arrested at Melbourne airport on Thursday. Follow us on X: https:// x.com/Rawfee…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · Rawfeednews ·

    🔴 BREAKING: A woman arrested at Sydney airport after returning from Syria has been charged with joining Islamic State. Two more women face charges in Melbourne.

    🔴 BREAKING: A woman arrested at Sydney airport after returning from Syria has been charged with joining Islamic State. Two more women face charges in Melbourne. Finance Minister Gallagher says Australia will “spend what we need to” on Syrian returnees. Follow us on X: https:// x.…

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