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15,000 new civilian deaths uncovered in leaked files
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

The leaked US war logs contain details of thousands more civilian deaths in Iraq, according to estimates by Iraq Body Count

Allegations of prisoner abuse by US troops after Abu Ghraib
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

President Bush promised an immediate stop to prisoner abuse after Abu Ghraib, but the war logs detail a stream of similar claims against coalition troops

Allegations against British forces
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

Three reports contained in the war logs detail allegations of British abuses of Iraqi detainees during the summer of 2008

US troops ordered not to investigate Iraqi torture
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

The secret US files report widespread torture in detention facilities carried out by Iraqi authorities; but US troops were ordered merely to report, not investigate, the abuses

US Apache guns down surrendering insurgents
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

The US military cleared an Apache helicopter gunship to open fire on Iraqi insurgents who were trying to surrender according to a report

Bureau’s investigation into WikiLeaks logs makes international headlines
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Two days after the revelations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has called for an investigation into allegations of abuse and murder of Iraqis.

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November 3, 2010 | by | 3 Comments
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The real and uncensored story of the war in Iraq.

Obama administration handed over detainees despite reports of torture
March 10, 2010 | by | Comments Off
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UN calls for investigation into the alleged abuses in Iraqi detention facilities.

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White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.

Britain’s housing crisis: The impact on children
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A-star students fail to make the grade when they are moved away, say teachers.