Mass graves in Gaza: What do we know?
A mass grave is a burial site containing multiple bodies, the existence of which could be important in detecting possible war crimes.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals
Nearly 400 bodies were recovered from mass graves after Israeli soldiers departed a Gaza hospital.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Malaysia to charge Thai nationals over mass graves, trafficking camps found in 2015
The discovery of camps and graves on the Thai side of the border in 2015 led authorities in Thailand to crack down on people smugglers.
Thu Jun 22 2023
Most people buried in mass grave in Ukraine's Izium are civilians - police chief
Ukrainian authorities said they had found a mass grave containing 440 bodies in Izium, a former Russian frontline stronghold.
Fri Sep 16 2022
Ukraine says mass grave found in Izium where Russians ousted days ago
More than 400 bodies found in grave in northeastern town.
Fri Sep 16 2022
Couple carrying Malaysian passport arrested for human trafficking in Wang Kelian
A Myanmar man and his Thai wife who were allegedly involved in a human trafficking syndicate linked to transit camps and mass graves found in 2015 in Wang Kelian were arrested in Bangkok on Thursday.
Sat Sep 03 2022
Satellite images show long trench at Ukrainian mass grave site, Maxar says
Ukraine accuses Russian forces of carrying out a "massacre" in the town, one of many recaptured by Ukrainian troops.
Mon Apr 04 2022
Heatwave turns already arid Kazakh steppe into mass grave for horses
Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food or water.
Sat Aug 07 2021
'My soul has left me': family grieves after El Salvador mass grave discovered
The Attorney General's office has said that the majority of the victims may be women.
Sat May 29 2021
32 bodies, 9 human heads found in Mexico mass graves
Authorities have exhumed 32 bodies and nine heads from several clandestine graves this week in a southern Mexican state plagued by kidnappings and murders.
Fri Nov 25 2016
Mass grave with 100 decapitated bodies found near Mosul
A mass grave of 100 headless bodies has been found south of Mosul in a town that was recently recaptured from Islamic State, the Iraqi Army said.
Tue Nov 08 2016
Hurricane Matthew toll in Haiti rises to 1,000, dead buried in mass graves
Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said.
Mon Oct 10 2016
Family of four laid to rest in mass grave
A family of four who perished in an accident at Km209 of the North-South Expressway near Changkat Jering yesterday was laid to rest in a mass grave today.
Wed Sep 14 2016
Mass graves: Malaysian police yet to arrest anyone
Almost seven months after mass graves believed to be of human trafficking victims were discovered at Wang Kelian in Perlis, Malaysian police have yet to arrest anyone.
Sat Dec 19 2015
Rohingya graves: Six foreign suspects identified
The suspects, comprising a woman and five men, are not the masterminds in the case but merely lower ranking members, police say.
Thu Nov 12 2015