Human rights
Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares
A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.
The Palestine Action ruling leaves Britain’s Jewish community exposed - comment
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'
Eliya Cohen calls for hostages to 'press button' on Hamas terrorists as death penalty bill advances
"Raping, murdering, smashing heads, desecrating bodies, burning babies, kidnapping civilians, and torturing them 24/7, is that not a violation of the international convention?" said Cohen.
Maduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says
Venezuelan official Alex Saab was reportedly arrested in a joint US-Venezuelan operation, though his lawyer and government aligned figures denied the claim as conflicting accounts emerged.
Human Rights researchers resign over ‘pulled’ report accusing Israel of 'crimes against humanity'
HRW said they concluded “aspects of the research and the factual basis for our legal conclusions needed to be strengthened to meet Human Rights Watch’s high standards.”
When war reporting turns into doxing, it risks lives and erodes trust in journalism - editorial
Publishing names tied to war crimes allegations without airtight verification is becoming a fast way to endanger people and erode trust in journalism.
Iran regime using hospitals as traps to harm protesters, doctors that provide aid - report
Rights groups say wounded Iranians avoid clinics as security forces detain patients and punish medics, while a surgeon now faces a capital charge for aiding protesters.
Iran’s rial hits historic low: Over 1.5 million rials to a dollar
Essentials such as food, medicine, and clothing have become increasingly unaffordable, while the minimum monthly wage has fallen to roughly $100.
'Jews are hated because of Abraham's God': Bishop Schirrmacher against antisemitism - interview
For Schirrmacher, the connection to Israel was not merely theological.
Leaks from Iranian officials to Western media indicate growing levels of dissent in regime - report
The leaked information threatens the regime’s narrative of violent foreign-backed terrorist organizations killing civilians and protesters and causing unrest.
Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases
They were released from prisons across the country, and more releases were likely taking place, said Alfredo Romero, the director of Venezuelan human rights group Foro Penal.
Iran security forces shoved wounded protesters into body bags, executed live patients in hospitals
In a shocking revelation, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center has reported the case of a young, wounded protester who survived by pretending to be dead inside a body bag.
