Child abuse
'Ritual sexual abuse' of minors: Senior religious Zionist rabbi warns of ‘social narcissism’
Medan said the alleged perpetrators are not strangers but people who may be embedded in daily community life, including in synagogues and shared religious study settings.
Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case
After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men
Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says
Breaking the cycle: ELI's journey to heal Israel's children
ELI, whose initiative aims to break the intergenerational cycles of abuse, has reached out to the most vulnerable – providing guidance during the biggest crisis in Israel’s history.
Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7
An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.
Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children
The UN said Israel's armed and security forces were responsible for killing 206 children. The UN verified 136 violations against Israeli children, attributing 116 to Hamas.
Chinese couple land death sentence for throwing children from 15th floor - report
The man and his mistress reportedly murdered the children so that they could go on to build their own family.
US receives thousands of reports of AI-generated child abuse content in growing risk
The NCMEC has not yet published the total number of child abuse content reports from all sources that it received in 2023, but in 2022 it received reports of about 88.3 million files.
Men and women held hostage face fate worse than death, survivors forum says
Horrifically, Aviva Siegel, a hostage released during the hostage deal last month, revealed that Hamas terrorists would dress the girls in dolls' clothes and use them as "puppets on strings."
North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop
The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.
Sex offender who gave high profile interview to Hasidic comedian pleads guilty
Gershon Selinger, 41, pleaded guilty to the felony of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 11.
US teacher threatens to behead middle school student in Israeli flag row
The adult witnesses recounted to the officers that they had heard Reese shout he was going to slit the student's throat, drag her outside and cut her head off.
Women held hostage by Hamas in Gaza kept in cages - report
Israeli hostages released by Hamas speak out about the state of their captivity in Gaza.