Human rights violations

Sexual abuse in Iranian prisons sharply rises as population repression increases during ceasefire

One young woman told The Media Line that she was sexually assaulted during interrogation, and that heavily-built officers used batons to carry out the abuse. 

THREE WOMEN - Sharifeh Mohammadi, Pakhshan Azizi, and Varisheh Moradi - are at risk of death following the confirmation of their death sentences.
 A security guard stands on a street, during early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025.

Iranian security agents allegedly raped, tortured nurses detained for treating protesters - report

 A Human Rights Watch flag is pictured on the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, November 7, 2024.

Human Rights researchers resign over ‘pulled’ report accusing Israel of 'crimes against humanity'

Illustrative People step on an Iranian flag at a march in support of nationwide protests in Iran, Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 18, 2026.

Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says


Myanmar junta accuses Suu Kyi of taking bribes, 12 protesters killed

Among the dead were eight people killed in the central town of Myaing when security forces fired on a protest.

A mobile phone shows a picture of a Myanmar man in an army shirt threatening to shoot anti-coup protesters, in Singapore, March 4, 2021.

Rabbis across denominational spectrum urge congressional action on Uighurs

“Your support for this legislation is absolutely crucial to ensure that our fight to prevent further atrocities against this long-persecuted group will be successful.”

A woman wearing a mask with a Uyghur flag takes part in a rally during China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit in Berlin, Germany September 1, 2020.

Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights

"As long as they are engaged in activity that is contrary to basic human rights, it is going to be hard for them to do that," he said.

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, after his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.

Why is the world ignoring the execution of an Iranian journalist?

Iran has set a frightful record when it comes to human rights, an issue that has escalated dramatically in recent years.

DISSIDENT IRANIAN journalist Ruhollah Zam speaks during his trial in Tehran in June.

Cutting off Saudi Arabia would only embolden its objectionable activities

If Biden ceases all dialogue with Riyadh, it would see no reason to limit its brutal war tactics in Yemen.

GIRLS STAND next to a poster depicting Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (right) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2017.

US blacklists alleged human rights abusers in Russia, Haiti, Yemen

In addition, the US State Dept. also announced sanctions against 17 officials of China, El Salvador and Jamaica, as well their immediate family members, for serious human rights violations.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal at the United Nations in New York, U.S., August 20, 2020

Iran sentences men accused of being involved in robbery to amputation

These extreme punishments were rarely applied in the past and their use today is the source of controversy wherever they are carried out.

People stage a protest against the execution by Iran of up to 20 Kurds

Ex-MKs call on Ashkenazi to take stand on Chinese human rights violations

“The regime in China was willing to harm the whole world in order to defend its interests,” it states.

Israel's new Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi

UN human rights experts slam Iran’s crackdown on BBC Persian journalists

"Iranian authorities are prepared to use force extra-territorially"

A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

Rights groups condemn Qatari crackdown on free speech

Doha’s move clears way for heavy fines against people who disseminate information that authorities consider untrue or prejudiced

The logo for the 2022 Qatar World Cup displayed on Doha Tower