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


Exhibition mocking Iranian human rights abuses to kick off in Brussels

The exhibition was created as a forceful response to the controversial International Holocaust Cartoon Competition which takes place annually in Iran.

A cartoon from the upcoming Israeli Cartoon Project exhibition in Brussels, mocking Iran's human rights record

Germany permits Iranian regime mass murderer to flee the country

Iranian dissidents protest at Hamburg airport.

Mahmoud Shahroudi in 2007

Judge rules ACLU to visit ISIS fighter detained in Iraq

The man surrendered in mid-September to US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters pursuing an offensive against Islamic State’s former stronghold of Raqqa.

An Islamic State fighter carries the group’s flag in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

US sanctions North Koreans over forced labor, other alleged abuses

"Today's sanctions target the North Korean military and regime officials engaged in flagrant abuses of human rights," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh

"Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water."

Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

As body count climbs, Iran moves towards softening drug laws

Around 5,000 people are on death row for drug related offenses in Iran.

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman stands guard beside a display of confiscated drugs

Jordan scraps 'marry your rapist' law

No girl should be "presented as a gift" to her rapist, says a Jordan Parliamentarian.

Jordanian girls wave the flag of Jordan

25 year after Khojaly genocide: 'the unforgettable facts between denial and historical justice'

The Jerusalem Post

US threatens to replace UN human rights body over anti-Israel stance

Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke publicly about the possibility of a US pull out when visiting Geneva last week.

Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva

'Int'l community antisemitic for ignoring Israelis in Hamas captivity'

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman bashed the world for failing to join Israel in the struggle to return Israeli hostages held by Hamas to Israeli soil, claiming int'l indifference was 'antisemitic.'

Mengistu and al-Sayed