Human rights

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.

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.
People walk past a sign at a currency exchange as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2025

Iran’s rial hits historic low: Over 1.5 million rials to a dollar

Exclusive Interview with Bishop Thomas Paul Schirrmacher at  the Conference of European Rabbis.

'Jews are hated because of Abraham's God': Bishop Schirrmacher against antisemitism - interview

People attend the funeral of the security forces who were killed in the protests that erupted over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 14, 2026.

Leaks from Iranian officials to Western media indicate growing levels of dissent in regime - report


Why did almost 100 Palestinian detainees reportedly die in Israeli custody? - analysis

The Israeli government doesn't dispute the number of prison deaths but disputes the claim that detainees were dying due to illegal beatings and other actions by Israeli prison guards.

 Vehicles move outside the Israeli military Ofer Prison on the day Israel is expected to release Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, February 22, 2025.

Mali army killed 31 villagers in attacks on insurgent area, HRW says

Human Rights Watch reported two attacks, one of them with 21 villagers dead, while the other reported ten people killed, including one woman.

A child sits holding a sponge at a car wash, amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025.

Iran is persecuting its own citizens, especially South Azerbaijanis - opinion

Many other ethnic minorities suffer from discrimination similar to that suffered by the Azerbaijanis in Iran.

A funeral is held for late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran.

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.

Activists protest against Iranian executions in Rome, Italy, July 30, 2025.

Anton Goodman: Fighting for human rights for Jews and Palestinians alike

Jerusalemite of the Week: Modern Orthodox peace activist Anton Goodman, of Rabbis for Human Rights, talks about his life, the causes he champions, and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Anton Goodman (center), Orthodox Jewish peace activist and staff of Rabbis for Human Rights.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

The UN’s descent into Jew-hatred and irrelevance - opinion

Many Americans gave up on the UN decades ago, reflecting their post-World War II protectiveness toward Jews and Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.

Rights group says Iran-backed Houthi terrorists detained 1,063 people and raided 123 homes for marking the 1962 revolution in 2024-2025, with families left unaware of detainees’ whereabouts.

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

Female prisoner dies in Iran; rights groups blame delayed medical treatment

Rights group Hengaw said prison officers had beaten her and accused her of "malingering" instead of immediately transferring her to the infirmary after her seizure.

Prison cell block

US sanctions several Palestinian human rights orgs based in Gaza, West Bank

The groups sanctioned were Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

 The logo of the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq is seen in its offices in Ramallah, in the West Bank, on November 8, 2021.