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

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'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


Iran moves political prisoner to solitary in preparation for execution over Israel ties, NGO says

Iranian authorities received a confession by torturing Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, and he was quickly convicted, the NGO said. 

 A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.

Syrian rebel leader claims group wants to end Assad regime, see foreign forces withdraw - interview

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the rebel leader of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), told CNN rebels responsible for abusing dissidents had already been dealt with.

 A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week's rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria December 5, 2024.

Child recruitment in Haitian gangs soars 70% amid rising violence and poverty - UNICEF

The Associated Press writes that the increase in child members is related to the worsening of poverty in the country, increasing violence, and political instability.

 People carry belongings as residents flee the neighborhood of Nazon due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 14, 2024.

History repeats: World feigns ignorance to Iran's network of terror - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Foreigners died fighting other people’s wars since antiquity, but Iran’s proxy scheme is unlike anything history has seen, or mankind can afford

 WEAPONS, INCLUDING Iranian ballistic missiles seized by the IDF during the ground operation in Lebanon, are displayed at a base in the South, last month.

Francesca Albanese alleges Palestinian doctor 'likely raped to death' in Israeli detention

Palestinian doctor Adnan Al-Bursh died in an Israeli prison after over four months of detention at both the Sde Teiman facility and Ofer Prison.

 Members of the Keter unit, an Israeli prison service response unit seen during an operation where Nukhba terrorists (a Hamas unit) being held, at the Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, August 28, 2024.

The silenced suffering of Iran’s youth and the deafening silence of the West - opinion

In the end, it is not only Iran’s youth who suffer under this hypocrisy; it is the integrity of human rights itself.

 IRAN FANS wear t-shirts with the message: ‘Woman Life Freedom’ outside a stadium before a 2022 World Cup match between Iran and Wales in Qatar. Young Iranians have dared to imagine a future free from the stranglehold of a regime that views every breath of liberty as a mortal threat, says the writer

Islamabad High Court grants bail to Bushra Bibi after nine months of detention

Bushra Bibi, wife of Imran Khan, granted bail amid ongoing legal challenges; US lawmakers urge Biden to address Pakistan’s human rights issues.

 Police officers stand at the entrance of the district Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan November 28, 2023.

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Argentina's President Milei calls out UN's hypocrisy in condemning Israel

During his remarks, Milei criticized the UN for its hypocrisies in criticizing Israel. 

 Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024.

The UN’s new Durban resolution is reinforcing racism - opinion

Surprisingly, Hamas’ October 7 massacre against Israel and the increased antisemitism that has followed the attacks are not mentioned in the resolution draft.

Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the UNHRC on his report on the human rights situation in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland.