Human rights
France summons Iranian ambassador over online campaign accusing Paris of human rights violations
Iran on Tuesday summoned France's envoy in Tehran over the ongoing student protests, accusing Paris of the "violent treatment" of demonstrators and of extensive human rights violations.
Iran demolishes Gohardasht Prison watchtower, putting evidence of regime’s crimes at risk
‘Dignity was disregarded’: Kurdish journalist recounts alleged abuse at Turkish detention to 'Post'
UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
Without naming them, Turk warned that just a handful of men held “almost unlimited power over AI”. Top AI companies include Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.
Who is Leila Abolhasani? The mother sentenced to death after Iran’s January protests
Abolhasani, a 43-year-old beautician and mother of two teenage girls, was sentenced to death for “enmity against God” after authorities accused her of helping set fire to a supermarket.
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights, didn't constitute genocide, experts find
At least 4,000 Greenlandic women and girls, some as young as 12, received intrauterine devices or contraceptive injections between 1966 and 1991.
New Turkish law allows children to be sentenced to life in prison outrages human rights groups
The amendments to the Child Protection Law, which took effect on August 8, violate children’s rights by allowing those younger than 14 to be tried as adults, Human Rights Watch claimed.
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis
The Afghan women who spoke to The Media Line said that words could hardly capture the hardships they have endured in exile, while their loved ones continue to face difficult conditions back home.
Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests
Shahram Sadeghi was accused of driving a car into police officers in Karaj on January 8, injuring seven officers, one of whom was reportedly left in a coma for three months.
Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan
Five years after seizing power, the Taliban are projecting control in Afghanistan while rights groups warn of deepening humanitarian crises and sweeping restrictions on women.
Iran executions return to near-daily pace as war distracts world from domestic repression
Only 67 of at least 444 executions documented in Iran this year were announced by authorities, as rights advocates warn of a broader crackdown.
Israel’s suspended Armenian Genocide vote is business as usual - this is why - opinion
To anyone tracking the history of Israeli-Armenian relations, this sudden retreat was thoroughly predictable. The postponement was not a routine procedural pause but rather a decades-long pattern
Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away - opinion
For decades, the Armenian community of East Jerusalem has endured harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nationalist Jewish youths.
