Human rights
Leo Terrell’s civil rights roots fuel his fight against antisemitism
Fighting antisemitism is "personal to me," Leo Terrell tells the Magazine, as he leads a federal task force targeting threats to the Jewish community.
Head of Rabbis for Human Rights Avi Dabush to run in Democrats Party primaries
Syria carrying out arrests of Palestinians linked to Assad regime, rights orgs. claim
Iran’s appointment to a UN human rights committee is a hypocritical mockery of justice - opinion
Iran's internet to return to normal by Friday, official announces
Afshin declared that "by order of the president, nationwide internet access will be restored from today to tomorrow and at the latest by the end of the week," which in Iran is on Friday.
CBS airs El Salvador mega prison report weeks after pulling segment
The report on the prison holding US deportees was delayed from December 21, with CBS saying more reporting was needed.
Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away - editorial
Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed.
Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester sentenced to death, confirmed alive by watchdog
Soltani was arrested during public protests in Karaj on January 8. He was the first to be sentenced to execution, an Iranian official told Reuters.
Fake Western morality is fueled by Qatari money - opinion
For years, billions of dollars have flowed from Qatar into Western academic institutions.
Restore constitutional monarchy to honor lost Iranian lives - opinion
The Iranian protests call for monarchy restoration, but the world refuses to report what the protesters really want.
Israel’s post-Oct. 7 emergency detentions risk becoming permanent law, rights groups warn
The measures, first enacted on December 18, 2023, as a temporary amendment to the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law, have since been extended six times.
Obtuse global piracy in Venezuela: Trump's illegal actions shatters US world standing - opinion
His invasion of Venezuela to seize its oil, under the pretense of combating drug trafficking, shatters the US's moral, legal, and ideological standing, while also violating international law
How Gazan medical professionals were complicit in hostage captivity, sexual assault - opinion
If medical professionals can participate in terror without accountability, then the laws meant to protect humanity have been hollowed out from within.
Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says
Iran's treatment of prisoners in 2025 was also rife with abuses, according to the report, with 2,513 cases of prisoners being held in inappropriate conditions.
