Human rights

Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN

The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.

A WOMAN holds a picture of a slain person during a memorial ceremony marking the 40th day of mourning for victims of "terrorism" killed in previous anti-government protests in Iran, at the Tehran Musalla on February 17, 2026.
Rabbi Zamir Isayev conducted a moving memorial ceremony was held at the Jewish school in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, marking one year since the tragic disaster that befell the Jewish people on October 7th. 2024.

Not many nations understood October 7 without explanation. Azerbaijan is one of them - opinion

PANELISTS FROM the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival speak onstage.

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes on selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films

A bus burned during protests, on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 16, 2026

Torture, sexual violence, forced confessions: Experts reveal mass human rights violations in Iran


Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria

Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons that had housed IS suspects for nearly a decade.

This aerial view shows vehicles by the tent shelters for people arriving from the Hol camp in eastern Syria, at the Akbaran camp near Akhtarin, in the north of Aleppo province, on February 17, 2026.

EU imposes sanctions on eight individuals suspected of committing human rights violations in Russia

The sanctioned people include Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, head of a penal colony, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, head of a pre-trial detention center.

 EUROPEAN UNION flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.

UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown

UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.

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.

Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad receives Courage Award on behalf of Iranian protesters

Although Masih Alinejad now lives in New York City, the Islamic regime has targeted her for her condemnations of the widespread human rights violations.

Masih Alinejad delivers a powerful speech to honor the courageous people of Iran at the 2026 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.

'No deal with mullahs': Trump must finish the job in Iran - opinion

One thing is for certain: The moment President Trump steps out of the White House, even the best deal will unravel.

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares

A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.

Illegal migrants from Nigeria sit in a waiting room before going to the airport during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 30, 2024.

The Palestine Action ruling leaves Britain’s Jewish community exposed - comment

A UK High Court ruling against proscribing Palestine Action has raised fears within Britain’s Jewish community about who protects minorities when intimidation falls short of terrorism.

 MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'

Countless individuals unconnected to the protests died after Tehran cut landlines and internet access, preventing individuals from contacting emergency services, Dr. Reza told the ‘Post’.

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.