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Amnesty International warns Islamic regime using ‘wartime conditions’ to intensify repression

The report comes only a week after the Islamic Republic seemingly ended its internet blackout after an almost three-month cut off, though human rights organizations warned that restrictions remain.

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.
People walk past a banner with a picture of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, in Tehran Bazaar, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran.

Iran claims to destroy ‘Zionist Christian sect’ in Yazd province

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE. The Mama family, whose father Osman was detained by Iranian security forces in 2022 and has not been heard from since.

'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Iran executes two men who tried storming military facility during January protest crackdown


Amnesty International report doesn’t bring Israel closer to peace - opinion

Last week's Amnesty International report concludes that Israel has employed a system of apartheid within its borders since the nation was established in 1948.

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The biggest lie of the decade - opinion

Calling Israel an apartheid state is not criticism. It’s a blunt lie. Amnesty International is not the first to label Israel an apartheid state, and probably not the last one.

 Muslim woman holding Israeli flag

Letters to the Editor February 9, 2022: Be a fair sport

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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JNF-USA rejects Amnesty’s delegitimization campaign

“Every day, we show the world why the land and people of Israel continue to be a light unto the nations and a force for good,” said Jewish National Fund-USA CEO Russell F. Robinson.

 JNF-USA's Western Galilee Tourist Information Center showcases Israel's multicultural north to visitors from around the world

Giving Amnesty to antisemitism - opinion

The true struggle against real racism and Jew-hatred continues, and Black/African voices must lead the way in fighting it and be true allies of the Jewish people. 

A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at the weekly Black Lives Matter "Jackie Lacey Must Go!" protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020.

Amnesty’s delegitimization efforts have and will continue to backfire - opinion

This reality is so far divorced from the institutionalized racism of the apartheid system in South Africa that one can only conclude that the allegation is politically motivated.

 SECRETARY GENERAL of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem last week.

Letters to the Editor February 7, 2022: Kotel conundrum

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Israel needs to treat apartheid libel like a nuclear weapon threat - opinion

The intent of those who apply the apartheid label to Israel is the same as the Iranian regime: to destroy the Jewish state.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY leader Mahmoud Abbas meets with Amnesty International’s Secretary-General Agnes Callamard in Ramallah last week.

Israel not apartheid state, but must uphold int'l law, UK says

An Amnesty International report laid out a long list of its allegations of Israeli human rights abuses, including inequitable access to land, housing and citizenship. 

Israel Apartheid Week at Columbia University.

Ex-US ambassador to Israel reveals behind-the-scenes of US-Israel relationship

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with U.S. President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords