Human rights

Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis

NetBlocks, a privately held global internet monitor, also claimed that there were signs of "an attempt to generate false traffic and manufacture narratives of a wider restoration."

An Iranian living in Japan, with taped mouth and carrying a sign, marches in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2026.
An engineer shows devices and explains the technology developed by the Israeli firm Cellebrite's technology on November 9, 2016

Jordan officials use products from Israeli company to violate activists privacy, rights - report

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution - report

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Iran's internet to return to normal by Friday, official announces


Slovenia to ban Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for 'genocidal statements' against Palestinians

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon announced Slovenia will become the first European Union member state to ban the two ministers from entering the country.

(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

EU must stop funding controversial NGOs - opinion

The European Union's funding of Israeli political NGOs that oppose the government and support human rights has been highly controversial.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY head Kaja Kallas rings the bell at the start of a foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. She has made efforts to repair the broken ties with Israel, say the writers.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

"The have specifically targeted girls and women by reason of their gender, depriving them of fundamental rights and freedoms," the ICC said.

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023

Experts raise alarm as China expected to triple illegal organ harvesting of detained Uyghurs

Uyghur organizations have continued to campaign for answers on where missing community leaders are.

Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Turkish capital, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey July 26, 2023.

UN slams Israel in the name of rights - opinion

When institutions that claim to uphold universal values cannot call out a regime that propagates terror, represses its own population, and denies women’s basic rights – something essential is broken.

 THE WRITER speaks outside the UN in December 2023. ‘I have spent my life believing in the promise of the human rights community, imperfect though it may be, as a force capable of restraining the worst impulses of power,’ she says.

IRGC kills one woman, wounds 12 in Iran while looking for 'Israeli spies,' human rights group says

The report from the Islamic Republic-backed news source claims that the five spies were foreign nationals and "directly affiliated with the Zionist regime's intelligence services."

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Can Syria’s new leadership be trusted? A closer look at President al-Sharaa – opinion

An Abraham Accords-style breakthrough will only be possible between Syria and Israel if one person—President Trump—brings Netanyahu and al-Sharaa together to seal the deal.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025

Jewish teacher files human rights complaint over antisemitism at Canadian school

The complaint outlines a pattern of anti-Jewish hostility int the workplace, along with the school's alleged failure to protect Allen from discrimination and retaliatory treatment.

 Canadian national flag isolated on broken cracked wall background

Three requests Netanyahu should keep in mind when handling Iran - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must avoid some serious strategic and moral pitfalls when handling Iran.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Weizmann Institute, which was hit in an Iranian missile attack in Rehovot last week. Netanyahu faces a unique opportunity to return the favor to the descendants of Cyrus, says the writer.

Iranian accused by Tehran of being Israeli spy confessed because regime threatened niece - report

Hossein Shanbehzadeh was tortured and had death threats issued against his niece during interrogations, an informed source said. 

 Hossein Shanbehzadeh