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Iran Releases Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death

par gdeveloper, 14/01 18:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities released two journalists on Sunday, who had been imprisoned for over a year for reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, an incident that triggered nationwide protests lasting for months, as reported by local media. Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death ...

Israel Bans UN Special Rapporteur from Entering Occupied Territories

par This Is Beirut, 12/02 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Monday that it would impose a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories. This decision came after the rapporteur made comments denying that Hamas' attack on October 7 was "antisemitic." Israel on Monday announced a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the ...

UN Urges Probe Into Abuse of Palestinian Women and Girls

par This Is Beirut, 19/02 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United Nations human rights experts urged for an impartial investigation into reported Israeli violations against Palestinian women and girls. These alleged abuses encompass killings, rape and sexual assault. UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including ...

UNRWA Alleges the Abuse of Palestinians Held in Israeli Detention

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, said on Monday that Palestinians released from Israeli detention were “completely traumatized” by a “broad range” of abuse. The comments follow a New York Times report on an internal UNRWA investigation detailing accounts of abuse in Israeli detention. According to UNRWA, Palestinian detainees have ...

Iran's Widespread Human Rights Abuses Criticized at UN Meeting

par This Is Beirut, 18/03 15:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Several countries criticized Iran's widespread human rights abuses in a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. Several countries condemned on Monday the extent of human rights violations in Iran during a UN meeting, denouncing the sharp increase in death sentences and executions. A handful of nations, including Russia, China and Cuba, ...

Five Israeli Units Committed Rights Abuses in West Bank, Says US

par This Is Beirut, 30/04 11:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States concluded that five Israeli security force units committed serious human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Hamas attack in October, the State Department said on Monday. Israel has taken remedial measures with four of these units, making US sanctions less likely. Consultations are under way with ...