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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 ...

Iran's Prisons Turned Into "Killing Fields," 853 Executions in 2023

par This Is Beirut, 04/04 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International reports that Iran executed at least 853 people in 2023, with over half on drug-related charges, indicating a surge in executions that rights groups fear is being used to instill fear and suppress dissent. Iran has turned its prisons into sites of mass killing with at least 853 people executed in the Islamic republic in 2023, ...

UN Rights Council Demands Halt of Arms Sales to Israel

par This Is Beirut, 05/04 12:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Human Rights Council called on Friday for a halt to all arms sales to Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza, in a resolution that evoked fears of genocide against Palestinians. The UN Human Rights Council demanded on Friday a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, which has killed more ...

HRW: 'White Phosphorous Threatens Civilian Lives in South Lebanon'

par This Is Beirut, 05/06 14:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Human Rights

Human Rights Watch affirmed on Wednesday that “Israel’s widespread use of white phosphorus munitions in southern Lebanon is endangering civilians and displacing residents of border communities.” In a statement, HRW confirmed the use of white phosphorous munitions “since October 2023, by Israeli forces in at least 17 municipalities in ...

Iran Hangs Defendant in 2008 Case After 'Unfair Trial'

par This Is Beirut, 25/07 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities on Thursday executed Kurdish man Kamran Sheikheh, the last surviving defendant in a case linked to a Muslim cleric's killing in 2008, rights groups said. Sheikheh, one of seven men first arrested in the case more than 14 years ago, was put to death in Urmia prison in northwestern Iran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) ...

Israeli Army Detains 9 Soldiers Suspected of Abusing Detainee

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...

Iran Nobel Winner Hurt in Prison Clashes with Guards

par This Is Beirut, 09/08 20:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said, raising new concerns for her health. Iranian authorities acknowledged a confrontation had taken place on Tuesday but blamed Mohammadi for a "provocation" and ...

Report Finds Syrian Regime Targeting Returnees and Refugees

par This Is Beirut, 15/08 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) published a report on Thursday, accusing the Syrian regime of killing at least 43 people through torture and arresting at least 756 civilians. The SNHR found that the Syrian regime has significantly increased its targeting of citizens, as well as refugees and returnees in the areas under its ...

The Surge of Extremism and Unyielding Minds

par Johnny Kortbawi, 10/09 11:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Human Rights

  Lebanese people have been closely following the recent developments in the Iraqi Parliament with deep shock, particularly its July debate on a proposal to abolish the legal marriage age. This move would allow minors to marry without any age restriction, effectively turning every young girl into a potential bride. The proposal ignited ...

UN Rights Chief Demands Accountability for Lebanon Blasts

18/09 18:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Those responsible for a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeting paging devices used by members of the Hezbollah militant group "must be held to account," the UN rights chief said on Wednesday. The Iranian-backed group accused Israel and vowed to retaliate over the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up ...

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