Israel deploys troops to remove Israeli settlers trapping Palestinian families The Israeli army says it has dismantled "two illegal outposts" on the outskirts of the Qusra and Jalud areas in the occupied West Bank, which Israeli settlers were using to trap two Palestinian families inside their homes. It added that one Israeli was arrested, and that equipment had been confiscated.
Why the position of Palestinian health workers in Israel has grown increasingly precarious Submitted by Ghada Majadli on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 15:41 Controversy over the treatment of soldiers at Rambam Hospital has cast a spotlight on the increasing stigmatisation of Arab staff Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel, is pictured on 18 April 2024 (Jack Guez/AFP) On A recent controversy involving Palestinian medical staff at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital reveals several important things about the position of Palestinian citizens of Israel , particularly within the healthcare system. The staff members were publicly lambasted following allegations that they mistreated and neglected Israeli soldiers in their care, including by speaking only Arabic at the hospital. The subsequent public debate has gone beyond the specific details of this case, raising broader questions about linguistic rights.
Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra say they have been trapped in their homes, with water and power cut off, since Sunday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Department of Environment has launched operations to clean up oil pollution along the southern coasts of Qeshm Island and Hengam Island following the environmental consequences of military aggression by the enemy.
Tehran [Iran], August 13 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday hit back at France, 25 other countries and the European Union after their condemnation of the alleged executions of protesters in Iran, accusing them of hypocrisy and saying their support for Israel amid the Gaza conflict and its military action against Iran had undermined their claims to the moral high ground.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi lashed out at France for blatant hypocrisy over its claims to defend human rights and international law, pointing to its support for the Israeli regime’s actions in Gaza and aggression against Iran.
Iran's Araghchi slams France for 'hypocrisy' over human rights Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi criticised France and other countries for what he described as "hypocrisy" when it comes to human rights and international law amid continued support for Israel. "Countries like France should stop lecturing the world about 'human rights' and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing," he said in a post on X.
Israel has 'policy of ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians in West Bank, advocate says Aseel Baidoun, the deputy director of advocacy and campaigns for Medical Aid for Palestinians, says that the Israeli government has a "systematic policy and a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians” in the occupied West Bank Aseel Baidoun, the deputy director of advocacy and campaigns for Medical Aid for Palestinians, says that the Israeli government has a "systematic policy and a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians” in the occupied West Bank. pic. twitter.
The American journalist has faced accusations of antisemitism over his criticism of Israel and of racism over his stance on immigration American journalist Tucker Carlson has told RT that he is not afraid of being killed for using his platform to say what he believes is true.
After the homeowners made their initial report to the Israeli army, the first soldiers who arrived at the scene were filmed praying with the settlers.
More than 152,000 people with severe disabilities remain on a waiting list for nursing care payments because of insufficient funding, the rehabilitation deputy of Iran’s State Welfare Organization said on Wednesday.
Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against Palestinians and targeting pro-Palestinian activism on campus. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court this week, alleges that Columbia subjected Palestinian students, faculty and staff to unequal treatment following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 and the ensuing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. According to the complaint , Columbia "actively participated in and amplified" what the plaintiffs describe as racially, ethnically and politically motivated targeting of Palestinians.
LONDON, U. K. : Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, who has spent much of her career documenting protests, political dissent and the lives of women in Iran, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Iran's National Journalist Day, over the weekend.
Canada says immigration applications are assessed individually in response to cases of Iranians who completed mandatory military service with the Revolutionary Guards receiving letters warning they could be deemed inadmissible on security grounds.
New oral history project eulogises slain Palestinian journalists via friends' voice notes Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 16:56 The website's launch comes on the first anniversary of Israel's killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif A protester holds a photo of slain Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, as part of the 'March for Humanity' for Gaza in New York City, on 16 August 2025 (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via AFP) Off When Anas al-Sharif was killed in Gaza by an Israeli air strike one year ago, the Reuters news agency ran the headline, "Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader". In 2024, at the height of Israel's genocide in Gaza, Anas had helped Reuters win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography. But the outlet chose to remember the 28-year-old within the scope of Israel's unproven narrative about him - as many other news organisations have done to more than 200 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since 2023.
Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:30 Lawsuit accuses the university of surveillance, biased disciplinary proceedings and failing to protect Palestinians A pro-Israel supporter (right) confronts people at a vigil and protest for Palestine outside of Columbia University in New York City, on 7 October 2025 (Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP) Off A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against Palestinians and targeting pro-Palestinian activism on campus. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court this week, alleges that Columbia subjected Palestinian students, faculty and staff to unequal treatment following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 and the ensuing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. According to the complaint , Columbia "actively participated in and amplified" what the plaintiffs describe as racially, ethnically and politically motivated targeting of Palestinians.
EU, 26 countries condemn Iran's executions of protesters The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran's executions of protesters in a joint statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. The countries called on Iran to listen to its people, take meaningful steps towards ensuring respect for human rights, immediately end the use of the death penalty and release those detained.
Twenty-six countries condemn in 'strongest terms' Iran executions Twenty-six nations, including France, the UK and Canada, have condemned the use of capital punishment by Iranian authorities, saying in a joint statement the Islamic republic was executing protesters to "silence dissent". The countries, joined by the European Union's top diplomat, "condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty" by Iran. "The use of capital punishment to silence dissent, intimidate communities, and punish individuals exercising their human rights can never be justified".
Protesters are being tried collectively, in fast-tracked prosecutions that deny defendants individual trials and due process and end in death sentences and executions August 12, 2026 — In an extraordinary escalation of post-protest repression, Iranian authorities have sentenced dozens of protesters to death in group prosecutions that have been fast-tracked through the country’s Revolutionary Courts, […] The post Iran’s New Weapon: Group Prosecutions of Protesters Send Dozens Toward the Gallows appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
'This isn't the Britain I grew up in': The elderly activists raided by police over Palestine Action videos Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 13:00 Activists say police searched their entire homes, confiscating personal devices and items bearing the Palestinian flag, even rifling through personal diaries Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on 15 June 2026, as the High Court ruled on a legal standoff between the government and activist group Palestine Action (AFP) Off Marji Mansfield, a 70-year-old grandmother of seven, has been waiting for British counterterrorism police to show up at her door. The anxiety sharpens between five and seven in the morning, when police usually conduct dawn raids, particularly if she has her grandchildren stay overnight. “It’s been really, really quite scary not knowing when there's going to be the knock at the door,” Mansfield told Middle East Eye.
