Workers across Iran’s mining, industrial and municipal sectors say they have gone months without full pay, while some employers have also cut staff, deepening pressure on households already struggling with rising living costs.
Less than four percent of US safety funding went to Muslim institutions: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 20:36 Nearly 60 percent of the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program went to Jewish nonprofits Muslims embrace in the parking lot of the Islamic Center of San Diego after three people were killed in a shooting at the city’s largest mosque, in San Diego, California on 19 May 19 2026 (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images via AFP) Off Over the past decade in the US, since Donald Trump first ascended to the White House in 2017, less than four percent of US government grant funding to keep religious institutions safe has gone to Muslim nonprofits, a new report by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has found . The funds are awarded annually through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), which is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). An institution can typically receive a maximum of some $200,000 for each site it operates, and the money must be put toward physical safeguards: security cameras, bulletproof glass, guardrails around properties, and the training of security guards, among other tools.
On August 6, 2026, UN experts called on Iranian authorities to immediately end the escalating use of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, and executions against ethnic minorities, particularly Kurds and Baluchis. The experts warned that since the January 2026 protests, thousands have reportedly been detained, with many subjected to torture and forced […] The post UN Experts Urge Iran to End Escalating Targeting of Ethnic Minorities appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The continued closure of Sana’a International Airport over the past 12 years has resulted in the deaths of 60,000 Yemeni patients, Yemeni officials said.
Zionism has warped the lexicon, so words are now convenient weapons Submitted by Marchella Ward on Tue, 08/04/2026 - 16:28 From 'intifada' to 'Palestine', pro-Israel groups have altered definitions, with consequences ranging from rewritten histories to asset freezes and arrests A police officer detains a Palestine Action supporter during a Defend Our Juries protest outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on 30 July 2026 (SOPA Images via Reuters Connect) Off It is early on a Sunday morning, and you are awoken by armed police officers banging on your door. They hand you a letter : the state will freeze your assets for a further six months, denying you access to your own bank accounts because they disagree with the anti-genocide stance you have publicly expressed. The letter cites a tweet you posted several months ago, in which you criticised the Israeli and US bombardment of Iran .
UK couple detained in Iran ends hunger strike A British couple detained in Iran accused of spying have ended their latest months-long hunger strikes protesting their treatment in prison, their family said Monday. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both aged in their early 50s, were seized in January 2025 as they passed through Iran while on a round-the-world motorbike trip. They were sentenced in February to a decade in prison on espionage charges that they deny, with two years subsequently added to Craig Foreman's term for talking to the media.
Iranian football fan-page operator arrested after club complaint
Union documents 108 Israeli attacks against Palestinian journalists in July The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate documented 108 attacks by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian journalists and media workers in July. The attacks include detentions, beatings, interrogations, targeting them with stun grenades and tear gas, cases of settler violence, raids on their home and workplaces, seizure of journalistic equipment and obstruction of journalists’ work. These various instances of violence has rendered Palestinian journalists and media personelle unable to carry out their work or cover ongoing human rights violations.
Candidates running in Zambia’s general elections on 13 August must commit to reversing a growing pattern of authoritarian practices that threaten human rights before, during and after the polls, Amnesty International said today. In a new briefing, Authoritarian Practices Eating Away at Human Rights in Zambia: Escalating crackdown on human rights ahead of the 2026 general […] The post Zambia: stalled reforms risk reversing human rights gains appeared first on Amnesty International .
Iran marked its annual Journalists’ Day this week as reporters remained behind bars, others faced lengthy prison sentences and rights groups warned that a crackdown on independent reporting has intensified since nationwide anti-government protests erupted earlier this year.
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of 28-year-old protester Rasoul Rezaei, who was arrested during nationwide protests in January, US-based rights group HRANA reported on Sunday.
Iranians are struggling to afford medicines and medical care, with some foregoing treatment as prices rise, drug shortages spread and insurance coverage falls short, according to accounts from patients.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a criminal complaint with Vietnamese authorities against Matan Jerafi, an Israeli reservist and CEO of the Israeli Zionist NGO Im Tirtzu, for war crimes, genocide and incitement to genocide, the foundation said on Aug. 7.
Average advertised monthly rent in Tehran has climbed above 720 million rials, roughly three times the earnings of many Iranian workers, exposing a widening affordability gap as some tenants face increases of up to 100%, market data showed in late July.
Former Syrian army general arrested in Lebanon Lebanon’s Central Criminal Investigations Bureau has arrested former Syrian army officer Major General Adel Issa, who is wanted by Syria for “crimes against humanity”. An arrest warrant in absentia had been issued by the Syrian judiciary against Issa, who served as commander of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army during Bashar Al-Assad’s rule, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. Lebanese judge Ahmad Rami Al-Hajj has notified the Syrian Public Prosecutor of Issa’s arrest and requested that the judicial file be submitted for review to determine whether he can be handed over to the Syrian authorities, NNA reported.
HRF files complaint against Israeli reservist in Vietnam The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint with Vietnamese authorities against Israeli reservist Matan Jerafi, who is currently vacationing in Vietnam. In a statement, HRF said Jerafi is the CEO of the Israeli NGO Im Tirtzu and a member of the 920th Infantry Battalion of the 769th Brigade. HRF said evidence indicates Jerafi took part in destroying civilian infrastructure in Gaza between December 2023 and January 2024 and in Lebanon between October and November 2024.
Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.
'Used as human bait': Leaked image shows elderly Palestinian men before execution by Israeli forces A newly leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image. The photograph shows Israeli military personnel standing between two blindfolded men, whom Tirawi identified in a post on X as Nadi Marouf and Ali Marouf. He said the photograph was taken hours before their deaths and that the two men were "used as human bait and then executed".
Nearly 100 prominent Iranians, including artists and filmmakers, have been summoned by security agencies or judicial authorities after speaking out against a new wave of executions, particularly the public hanging of protesters in Isfahan, a rights activist said.
France shuts mosque over Quran verses and Islamic texts used in Muslim worship Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 08/08/2026 - 17:53 A lawyer for the mosque says the six-month closure strikes at religious freedom and secularism in France A French mounted police officer stand guard outside the Grande Mosquee or the Great Mosque during the Eid Al-Adha morning prayers, in Paris on June 28, 2023. (Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP) Off A French court has upheld the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris in a case that has raised fresh concerns over the state’s policing of Islamic belief and worship. The Montreuil Administrative Court on Friday rejected an attempt to suspend the July order against the Chanteloup mosque in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
