Arsenal fired me on Christmas Eve for opposing Israel. This is why I'm suing | Mark Bonnick Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:35 ‘I regret losing my job. Not what I said’ Mark Bonnick worked at Arsenal for 22 years.
Families of people killed in Iran’s January protests say names and burial records have disappeared from Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery database, raising new concerns over efforts to erase evidence of the deaths.
Organizations and Advocates Inside Iran Reject State-Controlled Internet Access Harm to Children, Education, and Underprivileged Areas Especially Severe A broad coalition of civil society organizations in Iran has published a statement urgently calling for a free and open internet in the country, arguing that it is inseparable from the defense of education, children’s futures, economic dignity, […] The post A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Iranian authorities are using wartime conditions to intensify repression through mass arrests, fast-tracked prosecutions, political executions and harsh prison sentences, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
How pro-Israel trolls exploit the people of Sudan and the DRC Submitted by Barry Malone on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 14:22 While it is right to call out a lack of attention on forgotten conflicts, bad faith arguments reduce African victims to pawns in a propaganda war Protesters at a rally for Gaza hold signs urging global attention on Palestine and other conflicts in New York City on 31 May 2024 (Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Press Wire via Reuters) Off Those who defend Israel’s genocide in Gaza have a script. If you spend any time online, watching TV news debates, or listening to both Israeli and western politicians, you will be familiar with much of it. “They use civilians as human shields in Gaza” is a common line.
Iranian authorities are using the cover of what they call “wartime conditions” to intensify their repression of dissent through mass arbitrary arrests, accelerated grossly unfair judicial proceedings, politically motivated executions, harsh prison sentences, and asset confiscations, Amnesty International said today. Since the unlawful military attack launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on 28 […] The post Iran: Mass arbitrary arrests and political executions mark intensifying repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 08:52 Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon condemns move as ‘moral disgrace’ as Israel freezes relations with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres An Israeli soldier supervises the transfer of Palestinian men arrested during a military raid on Jenin on the border with the occupied West Bank, on 22 January 2025 (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP) Off Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to the UN said on Thursday. Danny Danon condemned the decision as “political” and “detached from the facts and from reality”. The move follows multiple reports by human rights organisations and media outlets - including Middle East Eye - documenting allegations of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians since October 2023.
Report: UN adds Israel to blacklist for committing sexual violence in conflict zones The United Nations is expected to announce a decision to add Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, The Jerusalem Post reported. The Israeli Prison Service is among several entities added to the list, alongside other Israeli authorities, according to the report. Among the entities that have already been placed on the list are the likes of Hamas.
Several cases of settler violence during first day of eid, mother and child beaten Israeli settlers on Wednesday raided a number of areas across the West Bank, beating residents and animals as well as destroying Palestinian properties. One viral video showed an Israeli settler attacking a dog belonging to a Palestinian family in Masafer Yatta, Hebron. Another incident recorded in the same area was of a settler attacking a Palestinian mother and her child, shoving them both to the ground.
Companies are extracting vast troves of online data through unlawful web scraping to build their generative artificial intelligence (AI) products in a way that is enabling a mass invasion of privacy, making these systems unlawful by design, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. Unlawful by Design: Exposing the Human Rights Costs of Generative AI documents serious risks […] The post Global: Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design appeared first on Amnesty International .
Shayan Kabiri came to Canada with his family seven years ago. Today, he sees many friends who arrived from Iran alone, hoping to build a more stable future, trapped in a crisis that threatens not only their education but also their mental health and immigration status.
UN raises concern about pattern of Israel killing Gazans near armistice line About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since the beginning of the ceasefire were near the military’s so-called “buffer zone”, raising concerns that troops are shooting at civilians approaching the area, which would constitute “unlawful killings and thus war crimes”, according to the UN human rights office. “Civilians do not appear to have posed any risk to the life of the Israeli military, including some cases in which they appear to have been shot while carrying out daily activities or having approached or crossed Israel’s so-called yellow line,” said Ajith Sunghay, head of the U. N.
The Brotherhood bogeyman: How Europe and the US criminalise Muslim civic life Submitted by Farid Hafez on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:55 Terrorist labels exported from Egypt and the UAE to crush political opposition are now being deployed across Europe and the US to hollow out Muslim democratic life A protester carries a 'Stop Islamophobia, stop the far right' placard during the Nakba 78 March for Palestine in London, United Kingdom, 16 May 2026 (SOPA Images) On Across western publics, a dangerous claim is spreading that Muslim civic participation is secretly linked to a coordinated Muslim Brotherhood plot to subvert these nations from within. They claim that Muslims - many of them third-generation immigrants - who organise in communities, assert their rights as equal citizens, and engage in democratic politics are doing so as part of a hidden takeover scheme. It is a conspiracy theory, and a familiar one.
Polish-Palestinian survivors take Israeli leaders to court over Gaza genocide Submitted by Dalia Mikulska on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 14:44 Yoav Gallant, Israel Katz and military top brass accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lawyers call it a test for the country's justice system Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz speaks after his meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens on 20 January 2026 (Aggelos Nakkas/AFP) Off Five-year-old Malik still hides food beside his pillow before he goes to sleep - sometimes a piece of bread, sometimes fruit, sometimes a sweet. His four-year-old sister Razan sets aside part of every meal, even when there is plenty on her plate.
Malaiyaha Tamils working on private tea estates and smallholdings in Sri Lanka are being subjected to abuses that meet many of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) indicators of forced labour, while being denied access to the country’s strict labour protections, Amnesty International said in a new report. The research, which documents the plight of workers in […] The post Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil workers in private tea estates suffer serious labour abuses – new report appeared first on Amnesty International .
Video shows Israeli settlers setting fire to Palestinian properties in Jenin Footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows Israeli settlers setting ablaze Palestinian properties in Jenin, the latest incident highlight ongoing settler violence in the occupied West Bank. مستوطنون يضرمون النار في ممتلكات فلسطينيين غرب جنين بـ #الضفة_الغربية pic. twitter.
Israel seizes control of historic Nabi Samuel mosque from Islamic waqf Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 16:24 Palestinians say expropriation of religious site is further exploitation of archaeology and religion to target Palestinian land and identity People visit the Tomb of Samuel at the Nabi Samuel village between Ramallah and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, 24 September 2021 (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli) Off Israel has issued an order to seize the tomb of the Prophet Samuel (Nabi Samuel), an important religious landmark in the occupied West Bank run by the Islamic Waqf, in a move that has been condemned as the latest example of “Judaisation” of Palestinian sites. On Tuesday, Israel’s civil administration, which carries out Israeli orders in the occupied West Bank, announced that it was expropriating 28 acres of land. That land includes the Palestinian towns of Beit Iksa and Nabi Samuel, covering the area where the historic Nabi Samuel mosque stands.
Use of force by guards in trial of pro-Palestine activists in Germany under scrutiny Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 11:09 Defence lawyers reiterate demands for the recusal of the judge, who they say has 'no interest' in hearing the defendants The "Ulm Five" from left to right: Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo (supplied) Off The use of force during the trial of pro- Palestine activists in Germany has come under scrutiny after defendants were forcibly carried into the court in handcuffs and people attending have been subjected to “violent body searches”. Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo, who are from Germany, Spain , Ireland and the UK , were arrested on 8 September following an alleged break-in to the premises of Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems in the southwestern German city of Ulm. Known as the “Ulm Five”, the group is accused of damaging the building's glass facade and smashing office equipment, including computers, screens and telephones.
The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.
Atrocities in Sudan backed by Colombian mercenaries trained at UAE bases, says report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 12:51 Hundreds of Colombian contractors transited through Emirati bases in Sudan to support the RSF Sudanese students leave a school operated by the Sudanese Coalition for Education for All, in partnership with Unicef, south of Port Sudan on 26 April 2026 (Khaled Desouki/AFP) Off Columbian mercenaries who helped carry out atrocities in Sudan were trained at Emirati bases in the country, according to a new report. Human Rights Watch said it had evidence that special military contractors sent Colombians to the north African country to back the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary in their fight against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The report said that since 2024, Global Security Services Group (GSSG), an Abu Dhabi-based security company, has hired hundreds of Colombian private military contractors who deployed to Sudan to fight alongside the RSF.
