Lindsay and Craig Foreman were given 10-year sentences after entering the country on a motorcycling trip The “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges have said they have lost all contact with them. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 53, were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during an around-the-world trip by motorcycle. Continue reading...
‘Our only crime is being Shia’: Pakistani workers say UAE surveillance led to deportations Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 17:12 Thousands of Pakistani Shia Muslims have been deported from UAE during the Iran war, but profiling of the minority community started much earlier A man holds a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the Yaum-e-Ali procession in Hyderabad, Pakistan, in the holy month of Ramadan on 11 March 2026 (Jan Ali Laghari/Pacific Press/Sipa USA) Off The first deportations passed almost unnoticed: a few labourers returning unexpectedly to their villages and towns across Pakistan , without luggage or prior warning to their families. But within weeks, reports of similar expulsions began surfacing across the country. Families started receiving sons, brothers, and fathers, mostly Shia Muslims, who had spent most of their adult lives working in the United Arab Emirates - men who said they were suddenly detained and deported without explanation.
The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war “Authoritarian regimes do not always need an executioner’s rope,” the Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi observes in a forthcoming memoir smuggled from her cell. “Sometimes, they simply wait for the human body to fail – and then make sure no help arrives, or they create conditions in which death can come easily, helping it along by standing in the way of life-saving care.
Families and lawyers of pro-Palestine defendants demand judge recusal over German ‘sham’ trial Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:10 Activists were held behind bullet proof glass, making confidential communication with lawyers impossible The "Ulm Five" from left to right: Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo (supplied) Off The families and lawyers of five pro-Palestine activist defendants facing trial in a German court have denounced the proceedings as a “sham trial” and called for the recusal of the presiding judge. The activists, who are from Germany, Spain , Ireland and the UK , were arrested on 8 September following the alleged break-in to the premises of Elbit Systems in the southwestern German city of Ulm. The group - Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo - are accused of damaging the building's glass facade and smashing office equipment, including computers, screens and telephones.
Alghadir hospital in east Tehran is one of the places where the January massacre could be seen in full: a five-body morgue overflowing, blood on the floors, and families searching through blankets and body covers for the people they loved.
A University of Arkansas Iranian-American professor fired from her tenured position in late March is now facing investigations in Britain over allegations of academic misconduct tied to her research on Iran.
Through Nakba, exile and genocide, my aunt Fatima never lost faith Submitted by Ahmed Abu Artema on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 17:35 My aunt endured every chapter of Palestinian dispossession, including exile, demolition, prison, separation and the grief of outliving her children - yet never surrendered to despair My aunt, Fatima, lived a life filled with hardship, but she never lost her inner peace. She left this world expressing satisfaction and faith (Photo supplied) On My aunt Fatima, known as "Umm Sidqi", was one of many Palestinian women whose personal story reflected both the tragedy and resilience of the Palestinian people - from the Nakba in 1948 to the final chapter of her life during the genocidal war on Gaza in 2023. She was not just my aunt.
The Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained journalists targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including Abdelwakil Blamm, Hassan Bouras and Christophe Gleizes, Amnesty International said today. The call comes ahead of the 14 May trial of Abdelwakil Blamm on bogus terrorism charges, amid the Algerian authorities’ misuse of the criminal justice system to punish independent critical media voices. Since November 2025, the Algerian authorities […] The post Algeria: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained journalists and uphold press freedom appeared first on Amnesty International .
Microsoft Israel chief leaves after inquiry into use of tech to spy on Palestinians Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:52 Alon Haimovich departs after investigation into use of Microsoft Azure by Israel's Unit 8200 spy agency A Microsoft logo is seen in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, in April 2026 (Reuters) Off The head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary is leaving his post following an investigation into the use of the tech company’s Azure platform by the Israeli defence ministry. Alon Haimovich will depart after four years as general manager of Microsoft Israel, with oversight of the subsidiary set to be transferred to Microsoft France, financial paper Globes reported on Tuesday. Several managers in Microsoft Israel’s governance department have also left their positions amid concerns that they have violated the company’s code of ethics.
YouTuber Tyler Oliveira deported from Israel over 'antisemitic content' Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 09:13 The popular right-leaning influencer recently appeared on Tucker Carlson's podcast to discuss censorship of his videos about Jewish communities Tyler Oliveira shot to popularity for his videos exposing alleged fraud within minority groups (YouTube/Tyler Oliveira) Off Israel has banned and deported popular YouTube personality Tyler Oliveira for alleged antisemitism , according to a post shared by the influencer on X on Tuesday. Oliveira shared a picture of the deportation order given to him by Israeli authorities, which stated that the reason for his removal by the state was "prevention of illegal immigration". However, speaking to Israel's Channel 14, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said Oliveira had been deported for spreading hate in his videos.
Israel killing at least one Palestinian child a week in West Bank, Unicef says Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 07:34 UN agency for children says escalating military and settler violence is denying children access to basic rights A Palestinian child looks on during an Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank, 27 November 2025 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Israeli forces have killed an average of at least one Palestinian child a week in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2025, a Unicef spokesperson said on Tuesday. James Elder said 70 children had been killed since then, warning they were paying “an intolerable price for escalating militarised operations and settler attacks”. A further 850 children have been wounded, with most injuries caused by live ammunition.
A British-Iranian man said a suspected Iran-linked agent offered him £40,000 ($53,000) to kill a London-based journalist critical of Tehran, the Jewish Chronicle reported.
Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior urging an end to the Polish government’s cooperation with the US administration’s unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amnesty International and Human Rights First, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed through […] The post Poland: Stop cooperating with ICE on unlawful returns of Ukrainians appeared first on Amnesty International .
Video: Israel passes law to execute Palestinians linked to 7 October attacks The Israeli parliament approved a bill on Tuesday to establish public trials and impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees accused of taking part in the 7 October attacks. The legislation was passed in the Knesset with 93 votes in favour and no opposition, drawing support from across the political spectrum. The Israeli parliament approved a bill on Tuesday to establish public trials and impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees accused of taking part in the 7 October attacks pic.
Criminalising protest: Pro-Palestine students in France face increased repression Submitted by Tassa Adidi on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 07:24 Activists are raising the alarm over a growing trend of criminalising support for Palestine on French university campuses French police take position near pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating near the entrance of Sciences Po Paris occupied by students, in Paris, on 26 April 2024 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP) Off Kylian, 22, studies law at the Sorbonne University in Paris. After the start of the Israeli massacres in Gaza following the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, he joined student demonstrations to demand an end to the bombings and to defend Palestinian rights. Raised in an Algerian family that settled in France in the early 1990s, Kylian was immersed from a young age in a climate of pro-Palestinian activism and support for the right of peoples to self-determination.
New posts 17:27 Prominent Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh Released On Bail Mehraveh Khandan, the daughter of human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, has said that her mother has been temporarily released on bail. Khandan posted the news on Instagram on May 13. Sotoudeh, a Sakharov Prize laureate and human rights lawyer, was arrested on April 1 at her home in Tehran.
New posts 20:36 Israel Says Netanyahu Traveled To UAE During Iran War The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on May 13 that Benjamin Netanyahu had "secretly" traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the US-Israeli war with Iran. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, according to the statement.
Iran executed Ehsan Afrashteh on Wednesday on accusations of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel, the judiciary’s Mizan News reported.
Iranian poet Peyman Farahavar remains at risk of execution after the country’s Supreme Court rejected his request for judicial review, a rights group said on Tuesday.
New York Times article details brutal rape of Palestinians. Israel calls it 'blood libel' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 16:31 Columnist Nicholas Kristof recounted harrowing torture described to him on a trip to the occupied West Bank Soldiers stand guard during the weekly settlers’ tour in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where settlers move through Palestinian areas under military protection, on 9 May 2026 (Mussa Qawasma/Reuters) Off Mounted by dogs, penetrated by carrots, and rectums torn by batons. These are just some of the harrowing testimonies of the rape of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers, detailed by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in a landmark piece published on Monday.
