Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 23 (ANI): Brazil marked World Refugee Day with a ceremony at the Ministry of Justice and Public Security in Brasilia, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and reaffirming its commitment to refugee protection, integration and international cooperation, according to Brasil 247.
Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, a UN independent commission of inquiry said in its latest report released on Tuesday.
'They spat in my face': Palestinians describe abuse at Gaza crossings Submitted by Nada Nabil on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 11:07 Travellers with approved permits report systematic detention, interrogations and torture by Israeli forces at key crossings An Israeli soldier stands next to a truck at Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing between southern Israel and the Gaza Strip, 27 July 2025 (Carlos Reyes/AFP) Off Mahmoud al-Najjar, 38, believed securing an Italian scholarship would mark a new beginning after losing everything during Israel's genocide in Gaza. His hopes were shattered at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing in early June, when Israeli forces detained and interrogated him before all contact was cut off. Al-Najjar's colleagues, who had been travelling on a trip coordinated by the Italian embassy, left without him and later informed his family of his arrest.
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
Martha Karua, a Kenyan human rights lawyer who is part of the legal team for Uganda’s opposition politician Kizza Besigye, was on 22 June 2026, arbitrarily arrested and held in incommunicado detention at Entebbe International Airport before being forcefully deported. In response to these developments, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere […] The post Uganda: Authorities must investigate unlawful detention and deportation of Kenyan human rights lawyer appeared first on Amnesty International .
Parastoo Ahmadi and her band will also be barred from leaving the country or performing for two years, dampening hopes for a more moderate postwar regime in Iran.
Former Labour leader revives bill on 'Britain's complicity in genocide' Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has reintroduced a bill calling for an independent public inquiry into what he described as "Britain's complicity in genocide" in Gaza. "Keir Starmer has gone – but we will never forget the role his government played in the greatest crime of our time," Corbyn said after the prime minister announced his resignation on 23 June. The bill seeks an inquiry into "UK involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza, including the supply of weapons, surveillance aircraft and use of Royal Air Force bases".
Video: Palestinians rush to collect cement after Israel uses it to seal off tunnel Palestinians in al-Maghazi refugee camp in Central Gaza rushed to collect wet cement that surfaced on the streets after Israeli forces pumped it into a tunnel to seal it off, amid ongoing shortages and the Israeli blockade on construction materials. Residents reported that the cement had overflowed and spilt onto the surface and surrounding streets. Palestinians in al-Maghazi refugee camp in Central Gaza rushed to collect wet cement that surfaced on streets after Israeli forces pumped it into a tunnel to seal it off, amid ongoing shortages and blockades of construction material pic.
On the fourth anniversary of the sentencing of Maykel Castillo Pérez “Osorbo” and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Amnesty International said: “The conviction of rapper Maykel Castillo Pérez ‘Osorbo’ and visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara starkly exposed how the Cuban authorities use the criminal justice system to punish dissident artists and silence their right to […] The post Cuba: Four years after an unjust conviction, Afro-Cuban artists remain imprisoned for expressing themselves appeared first on Amnesty International .
Lawmaker calls for release of Palestinian-American held in Israeli prison US Congressman Derek Tran has expressed concern over the detention of 20-year-old Palestinian-American student Sama Safi, who is being held in an Israeli prison following her arrest in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. In a statement, Tran said he was "deeply alarmed" by Safi's detention, noting that she "was taken from her home in the middle of the night and continues to be held without charges". He described the case as part of what he called "a disturbing pattern of the Israeli government denying Palestinians their basic due process rights, often at risk to their health and safety".
The European Union is seeking to expand its migration cooperation with rival Libyan authorities and allied armed groups just as they have been escalating their campaign of racially discriminatory mass arrests, arbitrary detention, and unlawful collective expulsions of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants supported by xenophobic discourse, Amnesty International said today. Over the past month, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) and its rival eastern-based “Libyan Government”, allied to the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) armed group, in de […] The post Libya/EU: Rival authorities intensify xenophobic and racist crackdown on refugees and migrants in Libya as EU seeks to deepen ties appeared first on Amnesty International .
Saudi Arabian authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related offences, the latest of which was on 18 June. In response, Dana Ahmed, Middle East Researcher at Amnesty International, said today: “It is halfway through the year and Saudi Arabia has executed nearly 100 people, a grim […] The post Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 people executed so far this year as dozens more remain on death row for drug-related offences appeared first on Amnesty International .
Amnesty International urges the European Union (EU) institutions and member states to abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and end any readmission cooperation with Taliban de facto authorities. Afghanistan cannot in any way be considered safe for returns, and this approach will put the lives of returnees at risk, as repeatedly noted by several UN bodies. The European Commission recently invited Taliban authorities to Brussels to discuss the deportation of Afghan nationals.
Israel holding teens shot dead in the West Bank: Wafa Israel is holding the bodies of two Palestinian teenagers who shot dead near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to local news. he Palestinian Authority said the bodies of Reda Sami Awad, 15, and Arafat Ismail Awad, 19, were with the Israeli authorities. “Israeli forces are holding their bodies,” the Wafa news agency said.
'They took a healthy kid and returned him dead': Bedouin dies in Israeli custody with signs of torture Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 09:45 Family and lawyers say they found severe bruising on 21-year-old's body after he died at Barzilai Hospital following weeks in Shin Bet detention Saber Amitel, 21, died on 20 June after suspected torture in Israeli jail (Haaretz) Off A Bedouin Israeli man held by the Shin Bet on suspicion of arms smuggling has died in hospital after being found unconscious in his cell at a southern Israeli prison, with his family and lawyers saying they found severe bruising on his body. According to a Haaretz report, Saber Amitel, 21, was arrested earlier this month and taken to Shikma prison in Ashkelon, where he was denied access to a lawyer. Police told his attorneys and family that he had attempted to take his own life.
Four months after the deadly bombing on a girls' school in Iran's Minab, critics fear that the U. S. may bury the truth, the Guardian reported.
Video: Former British officer faces criticism after calling himself ‘a mere goy’ Former British Army officer Richard Kemp has come under fire after describing himself as "a goy, a mere goy" while delivering a speech extolling Israel and the Israeli military. Speaking at a JNS event, Kemp declared that Jewish people were placed on Earth to be "a light unto nations" and made controversial claims that the Israeli military was showing the world how future wars should be fought. Critics accused Kemp of glorifying Israel at a time when the country faces mounting international condemnation over its actions in Gaza, Lebanon and other neighbouring countries.
Burkina Faso’s authorities should urgently account for the journalist Atiana Serge Oulon, who was forcibly disappeared by state security forces two years ago, and release him immediately, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Observatoire Kisal, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World […] The post Burkina Faso: Prominent Journalist Serge Oulon Forcibly Disappeared 2 Years On appeared first on Amnesty International .
I am a doctor in the occupied West Bank. Our hospitals are dying Submitted by Hazim Faisal Abusondos on Sun, 06/21/2026 - 13:01 Cancer patients are being turned away and surgeries postponed as Israel's financial squeeze leaves hospitals without supplies A man transports boxes of medication past an ambulance blocked at the entrance to Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on 6 May 2026 (AFP) Off I am a physician working in the emergency room and oncology ward at Dura Hospital in the occupied West Bank . For the past four years, I have witnessed the slow deterioration of our healthcare system .
Iran and China among those accused of targeting critics living in the UK, as arson attack on prime minister Keir Starmer’s properties linked to Russia As Pouria Zeraati was crossing the street between his Wimbledon home and his car in south London in March 2024, he was confronted by two men. One held him firmly as the other stabbed him three times in the leg before they both fled. It was later said to be a targeted attack on behalf of the Iranian regime in Tehran.
