Human rights reporting on Iran — executions and death sentences, political prisoners, the treatment of women and minorities, and press freedom — collected from independent English-language outlets.
Artyom Kirpichenok has reportedly been deprived of sleep, kept handcuffed, and threatened with life imprisonment while in Shin Bet custody Russian-Israeli historian Artyom Kirpichenok has been subjected to brutal treatment while in Shin Bet custody, including interrogations lasting up to 24 hours, sleep deprivation, prolonged handcuffing, and threats, according to his lawyer.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's Human Rights council has published a report detailing judicial and non-judicial measures taken in the fields of human rights and citizenship rights from March 21 to June 21, 2026.
The Palestinian-American determined to defend his home from Israeli settlers Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 13:16 After months of attacks, Louai Abu Ridi leaves Ohio and returns to the occupied West Bank to stop settlers from taking his home Palestinian-American Louai Abu Ridi looks out the window of his home, which has been encircled by settlers for two weeks in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, on 18 August 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters) Off Watching anxiously from more than 10,000km away, Louai Abu Ridi could no longer handle being away from his ancestral home. The Palestinian - American homeowner had been monitoring security-camera footage of Israeli settlers attacking his home in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra, day after day. The harassment escalated earlier this month, when armed settlers surrounded the house and set up tents outside it, seeking to force the residents out.
Among tent cities pitched on the rubble of destroyed homes in Gaza, children are, by one measure, finally getting enough to eat. By another, however, many of them may never fully recover, according to a new study by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Monday.
Israel continues to hold abducted Palestinian doctor after reported heart attack Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 09:24 Gynaecologist Dima Amin was arrested at her Ramallah home over alleged social media incitement and later underwent a catheterisation procedure, her family says Relatives of Palestinian prisoners await their release near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on 8 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off Israeli authorities have continued to keep Palestinian gynaecologist Dima Amin in detention since last Tuesday, after dozens of Israeli soldiers forcibly entered her home in the al-Tira neighbourhood of Ramallah and took her away over an alleged social media post. Her husband, Haider Abu Ghosh, told Middle East Eye that the Israeli army stormed their home at 2am on Tuesday, breaking the main lock on the door and entering the house. He said that the couple was surprised to find the soldiers inside, adding that the military did not conduct a regular search.
By Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International’s Children’s Digital Rights Researcher, and Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman both Amnesty International’s Digital Rights Champions, a global network of child and youth human rights defenders. This article was first published in TechPolicy. Press Children’s online safety has become a leading political issue as concerns about Big Tech harms have moved from […] The post Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety appeared first on Amnesty International .
In recent weeks, the police have closed dozens of cafes, often citing laws that stipulate women must veil in public. Experts say the closures are part of an effort to control public space.
A 46-year-old Baha’í who devoted more than a decade to helping some of Iran’s most vulnerable children has been handed prison sentences totaling 31 years after a trial in which his family says he was denied a lawyer.
Twenty-five patients evacuated from Gaza to Egypt Twenty-five patients and 32 accompanying family members have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing local sources. The group was evacuated out via the Rafah crossing in coordination with the World Health Organization, according to the report.
Child shot dead by Israeli forces during raid in Nablus A 14-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid on the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing a medical source. According to the source, the child was shot in the chest.
Defying the UK's oppressive terrorism laws is an honourable use of white privilege Submitted by Asim Qureshi on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:07 As protesters confront terrorism laws long used disproportionately against Muslims, they expose a system whose injustices were easier to ignore when they fell on the 'usual suspects' Police officers carry away a Palestine Action supporter outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on 30 July 2026, as hearings began for supporters accused under the Terrorism Act of displaying signs backing the banned group (Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect) On There is a video I cannot stop thinking about. A retired academic, sitting in an ordinary room, in front of an ordinary bookshelf, speaking in the unhurried speech of a man who has spent his life explaining things to 19-year-olds. He gives his name.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary executed Majid Adineh, who was convicted of carrying out sabotage and other security-related crimes on behalf of the US, the Zionist regime and hostile groups during January riots.
New posts Featured entry 10:43 Iran Hangs Another January Protester As Surge In Executions Continue Iran's judiciary announced on August 23 that another protester arrested during the nationwide protests in January has been executed. According to Iranian media, Majid Adineh was arrested on January 9 in the Mohammadshahr area of Karaj.
New posts 14:16 Iran Warns France As Diplomatic Row Deepens Iran warned France on August 23 that the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats would further damage relations between Tehran and Paris. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei made the remarks during a joint press conference with the head of Irans Social Affairs Organization, according to Tasnim News Agency.
Iran executed another detainee from the January protests after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, the judiciary announced on Sunday.
Iran executes man charged with aiding US, Israel in January protests Iran on Sunday executed a man accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States. The judiciary said Majid Adineh had been convicted of "operational action in favour of hostile groups" in nationwide rallies that broke out late last year. Adineh was accused of "deliberate arson, gathering and collusion with the intention of committing crimes against the country's internal security", the judiciary's Mizan Online website said in a report Sunday.
Israeli forces close only entrance to West Bank village, report says Israeli forces closed the western entrance to Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, preventing residents from entering or leaving, Wafa reported. The forces fired tear gas canisters towards approaching vehicles and subjected a number of commuters to field interrogations and mistreatment, the report said. The western entrance is currently the village's only access point, as Israeli forces closed its eastern entrance in October 2023.
Disabled, elderly Palestinian beaten with club by Israeli settler An elderly, disabled Palestinian man was beaten by an Israeli settler with a club in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, according to Quds News Network. QNN released footage showing the settler repeatedly hitting Saeed Al-Omour as he tried to walk away on his crutches. Al-Omour lost his leg after being shot by Israeli settlers more than a year ago and has continued to face settler attacks and threats, according to QNN.
Guilt, grief and strength: Gaza’s ‘sole survivor’ children face life alone Submitted by Huda Skaik on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:25 Thousands of children who lost their families in Israeli strikes navigate grief, trauma and adulthood with little support A Palestinian mourns the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip in 21 June 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Every morning, 13-year-old Jana al-Motouq wakes up alone. The Palestinian girl prepares her own breakfast, washes her clothes and gets ready for school. Not long ago, those small tasks were done by her mother.
'After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home? ' Opinion by Bahzad al Akhras It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer. One of them, who had just returned from visiting her home country, spoke about the joy of being surrounded by family, the comfort of familiar places, and the quiet sense of belonging that comes from returning home.
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