Iran Hangs Protesters as Executions Surge, Rights Groups Say
Human rights activists say the Iranian government has been rapidly escalating executions. The latest prompted public protest, videos appear to show.
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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.
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Iran backs Volker Turk reappointment to UN rights chief
Iran backs Volker Turk reappointment to UN rights chief Iran has signalled its support for Volker Turk to be reappointed as the UN human rights chief for a second term despite US, Israeli and Russian opposition. In a post on X, Iran's diplomatic mission to Geneva said that "we remain confident in the High Commissioner’s continued efforts to confront the gravest international crimes, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity". Turk has been critical of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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UN report: hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza lack access to a functioning school
UN report: hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza lack access to a functioning school A new mapping by the United Nations Satellite Centre (Unosat) has found that Gaza’s temporary schools are failing to keep pace with needs, leaving hundreds of thousands of children without access to a functioning school. The analysis found that, as of 30 June, only 613 temporary learning spaces have been built to serve roughly 770,422 children across Gaza, with just 432,701 currently enrolled. North Gaza, Gaza City and parts of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah showed the most strain due to dense populations of displaced Palestinians far outstripping available classroom space.
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UN expert urges immediate trade and arms embargo on Israel
UN expert urges immediate trade and arms embargo on Israel Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, has renewed her demand for governments to halt trade with Israel and stop supplying it with weapons. Albanese said states should have acted when others first warned them about Israel’s conduct. She was responding to a former Israeli ambassador to France who urged the public to recognise that there are “genocidaires” in the Israeli government.
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Algeria: Authorities must immediately rescind ruling to dissolve independent teachers’ union
In response to the decision by the administrative tribunal in Algiers to dissolve the National Autonomous Union of Education and Training Workers (CNAPESTE), Sar Hashash Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said: “Today’s decision to dissolve the CNAPESTE is a serious assault on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly and a devastating […] The post Algeria: Authorities must immediately rescind ruling to dissolve independent teachers’ union appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists
At least 60 Teachers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned as Authorities Seek to Dismantle One of Iran’s Most Influential Civic Groups July 28, 2026 — Since crushing the nationwide January 2026 protests through mass killings and widespread repression, Iranian authorities have launched a systematic campaign against one of the country’s most influential civic groups: teachers. Across […] The post Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
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London council set to cut Haifa ties over Israel's apartheid against Palestinians
London council set to cut Haifa ties over Israel's apartheid against Palestinians Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 12:19 Hackney’s Greens say maintaining civic relations with Haifa contradicts the north London borough’s values An Israeli flag is flown from a car in Hackney, north London, on 13 October 2023 (Daniel Leal/AFP) Off A Green-led London council in the UK is set to end the borough of Hackney’s 56-year twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Haifa over Israel’s occupation , apartheid and genocide against Palestinians . Councillors will vote on the proposal on Tuesday, fulfilling a Green Party election promise to sever relations with Haifa. The party took control of the north London council in May and holds 42 of its 57 seats, making the measure almost certain to pass.
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Iran: End escalating campaign of arbitrary executions and death sentences against protesters
The public execution of two protesters today, following the arbitrary execution of at least three other protesters last week, marks a further escalation in the authorities’ use of the death penalty to quash dissent, Amnesty International said. The organization fears that at least 60 others, including three arrested as children, remain at risk of execution after being sentenced to death, while many others are facing prosecution on capital charges in relation to the protests. In the first half of […] The post Iran: End escalating campaign of arbitrary executions and death sentences against protesters appeared first on Amnesty International .
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'It feels like hell': Gaza families battle suffocating summer heat in tents
'It feels like hell': Gaza families battle suffocating summer heat in tents Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 07:33 With little water, electricity or shade, residents face rising health risks inside makeshift shelters amid ongoing Israeli siege A girl fills containers with water drawn from the leftovers of underground pipes at a camp for people displaced by war in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City on 6 July 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off When Middle East Eye met Rajaa Jendiya in January, she described Gaza's winter as the harshest she had endured in nearly two years of displacement. Now, the rain has stopped, but the same tent that failed to protect the Palestinian widow and mother of three from the winter cold has become a trap for stifling heat under Gaza's summer sun. "It's exactly like living in a greenhouse.
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Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar
At least 1,500 protest after six men on drug-related charges put in solitary confinement before possible execution Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail have sewn their lips shut as hundreds of prisoners joined a mass hunger strike amid a surge in executions over drug offences and charges linked to anti-government protests. The hunger strike, involving at least 1,500 death row prisoners at Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran, began two weeks ago after six men convicted on drug-related charges were transferred to solitary confinement before their possible execution, according to Iranian rights groups. Continue reading...
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'I lost my baby': Ambulance delay by Israeli army ends in tragedy for Palestinian mother
'I lost my baby': Ambulance delay by Israeli army ends in tragedy for Palestinian mother Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 06:27 As Israel’s military lockdown paralyses movement around Nablus, medics race through checkpoints to save lives, but not every patient survives A Palestinian ambulance is seen in front of Israeli soldiers during a military raid in the Rafidia neighbourhood of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 12 July 2026 (Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via Reuters) Off When the pain became unbearable, Rana* rushed to a clinic in Qaryut, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, just before dawn on Monday. After examining the 34-year-old Palestinian mother of two, doctors told her she had gone into premature labour. She was six months pregnant.
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'Something broke': Italy's Arab communities increasingly fearful of police violence
'Something broke': Italy's Arab communities increasingly fearful of police violence Submitted by Dalia Ismail on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 08:54 Two deaths of North African men within days have reignited concerns over racialised policing in Italy, feeding a sense of insecurity and exclusion among Arab communities A demonstrator gestures while holding a flyer during a protest following the death of Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna, Italy, 20 July 2026 (Michele Lapini/Reuters) Off Recent deaths involving North African men during police operations have sparked renewed fears over excessive force by police, discrimination and political neglect affecting people from Middle Eastern and North African backgrounds in Italy, intensifying anxiety across the community. On 19 July, Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan born man, died after being restrained by two police officers and a civilian in Bologna. Police had been called by a resident as Fakir, in a state of psychological distress, was claiming he was in mortal danger and kicking garage doors.
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I stayed awake for them
I wrote what follows just after midnight, unable to sleep at the thought of more executions at dawn. It is now early morning. The news has hit hard.
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Iran executes two protesters amid heavy security in Isfahan
Two protesters were executed early Tuesday amid heavy security deployment around Isfahan's Alikhani Square, where an scaffold had been erected and witnesses reported clashes between guards and people who gathered overnight amid fears of further executions.
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New scaffold in Isfahan fuels fears of imminent protester executions
An iron scaffold erected Monday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan has raised fears that authorities are preparing to publicly execute more protesters arrested during January's nationwide unrest, sources told Iran International.
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Palestinian woman delivers stillborn baby after Israeli checkpoint delay, medics say
Palestinian woman delivers stillborn baby after Israeli checkpoint delay, medics say Palestinian health workers said a woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was reportedly delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday, AFP reported on Monday. The 28-year-old woman was six months pregnant and unconscious when medics collected her from her home in the village of Qaryout, south of the city of Nablus, medic Bashar Qaryouti told AFP. "She was suffering from very heavy bleeding and her condition was extremely critical," Qaryouti said, adding that the ambulance was heading to Rafidia hospital in Nablus via Awarta checkpoint, where the Israeli soldiers stopped the ambulance.
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UK: Supreme Court ruling on Bahrain spyware case sends a clear message against transnational repression
The UK Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by Bahrain, which has been claiming state immunity against a long running lawsuit filed by two political activists, Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Mohammed for allegedly suffering psychological harm after their laptops were infected with FinSpy spyware while they were in the UK, in an operation they believe was authorized and directed by the Bahraini government. In response Stanley Kwenda, Strategic Communications Advisor at Amnesty International said: “In establishing that the remote infection of devices from abroad constitutes an ‘act in the UK’, this ruling opens new avenues for justice and sends […] The post UK: Supreme Court ruling on Bahrain spyware case sends a clear message against transnational repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
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UN experts urge Iran to halt death sentences of 10 men
UN experts urge Iran to halt death sentences of 10 men UN experts on Monday called on Iran to cancel the death penalties given to 10 young men over anti-government protests that rocked the country in January. Twelve men, aged between their late teens and early twenties, were sentenced and two were executed on 19 July. "Sentencing 12 people to death in one hearing, in a closed courtroom and without clarity as to each defendant's individual responsibility violates established fair trial standards," the experts said.
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UK Supreme Court says no state immunity for Bahrain in surveillance case
UK Supreme Court says no state immunity for Bahrain in surveillance case Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 14:12 Pro-democracy campaigners hail victory as court rules lawsuit against kingdom can proceed A picture shows a sign outside the Supreme Court in central London on 1 August 2025 (Niklas Halle'n/AFP) Off Bahraini pro-democracy campaigners have hailed a decision by the UK Supreme Court not to grant state immunity to Bahrain over a hacking case. Two Bahraini dissidents in the UK say their laptops were targeted by spyware installed by Manama in 2011 which allowed them to monitor their activities abroad as well as those of other critics of the ruling Khalifa family. Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Mohammed launched the case at London's High Court in 2020, seeking damages for "psychiatric harm".
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Israel to release 60 Palestinian detainees in largest release since October
Israel to release 60 Palestinian detainees in largest release since October Israel is expected to release 60 Palestinian detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military and Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, according to Haaretz. This would be the largest release of Palestinian detainees since October's ceasefire deal. Unlike those released as part of the October agreement, the detainees being freed now are not considered “terrorists”, the Israeli army said.
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