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.
Every 25 July, the International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women reminds us that Black women do more than survive the crises surrounding them. They are also the ones sustaining life in the midst of them. In Haiti, Tina Nadine Anilus has spent more than fifteen years doing exactly that.
UN assembly approves four-year extension in mandate of rights chief The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor to extend the term of UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia, Israel and the United States. A large majority in the 193-member General Assembly earlier voted against a Russian counter-proposal to extend Turk's term by just over two months to the end of 2026. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who has worked closely with Turk in the past and steps down in December, proposed the second four-year term for Turk when his existing term expires in October.
Israeli settler attack injures several Palestinians in West Bank's Surra Israeli settlers attacked and injured several Palestinians in the village of Surra, near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian news sources. The settlers set homes, civilian vehicles, and agricultural lands on fire, the local reports said. The settlers withdrew after Palestinian residents confronted the attackers.
ICC members dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan, diplomatic sources say Member states of the International Criminal Court on Friday voted to dismiss Karim Khan as prosecutor following allegations of sexual misconduct, two diplomatic sources told Reuters. According to the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, 82 of the court's 125 member states voted in favour of the prosecutor's removal. Khan denies the allegations.
B’Tselem calls for immediate action to stop Israeli violence in the West Bank B'Tselem called on the international community to take immediate action to stop Israel's violence and prevent pogroms by settler militias and the Israeli army across the West Bank, as settlers killed at least four Palestinians on Friday. The rights group said in recent days, violence by settler militias, enabled and supported by the Israeli army, has escalated across the West Bank, including the torching and destruction of Palestinian property, and the forced expulsion of families and communities. "These attacks have been met with silence and inaction from much of the international community, allowing the violence to continue and intensify," the group said in a statement on X.
Israeli settlers uproot more than 50 olive trees in Masafer Yatta Israeli settlers have uprooted more than 50 olive trees in the Aghziwa area of Masafer Yatta, a collection of hamlets in the southern West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing Palinfo. The olive harvest is a vital source of income for tens of thousands of Palestinian families across the West Bank, providing an economic lifeline for many communities.
Rights groups call for help stopping Israeli 'pogrom' against Palestinians in West Bank Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 16:06 B’Tselem and Rabbis for Human Rights among others urge action after four Palestinians are killed by settlers near Nablus Israeli soldiers outside the Nablus Specialized Hospital on Friday. The army said it had detained two Palestinians in the hospital due to their alleged 'participation in the shooting' in the village of Tel (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israeli rights groups have called on the international community to intervene in order to prevent a "pogrom" in the occupied West Bank. Organisations including B’Tselem, Rabbis for Human Rights and the Palestinian-run Adalah said action was needed to prevent further deaths after Israeli settlers killed four Palestinians on Friday.
On the evening of 10 June, less than 24 hours after a horrendous knife attack that left the survivor with life-long injuries, the city of Belfast was shut down by masses of hooded people going door to door and street to street terrorizing anyone who didn’t look like them – and blaming racialized communities for the act of an individual. I watched […] The post Transforming shame into solidarity: What the racist riots in Belfast taught me about community appeared first on Amnesty International .
Israeli army arrests two Palestinians in hospital, Palestinian media reports The Israeli army arrested two Palestinians from Nablus Specialized Hospital in the occupied West Bank, according to reports by Wafa news agency. "The Israeli forces besieged the hospital, raided the emergency department, assaulted the medical staff, handcuffed the doctors and nurses, and arrested two siblings," Dani al-Masri, deputy chair of the hospital's board of directors, told the agency. "One of the two is Ali Ramadan, who was receiving treatment for a gunshot wound in his shoulder sustained during the aggression against the town," he said.
Elon Musk reiterates claim that UK is on verge of 'reckoning' due to Muslim immigration Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:33 Far-right billionaire says anti-migrant and ultra-nationalist movements have been misrepresented in media Elon Musk pictured in Beijing on 14 May (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off Billionaire and far-right influencer Elon Musk has claimed that Muslim immigration to the UK means there will be a "reckoning" in the near future, implying a threat of civil war in the country. Speaking to the Economist magazine's editor-in-chief, Musk was asked whether he was "anti-Muslim". “If people are coming to a country with antithetical views, I am against that,” he said in response.
The Syrian authorities must suspend implementation of and substantially amend Law No. 20 of 2022 on Combating Cybercrime, passed by the former Bashar al-Assad government, to bring it in line with Syria’s obligations under international human rights law, Amnesty International said today. Syria’s Ministry of Justice in June 2026 announced a review of the cybercrime law and introduced some limitations around its use, yet it continues to be used to restrict the right to freedom of […] The post Syria: Suspend use of Assad-era cybercrime law pending reform appeared first on Amnesty International .
Several cafés in central Tehran have been shut down after authorities renewed pressure over compulsory hijab, days after senior clerics called for stricter enforcement and weeks after the government briefly tolerated looser dress code during wartime pro-establishment gatherings.
Responding to the decision by Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor to invoke powers under India’s National Security Act (NSA) that allow police to hold people in administrative detention without procedural guarantees, including the right to be informed of the grounds of detention and the possibility to challenge it before judicial authorities, Aakar Patel, Chair of the Board of Amnesty International India, said: “This deeply concerning move is an affront to […] The post India: Invoking of extraordinary police powers amid Delhi protests an “affront to human rights” appeared first on Amnesty International .
Pride with a dash of prejudice: How the Spectator succumbed to the narrative of anti-Muslim bigotry Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 12:43 Britain's oldest and most venerated political magazine has given innumerable column inches to unapologetic racist diatribe that has fanned the flames of Islamophobia Spot the politician: the Spectator Summer party 2026 featured a strong showing of the Westminster media and political elite not deterred by its Islamophobic diatribe (courtesy of Lino Buckingham/Events Manager the Spectator/LinkedIn) On When the Spectator marked its 190th birthday in 2018, it reached for a line from its first editor, the Scottish reformer Robert Stephen Rintoul , to explain what the magazine was for. Rintoul, it wrote , had insisted that "it is difficult to be a mere spectator in times like these" and that "it is the duty of even neutrals to arm". The magazine likes to tell that story about itself: never merely a bystander, always willing to take a side when it mattered.
Two Black women on the movement reshaping Brazil Jurema: “Black women live surrounded by risks” Jurema Werneck is Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil and was on the frontlines, campaigning for justice for murdered politician, Marielle Franco… I was born in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, in Copacabana, exposed from an early age to […] The post “Activism is the way we learned to see the world” appeared first on Amnesty International .
The Karim Khan saga: a timeline Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are due to vote at the United Nations' headquarters in New York on Friday on whether to remove the court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, from office – a first in the court’s 24-year history. The vote caps a saga stretching back more than two years, spanning sexual misconduct allegations Khan has consistently denied, a UN-led investigation, a judicial panel that unanimously cleared him, and a bureau that chose to override that finding and press ahead regardless. The case has unfolded alongside a separate campaign of pressure on Khan and the court over his pursuit of war crimes warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, from a threat by Britain's then foreign secretary to defund the ICC, to sanctions imposed on Khan and dozens of ICC officials by the Trump administration, to the US secretary of state's public vow to "dismantle" the court.
Opinion: The founders of the ICC must not let it be destroyed Twenty-eight years ago, 120 states voted to adopt the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Every year, International Justice Day is celebrated on 17 July, providing an occasion for states, civil society groups and other stakeholders to reflect on the gravity of the court’s mission, and to reaffirm their support for the values underpinning the statute. But this year, it was hardly a festive occasion.
Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media prompted by a joke he had made, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Regional Director, said: “Beating up and imprisoning government critics […] The post Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire appeared first on Amnesty International .
Rights groups sue France over inaction on financial ties to illegal Israeli settlements Submitted by Ayse Betul Aytekin on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 12:21 Plaintiffs take legal action to force compliance with International Court of Justice ruling on occupied Palestinian territories Banners reading "No to the annexation of the West Bank! " and "Cease fire now! " during a march in Paris, 21 September 2025 (Bertrand Guay/AFP) Off Five human rights groups are suing the French government in the country’s highest administrative court for not acting to prevent domestic companies from participating in financial activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Prosecution of Palestine Action barrister has left lawyers ‘uncertain and scared' Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 10:17 Rajiv Menon KC was referred for contempt of court charges over a closing speech at conclusion of Palestine Action trial Protesters wave a Palestinian flag outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on 15 June 2026 (AFP) Off Senior lawyers and legal figures in the UK have warned that the prosecution for contempt of court of a leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action activists is having a chilling effect across the bar. Rajiv Menon KC is alleged to have breached the judge’s directions in a closing speech he delivered in January at the conclusion of the first trial of six Palestine Action defendants accused of causing criminal damage to weapons at an Israeli arms factory outside Bristol. Menon is alleged, in particular, to have breached the judge's directions by reminding the jury of their right to acquit on conscience – something the trial judge, Mr Justice Johnson, had barred the defence from alluding to.
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