#Human rights
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🇺🇸 "I have been singing, screaming, celebrating with my people," Iranian-American journalist says
[USA]
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday. CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, who has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or ki...
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🇺🇸 Rock band Radiohead urges US ICE to take down video using its song
[USA]
Related: #Music rights and copyright, #Immigration enforcement, #Political activism, #Free speech
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🇺🇸 South Sudan at risk of ‘return to full-scale war’, UN warns
[USA]
UN report warns of 'escalating atrocity risks' amid renewed fighting and widespread impunity over abuses.
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🇺🇸 UNICEF alarmed over reports of deadly Myanmar air strikes on civilians
[USA]
Related: #Civil conflict, #Child protection, #International response
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🇬🇧 Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows
[United Kingdom]
Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.
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🇺🇸 Settlers in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land
[USA]
For two years, settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their h...
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🇬🇧 Iran's regime may be ready to strike a deal with Trump
[United Kingdom]
Student-led protests have taken place in Iran this weekend, coinciding with the start of the new university term and the 40th day of mourning for many of the thousands of people killed by security for...
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🇺🇸 The U.S. deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal
[USA]
Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. But it was the violence from her family that forced Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman, to flee the country.
Related: #Immigration policy, #LGBTQ+ rights, #International law -
🇺🇸 Oscar And BAFTA-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Condemns “Murderous” Islamic Regime During First U.K. Visit In Two Decades
[USA]
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, visiting London for the first time in 20 years, condemned the Iranian Islamic Republic for “murdering” student protesters in Tehran last month. The director i...
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🇬🇧 US lawmakers seek release of double amputee from Georgia ICE detention
[United Kingdom]
<p>Congress members write to Kristi Noem to express ‘grave concern’ over detention of Georgia barber Rodney Taylor</p><p>Representative Pramila Jayapal and 20 members of Congress are seeking the relea...
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🇺🇸 Judge who held DOJ lawyer in contempt blasts handling of immigration cases
[USA]
A federal judge who took the extraordinary step of holding a government lawyer in contempt of court earlier this week blasted the Justice Department for its handling of immigration cases on Friday.
Related: #Immigration justice, #Judicial oversight, #Government accountability -
🇬🇧 Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC
[United Kingdom]
<p>Protesters were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan</p><p>Bodyguards traveling with the Azerbaijani president, who was visiting Washington for the...
Related: #International relations, #Political protests -
🇬🇧 Tunisian MP jailed for eight months over posts mocking president
[United Kingdom]
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president's handling of the recent floods in the country.
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🇺🇸 Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’
[USA]
The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.
Related: #Political prisoners, #International pressure -
🇺🇸 Russian family who complained of mistreatment in ICE facility is released after 4 months
[USA]
The family’s lawyer had sought their release from the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas on medical grounds. They were freed days after NBC News brought attention to their case.
Related: #Immigration detention, #Asylum seekers, #Media influence -
🇺🇸 Man dies in ICE custody in Chicago area
[USA]
A 59-year-old man died this week while in the custody of ICE, marking the seventh death so far in 2026, Senate Democrats said Wednesday.
Related: #Immigration enforcement, #Government accountability -
🇺🇸 Colombia identifies remains of rebel group priest killed in 1966
[USA]
Related: #Historical reconciliation, #Conflict resolution
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🇺🇸 Thousands demonstrate for change in Iran following deadly crackdown
[USA]
About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany. The giant protest in Munich on Saturday answered a call from Iran's exiled...
Related: #Political protest, #Iranian diaspora, #International relations