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Iran Prisoners' Hunger Strike Against Executions

Iran Prisoners' Hunger Strike Against Executions

Iran Prisoners' Hunger Strike Against Executions

By Stuart Williams Inmates detained inside one of Iran's largest prisons have for the last two days staged a sit-in protest and a hunger strike against the growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Wednesday. Ghezel Hesar is notorious for the large numbers of hangings inside the prison. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The protest at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran was triggered by the transfer of up to 16 inmates to solitary con

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Sudan: Human Rights Case Filed At ICC Against Port Sudan Authority Leaders Amid Rising Regional Concerns Over Extremist Militias

Sudan: Human Rights Case Filed At ICC Against Port Sudan Authority Leaders Amid Rising Regional Concerns Over Extremist Militias

Sudan: Human Rights Case Filed At ICC Against Port Sudan Authority Leaders Amid Rising Regional Concerns Over Extremist Militias

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The Independent Nigeria. The Sudanese Alliance for Rights has filed a legal case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against four senior leaders of the Port Sudan Authority, including Chairman of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing them of using chemical weapons and committing serious violations against civilians. The lawsuit targets army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Yasser al-Atta, Shams al-Din al-Kabashi, and Major Gener

The Independent Nigeria

UN Experts Demand Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Intensifies

UN Experts Demand Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Intensifies

UN Experts Demand Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Intensifies

GENEVA (3 October 2025) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern at reports of indiscriminate killings, mass displacement, sexual violence, enforced disappearance and obstruction of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, warning that the scale and severity of the violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. “We cannot allow Sudan to descend further into a nightmare of violence, hunger, and despair,” the experts said. “The deliberate targeting of civilians, c

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What we know about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

What we know about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

What we know about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

Tom Bennett Jerusalem October 10, 2025 Anadolu via Getty Images After days of negotiations, US president Donald Trump announced this week...

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Israel's Twelve Tactics of Genocide Denial

Israel's Twelve Tactics of Genocide Denial

Israel's Twelve Tactics of Genocide Denial

A severely malnourished girl in Gaza. © WHO Israel’s Twelve Tactics of Denial By Dr. Gregory H. Stanton and the Genocide Watch Taskforce...

Sep 23

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

Gaza destroyed. source: The Cairo Review The Double Genocide in Gaza By Dr. Gregory Stanton Founding President, Genocide Watch In...

Sep 17

Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage homes

Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage homes

Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage homes

By Ahmed Al-Haj Two Yemeni men inspect the rubble of a house that was destroyed in Wednesday’s Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen,...

Sep 16

Genocide Scholars Resolution on Genocide in Gaza

Genocide Scholars Resolution on Genocide in Gaza

Genocide Scholars Resolution on Genocide in Gaza

Recognising that, since the horrific Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, which itself constitutes international crimes, the government of...

Sep 2

Genocide Experts Say Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

Genocide Experts Say Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

Genocide Experts Say Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

By Emir Nader Sept 1, 2025 The genocide scholars cited, among other elements, Israel's attacks on Gaza's healthcare, aid, and educational...

Sep 2

Israeli bombing kills six in Yemen after Houthi attacks

Israeli bombing kills six in Yemen after Houthi attacks

Israeli bombing kills six in Yemen after Houthi attacks

Houthi official says Israeli attacks will not stop group from continuing support for Gaza, ‘no matter the sacrifices’. A fire ball rises...

Aug 25

UN-Backed Experts Declare Famine in and Around Gaza City

UN-Backed Experts Declare Famine in and Around Gaza City

UN-Backed Experts Declare Famine in and Around Gaza City

By Jason Burke and Malak A. Tantesh Aug. 22, 2025 IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable...

Aug 22

Israel is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

Israel is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

Israel is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

Aug. 18, 2025 By Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, and Abdi Latif Dahir Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade...

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Aug 22

Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood

Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood

Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says two-state solution is ‘humanity’s best hope’ to end suffering in Gaza. Al Jazeera August 11, 2025...

Aug 10

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Deadly Attacks on Schools-Turned-Shelters Show Vulnerability of Displaced People Al-Zeitoun C school in Gaza City, which an Israeli...

Human Rights Watch

Aug 8

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

The Double Genocide in Gaza by Dr. Gregory Stanton

Palestinian Pieta --Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a 1.5-year-old child in Gaza, faces life-threatening malnutrition as the...

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