People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested Nationwide protests that erupted after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Amnesty International has said Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people “The Iranian authorities must immediately quash all death sentences, refrain from seeking the imposition people indicted in the killing of a Basij militia member, Rouhollah Ajamian, had been sentenced to death

the dispossessed and the disadvantaged,” tweeted prominent historian Ramachandra Guha, calling his death Meanwhile, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawler said news of Swamy’s death was In his last bail hearing in May, he predicted his death if he remained in jail.

of Rodrigo Duterte's leadership in the Philippines and how his policies have resulted in countless deaths

In response to the massacres of civilians, Sharaa has established an investigation committee and promised

retrieved and transported to a hospital, where the remains would be examined to determine the cause of death The cause of the deaths was not immediately clear, nor was it apparent when the fire started.

insecurities to gain favour in the eyes of the public, and fringe Muslim extremist groups targeting innocent civilians

The measure has been dubbed "civil death" among lawyers, right activists, and Russian expatriates who This is indeed a civil death law," said Lokshina, whose employer, Human Rights Watch, was designated

The incident is one of a string of attacks that have left more than 20 Nigerian civilians shot or hacked to death by Muslim militants near Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s Plateau State. Seven senior citizens were burned to death in their group residence in the village of Hukke on April Of those, jihadist Fulani herdsman were responsible for 7,400 deaths; Boko Haram, 4,000; and highway bandits, 150-200 deaths.

between Saudi Arabia and Iran, has killed than 150,000 people have been killed, including over 14,500 civilians

The Israeli military last week ordered 1.1 million civilians to flee south toward the Egyptian border—ostensibly

Officials initially reported a death toll of more than 50, but that number was revised down to 26, according Tensions have for several years been rising in the highlands, including Enga Province, where the recent deaths The death toll has been rising in recent years as tribespeople have moved from using traditional weapons “Previously, tribal fighting would involve spears and bows and arrows, leading to deaths but less casualties

died or disappeared: between 2020 and 2023, 27 cases of enforced disappearances and five cases of death International Criminal Court should initiate investigations into torture, enforced disappearances, and deaths