Click to expand Image Jasem al-Shamsi. © Private (Beirut) –The detention of an Emirati dissident in Syria raises serious concerns that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will pressure Syrian authorities to extradite him, Human Rights Watch said today. An informed source told Human Rights Watch that Syrian authorities detained Jasem al-Shamsi, 55, at a checkpoint […]
(Geneva) –Iranian authorities are escalating their repression of Baha’is, with a recent series of harsh prison sentences and asset confiscations, the Bahá’í International Community (BIC) and Human Rights Watch said today. Iran’s judiciary has been leading the persecution of Baha’is, amid increasing public incitement to discrimination by state officials, hate propaganda, and disinformation targeting the religious […]
Click to expand Image Protesters gather daily in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, after the authorities announced they were halting negotiations on joining the European Union. Demonstrators are demanding the release of political prisoners and snap elections, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 22, 2025. © 2025 Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via AP Photo Georgia’s ruling party has introduced new legislation that would […]
A major UN meeting in Doha wrapped up on Thursday with a renewed drive to help the world’s poorest countries move towards long-term stability and prosperity, as senior officials urged stronger global partnerships to ensure that development gains are not lost once States exit the Least Developed Country (LDC) category.
In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday rejected suggestions by the Israeli military that the so-called “Yellow Line” of concrete blocks it has erected inside the enclave represented a new border.
Golan 9 December 2025 #1 gnada Tue, 12/09/2025 – 20:44 Golan Heights and South/West Syria Tue, 12/09/2025 – 12:00 9 December 2025 The Israeli military said that its troops shot at the legs of two “main instigators” of riots after several “suspects approached the forces and posed a threat to them” in the southern Syrian […]
Israel 9 December 2025 #1 gnada Tue, 12/09/2025 – 20:45 Israel Tue, 12/09/2025 – 12:00 9 December 2025 The Israeli military said that its troops shot at the legs of two “main instigators” of riots after several “suspects approached the forces and posed a threat to them” in the southern Syrian town of Khan Arnabeh. […]
Israel 8 December 2025 #1 gnada Tue, 12/09/2025 – 20:46 Israel Tue, 12/09/2025 – 12:00 8 December 2025 The Israeli military said that it struck “terrorist infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon”, including a Radwan Force training compound, shooting ranges, weapons training areas, military structures and a launch site.
Lebanon 8 December 2025 #1 gnada Tue, 12/09/2025 – 20:47 Lebanon Tue, 12/09/2025 – 12:00 8 December 2025 The Israeli military said that it struck “terrorist infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon”, including a Radwan Force training compound, shooting ranges, weapons training areas, military structures and a launch site.
With temperatures plunging below freezing and cities facing long, daily power cuts, Ukrainian civilians are again bracing for winter under fire, as UN officials warned the Security Council that intensified attacks on energy infrastructure and shrinking aid budgets are taking a major toll.
