Human rights violations

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.

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Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.
Dr. Luis Andrade, president of the ODIH, presenting the commemoration tribute to two members of the Porto Jewish Community, Dara Jeffreys (Left) and Liat Cohen (right).

Portuguese human rights organization honors the victims of Hamas' October 7 massacre

“Their stories serve as a powerful reminder that the atrocities of October 7 transcended borders and nationalities, touching Jewish communities across the globe”, Dr. Luis Andrade, president of ODIH

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ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE. The Mama family, whose father Osman was detained by Iranian security forces in 2022 and has not been heard from since.

'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime

IRAN AFFAIRS: Families of those executed or forcibly disappeared spoke with The Jerusalem Post about the Islamic regime’s brutal oppression of Iranians.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
THREE WOMEN - Sharifeh Mohammadi, Pakhshan Azizi, and Varisheh Moradi - are at risk of death following the confirmation of their death sentences.

Sexual abuse in Iranian prisons sharply rises as population repression increases during ceasefire

One young woman told The Media Line that she was sexually assaulted during interrogation, and that heavily-built officers used batons to carry out the abuse. 

|ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE

25 year after Khojaly genocide: 'the unforgettable facts between denial and historical justice'

JUNE 25, 2017BySAID MUSAYEV
The Jerusalem Post

US threatens to replace UN human rights body over anti-Israel stance

Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke publicly about the possibility of a US pull out when visiting Geneva last week.

JUNE 15, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva

'Int'l community antisemitic for ignoring Israelis in Hamas captivity'

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman bashed the world for failing to join Israel in the struggle to return Israeli hostages held by Hamas to Israeli soil, claiming int'l indifference was 'antisemitic.'

JUNE 5, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
Mengistu and al-Sayed

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia

The move is likely to further worry rights groups and Turkey's Western allies, who say Ankara has sharply curtailed freedom of speech and other basic rights.

APRIL 30, 2017ByREUTERS
A Turkish special forces police officer guards the entrance of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016

After 'Palestinian propaganda' row, Israel okays visa for HRW official

Omar Shakir, a US citizen, received the work visa on arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport and he will take up his position as Human Rights Watch's regional director.

APRIL 26, 2017ByREUTERS
Work permit granted by Israel to Human Rights Watch official Omar Shakir, April 26, 2017

Shots fired as Iran arrests over 30 gay men in violent raid

30 men were charged with sodomy, drinking alcohol, and using psychedelic drugs.

APRIL 20, 2017ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Exiled Iranians protest against executions and stonings in Iran during a demonstration on December 10, 2013 in Berlin

Israel: Human Rights Watch is ‘propaganda' group, can’t have workers permit

The group said it was surprised by Israel’s response since it “regularly meets and corresponds with Israeli government officials."

FEBRUARY 24, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A Palestinian woman paints a mural, depicting a masked Palestinian holding a knife, in support of Palestinians committing stabbing attacks against Israelis, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

Thousands rally for unity in Tel Aviv following Azaria verdict

“Each and every one of us has the responsibility to act toward a mutual guarantee to save the rare fabric that our people have."

JANUARY 7, 2017ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
YOUTH SING in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square last night, at an event calling to heal the divisions in Israeli society

RIGHT FROM WRONG: Alt-left delete

It is time to acknowledge that it was the alt-left the American voter was responding to when he or she cast a ballot for Trump, not the alt-right.

NOVEMBER 20, 2016ByRUTHIE BLUM
Swastika and "Seig Heil 2016" graffiti found in South Philly

Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment

Lashing comes after another Saudi prince was executed for murder.

NOVEMBER 2, 2016ByREUTERS
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