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UN: Progress at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council
09 Apr 2025 12:16 GMT
… these commitments within international human rights standards.
We now call … all political prisoners.
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Iceland – alongside a core … methods to further persecute protesters. The use of … joint statement issued with Impact Iran on the resolution here. …
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US Congress: Maximum pressure on Islamic regime, maximum support for the Iranian people
09 Apr 2025 07:21 GMT
… for secular democracy and human rights.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah … over 18,000 pro-democracy protesters have been jailed since the …
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Genuine Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Should Call to ‘Free Gaza’ From Hamas, Says Israel’s Antisemitism Envoy
07 Apr 2025 22:00 GMT
… States, referring to the Iran-backed Islamist terrorist groups … If [these demonstrations] actually are pro-Palestinian and pro-human rights, they … free the people of Iran from the Islamic Republic,” … the Jewish state. The protesters have largely argued their …
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FO° Exclusive: New Troubles in Gaza, Israel, Syria and Turkey
09 Apr 2025 15:08 GMT
… Middle East — are the largest demonstrations in over a decade. And … of the White House: “Well, human rights are nice, but we have … that with all this instability, Iran will seek a nuclear weapon … also is more likely that Iran’s government could collapse from …
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Executions reach highest level in a decade, reports Amnesty International
08 Apr 2025 22:02 GMT
… people were executed, with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia … , where executions rose dramatically. Iran’s total jumped from at … crimes, which it says violates human rights law. It also warned … using the death penalty against protesters.
Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s …
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Executions surge globally to highest level since 2015: Amnesty International
08 Apr 2025 21:39 GMT
… responsible for the increase: Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, … highlights major increases in Iran, where executions jumped from … it says breaches international human rights law. The organisation also … political tool to target protesters.
The true global figure …
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International News Briefs for Tuesday, April 8, 2025
08 Apr 2025 19:48 GMT
… hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program … repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran, said if the … Station Monday. Elsewhere, protesters gathered in front of … complicity in systemic injustices and human rights violations against Palestinians.
Meanwhile …
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Karakalpak Refugees Find Asylum in the US
08 Apr 2025 19:13 GMT
… prop to falsely implicate the protesters. The subsequent internet blackout and … near Russia, China, and Iran, Karakalpakstan’s independence is crucial … erasure, forced assimilation, and systematic human rights abuses, including forced sterilizations, mass …
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Icons and Stewards: How World Order Shapes Leadership and Legacy
08 Apr 2025 18:52 GMT
… . Figures like the Shah of Iran, Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire … offer few immediate material improvements. Protesters in Burkina Faso’s 2014 … . power: The universal declaration of human rights and the contradictions of U …
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Global executions at highest level since 2015, report says
08 Apr 2025 14:23 GMT
… took place in 2024 with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia … and Executions 2024, cited that Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia were … weaponising the death penalty against protesters" and for " … it said was unlawful under human rights law.
In 2024, Zimbabwe …