Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after documenting protests and civilian suffering in Iran, a punishment she says was imposed because she continued to work
I have no doubt that the girl was sexually abused. That conclusion does not come from courtroom technicalities; it comes from common sense. It comes from lived experience in this society, from
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has issued a strong warning to states over the ongoing involuntary return of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers, calling the practice a violation
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The number of police stations attacked by JVP rebels during the uprising that began on April 5, 1971, was 74. Out of these, 57 police stations were attacked and damaged. A total
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced new legislation that effectively permits child marriage for girls as young as nine, drawing widespread condemnation from rights groups and international observers. The law links
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Vietnam has introduced a comprehensive artificial intelligence law that regulates systems similar to ChatGPT and other large language models, marking one of the most far-reaching national AI governance frameworks in Southeast Asia.
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Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ has been awarded the Booker Prize for her novel “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historic win that highlights the growing global recognition of Mandarin-language literature. The announcement places her at
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A deadly outbreak of Ebola has returned to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where health authorities are now investigating a fast-moving chain of infections linked to a funeral procession in the
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At least twelve members of Ecuador’s LGBTI+ community have been murdered so far in 2026, according to a manifesto released by the advocacy organization Silueta X, which warned of escalating violence and
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A prominent professor at the University of Cambridge has been stripped of a prestigious college fellowship following an investigation that upheld multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Herbert Huppert, an 82-year-old
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German prosecutors have charged a pediatrician in the eastern state of Brandenburg with 130 counts of child sexual abuse, including rape, in a case that has shocked the country and exposed serious
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A major historical dataset released yesterday by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) and the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has documented 10,427 killings and disappearances during the Indian Peace
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The European Union is facing a new wave of controversy after inviting representatives of the Taliban to Brussels for discussions focused on increasing deportations of Afghan nationals, a move that critics say
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Recently, through close coordination between China and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan police repatriated 125 suspects involved in telecom and online fraud to China after they were arrested in earlier crackdown operations. On
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Cuba has announced that it has run out of fuel entirely, triggering a new phase in the island’s deepening economic and humanitarian crisis as prolonged blackouts, transportation breakdowns, and pressure on hospitals
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A growing international backlash against social media giants is reshaping the debate over teenage mental health, online addiction, and corporate accountability, as courts, researchers, educators, and families confront what many now describe
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