Middle East
HRW Urges Iran to Release Teachers Arrested in Crackdown
Iran has arrested almost 40 teachers nationwide before and since May 1 protests, Human Watch Rights has said, calling for...
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Syria Frees 60 Prisoners in Presidential Amnesty: Monitor
Syrian authorities have freed 60 detainees, including some held in regime prisons for over a decade, in a presidential amnesty...
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Jordan Summons Israeli Envoy Over Jerusalem Violence
Jordan summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires to object to "provocative Israeli violations" at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem,...
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Environmentalist Held in Iran Ends ‘Hunger Strike’: Daughter
Morad Tahbaz, an environmental campaigner held in Iran, has ended a week-long hunger strike, reiterating his family's frustration with the...
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HRW Labels Saudi Mass Execution ‘Brutal Show of Autocratic Rule’
Human Rights Watch said it was "highly unlikely" that 81 men Saudi Arabia executed in a single day received fair...
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Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank: Ministry
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.
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17 Israelis Arrested Over Attack on Palestinian Village
Seventeen Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a racist attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied...
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NGO Demands UN Israel-Palestinian Investigator Resign
A pro-Israel rights group filed a complaint against the head of a UN investigation into systematic abuses in Israel and...
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Taliban Vows in Geneva Talks to Protect Aid Workers: NGO
A Taliban delegation has committed to ensuring protection for aid and health workers, including female staff, and enabling education in...
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ISIS Chief Blows Himself Up During US Raid in Syria
US special forces carried out a nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the ISIS group...
Read moreAmnesty Joins Other Rights Groups in Designating Israeli Crimes as ‘Apartheid’
Amnesty International labeled Israel an "apartheid" state that treats Palestinians as "an inferior racial group," joining other rights organizations.
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Amnesty to Release ‘Apartheid’ Report Despite Israeli Protest
Amnesty International will publish a report labeling Israel's treatment of the Palestinians as "apartheid" despite Israeli calls to withdraw it.
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Israeli Film Revisits 1948 Massacre of Palestinians
Israeli director Alon Schwarz concedes he might face a backlash over his documentary on an alleged 1948 massacre of Palestinians,...
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Afghan Women Activists Say They Feel Betrayed by Oslo Talks
Afghan women protesting against the Taliban's harsh rule say they have been betrayed by Norway, the first Western nation to...
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Afghan Women Protest Against Taliban Killings of Ex-Soldiers
A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former...
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Egypt Jails Key Revolution Figure Abdel Fattah for Five Years
Egypt has sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in jail, with two others...
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Iran: Nuclear Deal ‘Within Reach’ If West Shows Goodwill, Ball in US Court
Iran's top diplomat said that an agreement to revive his country's nuclear deal with world powers was "within reach" but...
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Saudi Releases Shiite Ex-Death Row Prisoner Al-Nimr: Rights Group
Ali al-Nimr, a Saudi from the Shiite minority who received a death sentence that was later commuted, was released after...
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Occupied Gaza’s First Woman Basketball Referee Hits The Court
Amira Ismail, 23, who officiated the Gaza City-Nuseirat match, has been making history in the Israel-blockaded Palestinian enclave ruled by...
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62 Children Died in NE Syria Camp This Year: Report
Save the Children said 62 children died in Syrian camps where families live in violence, fires, malnutrition, and illness.
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