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Myanmar’s military commanders responsible for rape and torture – war crimes report | Global development
New research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders in the Myanmar military,...
Russian Jews fear Israel-Hamas war awakening sleeping antisemitism | Antisemitism
For Vladimir Putin’s more than two-decade rule, he has promoted himself as a friend and protector of the Jewish community,...
Leftwing Democrats try to block Biden Israel aid by using human rights law | US politics
Leftwing Democrats in Congress have invoked a landmark law barring assistance to security forces of governments deemed guilty of human...
Israel deports thousands of stranded Palestinian workers back to Gaza | Israel-Hamas war
Thousands of Palestinian workers from Gaza who were stranded in Israel when war broke out last month have been deported...
Iranian mother jailed for 13 years after denouncing death of son shot at protest | Iran
A mother in Iran, whose son was reportedly killed after being shot repeatedly at close range by security forces, has...
The man who performs miracles: how ‘the extractor’ works to free political prisoners | Human rights
It was 8pm on a Friday night when his source texted him back. A potential deal was on the table.He...
‘An atmosphere of fear’: free speech under threat in Israel, activists say | Israel-Hamas war
Two activists from a Jewish-Arab peace movement were recently detained in Israel for putting up posters with a message that...
Shock, rage, increasing unease: UK’s Jewish community wrestles with response to war | Israel-Hamas war
Two days after Hamas unleashed a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians in southern Israel, hundreds of British Jews waved Israeli...
‘Very disturbing’: crackdown on oil pipeline protests in Uganda concerns UN rights expert | Uganda
In mid-September, four dozen university students marched through Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to deliver a petition to parliament...
A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since | Transnational repression
For a few days in May 2021, the perilous reality of being a dissenting voice in Belarus was laid bare...