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Five Iranians held in US prisons to be released Monday: Rights official
Sep 18, 2023 07:22Five Iranians held in US prisons for years will be released on Monday and two of them will arrive in Tehran via the Qatari capital, Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi says.
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UN says human rights in Afghanistan in 'state of collapse'
Sep 12, 2023 14:28The United Nations rights chief warns about a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, saying that human rights in the country are in a state of collapse.
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Iran: Persistent slavery pervades Canada’s policies in modern forms
Sep 08, 2023 11:49Iran says the scourge of slavery continues to pervade the Canadian government’s policies in modern shapes and forms.
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Palestinian resistance factions call for revolution over Israeli assault on women
Sep 06, 2023 12:04A coalition of Palestinian resistance factions has strongly condemned the use of attack dogs by female Israeli soldiers to force Palestinian women to strip naked, calling for a revolution in response to the regime’s degrading behavior towards Palestinians.
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Sudanese activists say airstrike in Khartoum kills 20 civilians
Sep 03, 2023 14:02Tensions have escalated in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with local sources reporting an airstrike in the city’s southern region that claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians including two children.
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Iran envoy: US does not deserve roles in UN Human Rights Council
Sep 02, 2023 11:52A senior Iranian diplomat says the United States with its dark human rights record does not deserve roles in the Human Rights Council.
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US police officer kills pregnant Black woman, unborn child
Sep 02, 2023 04:05Authorities in the US state of Ohio have released footage captured by the police body camera showing a law enforcement officer fatally shooting an unarmed pregnant Black woman.
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Israeli restrictions on Palestinian prisoners to spark 'explosion': PLO
Sep 02, 2023 02:21The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has warned against restrictions initiated by far-right Zionist regime's official Itamar Ben-Gvir against Palestinians currently in Israeli prisons across the occupied territories.
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Charity slams UK’s plan to return refugees to Bibby Stockholm barge
Aug 31, 2023 09:49A refugee charity has condemned the UK's plan to move hundreds of asylum seekers back on the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge before its repairs are completed, accusing the British ministers of playing Russian roulette with refugees’ lives.
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Manama offers prisoners extra rights after ‘biggest’ mass hunger strike in Bahrain’s prison history
Aug 29, 2023 13:57Bahraini authorities have proposed to offer more rights to political prisoners, following inmates' mass hunger strike in protest against the inhumane conditions at the notorious Jau prison earlier this month.