Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran is witnessing the worst mass unrest since the failed Green Revolution of 2009, which saw its biggest crowds come out in major cities such as Tehran, Tabriz and Shiraz, and which was spear-headed by college students and youth more generally. The 2009 movement was not joined by the bazaar, […]
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China: New UN Report Urges Accountability for Uyghurs, Alleges Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch – (Geneva) – A groundbreaking United Nations report published on August 31, 2022, says the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region, Human Rights Watch said today. The report by the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human […]
Raising the Alarm: Israel’s All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders: Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained
By Omar Shakir | Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | @OmarSShakir | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Three years ago, as the Israeli government prepared to deport me from Israel and Palestine over my human rights advocacy, I wrote in The Forward that, should the deportation proceed without […]
Afghanistan: Taliban’s Catastrophic Year of Rule
Human Rights Watch – (New York) – The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights Watch said today. After capturing Kabul on August 15, 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed severe restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights, suppressed the media, and arbitrarily […]
In Turkey, religious Values are used to censor online ontent
By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Globalvoices.org ) – Turkish authorities are increasingly censoring content online that does not fit Turkey’s religious values, morality, and family values in recent years. The most recent example is an investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Spotify. The Office claims the music streaming platform, approved […]
DeSantis and the rest of the Far Right hate ‘Woke’ Society Because They Want One That’s Asleep
( Otherwords) – Although we haven’t even gotten through this year’s midterm congressional elections, it’s still not too early to start examining some of the characters who hope you’ll make them president in 2024. I know, you don’t want to… but we must. That’s because corporate elites have already chosen their favorites, and they intend […]
Afghanistan a year after the Taliban Accupation: An ongoing War on Human Rights
By Ferdouse Asefi, University of Toronto | – The word “anniversary” usually brings about happy and memorable moments. But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover and occupation of Afghanistan, and it’s not a happy occasion for my homeland. Recently, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report entitled “Human […]
The Human Rights Price of Biden’s Visit to Jeddah
Biden Should Keep Promise on Rights, Call for Release of Activists and Rights Defenders
Biden Should Not Renew Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
By Michael Page | Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – President Biden is set to land in Saudi Arabia later this week to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid disturbing media reports that, if true, signal a policy reversal that could lead to […]