Bahrain uses political isolation laws against political opponents: rights group

Earlier this month, a Bahrain court sentenced eight anti-government activists to death

UK violates human rights guidelines by funding Bahraini government

Bahrain recently sentenced eight men to death, despite the lack of physical evidence and the reported use of torture

Lebanon under fire from human rights groups over murder of Syrian detainee

A forensic investigation has disproven claims made by the State Security Service, which said the Syrian detainee died of a heart attack after ingesting a captagon pill

Qatar accuses Syria of alleged human rights violations

Qatar was one of the main backers of armed militant groups seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since 2011

Rights groups sue French weapon makers for complicity in Yemen war crimes

According to Amnesty International, France has provided over 8 billion euros worth of military equipment to the Saudi-led coalition war on Yemen

US to provide over $800 million in ‘humanitarian aid’ to Syria

In 2016, journalists discovered humanitarian aid hoarded in the warehouses of formerly rebel-held areas in Aleppo after its liberation by the Syrian Arab Army

Rights groups lobby UN over executions in Saudi Arabia

Three weeks ago, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people, including seven Yemeni nationals and one Syrian, in a single day

Rights group sounds alarm over unprecedented food crisis in West Asia

The conflict in Ukraine and western sanctions on Russia have exacerbated a global supply crisis that was set off by the COVID-19 pandemic

Amnesty International becomes fourth major human rights group to call Israel an ‘apartheid state’

The designation includes accusations of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian population

Rights groups demand nations repatriate children trapped in Ghweran prison

UNICEF said that nearly 850 children, some as young as 12, were trapped inside the prison, under the battle crossfire between ISIS and SDF

Human rights groups accuse Saudi Arabia of lobbying to stop UN investigation of war crimes in Yemen

Human rights activists have also taken aim at the UN for ignoring violations committed by the Saudi-backed administration in southern Yemen

‘He slipped and died’: How Israel hides its troop deaths

Whether falling from trees or dying in car crashes, Israeli soldiers seem to be the unluckiest on the planet. But, in this Information Age, it is becoming increasingly challenging for Tel Aviv to conceal its combat-related deaths.

Turkish-backed SNA holds Palestinian prisoners in Syria

The Palestinians have been accused by the SNA of joining armed militias linked to the Syrian government

Yazidis protest return of Sunni Arab families to Sinjar

Controversy over who is to blame for the 2014 ISIS genocide against Yazidis continues to stir sectarian tensions

Turkish border guards kill, torture Syrians for sport

There have been hundreds of such reports over the years, while Turkish border guards often enjoy complete impunity for their crimes

UK rejects use of ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

As part of a new British-Israeli agreement, London has vowed to confront the ‘disproportionate singling out’ of Israel at the UN

Thousands of Afghan refugees detained by UAE authorities

Between 2,400 to 2,700 Afghan nationals that sought asylum in the UAE within the past 15 months have been subjected to 'miserable conditions'

Turkish border guards ‘torture’ two Syrians to death

According to the reports, the same guards beat up a group of youths, including a child

US arms dealers sued for ‘aiding and abetting’ war crimes in Yemen

The lawsuit says Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics, as well as several US and Saudi officials, hold responsibility for extrajudicial killings in Yemen

UAE-backed militants storm headquarters of Yemen’s journalist syndicate

UAE-backed militants operating in Yemen are well known for mistreating and arbitrarily detaining journalists

Iraq repatriates over 500 refugees from Syria’s Al-Hawl camp

In 2022, 698 Iraqi families were evacuated from Al-Hawl camp with an estimated number of more than 3,080 people

Bahraini protesters detained in Arab Spring anniversary demonstration

Anti-monarchy demonstrations began on February 14, 2011, and have been held on a regular basis ever since the popular uprising started

Bahraini citizens protest normalization with Israel, demand prisoner release

Bahrain has the most political prisoners in the Arab region, detaining over 15,000 people for their political views alone

UK Court to rule on controversial weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

A landmark case could finally determine the legality of Britain's arms trade to Saudi Arabia, which is fueling the war in Yemen.

Israel plans to block visit of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Report

Francesca Albanese's outspoken support for Palestine has turned her into a new target for Israel's decades-old policy of silencing critics

Saudi Arabia doubles executions in 2022: Report

Saudi Arabia executed at least 41 people belonging to the country's Shia minority group in 2022

First mass execution in Kuwait since 2017

Human rights organizations argue that it is difficult for the defendants to receive a fair trial

Bahraini activist faces new charges on top of life sentence

Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who was imprisoned in 2011, is facing new charges for inciting protests in prison and allegedly breaking a plastic chair

Saudi Arabian soldiers exposed for murdering African migrants: Report

Migrants who survive the treacherous border with Saudi Arabia are arrested and kept in 'appalling and inhumane detention centers' according to HRW

Saudi courts sentence 15 prisoners to death: ESOHR

The recent court ruling occurred during a period when the UN has been calling on the Saudi authorities to revoke the death penalty for Abdullah al-Hwaiti