(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have ruthlessly cracked down on widespread anti-government protests with excessive and lethal force throughout Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on videos of protests, and interviews with witnesses and a security force member, Human Rights ...
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Latest DPR Korea missile launch risks escalating tensions, Security Council hears
africamustchangeThe international community must step up efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons in the wake of the latest firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. ...
Fragile Political, Security Situations Threaten DRC Human Rights
africamustchangeGENEVA — The fragile political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens the country’s human rights and fundamental freedoms, a report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council warns. The United Nations says some improvements have been ...
Young and sick children to be first Australians repatriated from Syrian detention camps | Australian security and counter-terrorism
africamustchangeThe youngest, most unwell and most vulnerable of the Australian children currently held in squalid Syrian detention camps will be the first ones repatriated to Australia. But some of their mothers could face arrest – and potential charges – upon ...