Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an âunprecedentedâ hike in the use of capital punishment. âIt is very alarmi...
Though 2025 saw flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, the year also brought many positive developments....
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in demonstrations over the past two weeks, according to rights groups and local sources in Iran, FRANCE 24 Observers journalist Ershad Alijani reported, noting ...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO says that 45 demonstrators have been killed by Iranian security forces since the protests began in late December....
After documenting Xinjiang's Uyghur detention network, a Chinese dissident faces deportation to China, his lawyer says. His case highlights the clash between US immigration policy and human rights con...
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protests against Iran's government have escalated in the past weeks. Dozens of flights to and from the...
Bodies targeted include key UN climate treaty and those promoting development, democracy and human rights...
The pontiff had said he was following the developments in Venezuela with "deep concern," and urged the protection of human and civil rights in the country....
Competition from Alibaba and JD.com for fast-growing instant retail market has hit the Beijing-based group...
Increased activity comes amid reports Moscow has sent submarine to escort vessel to its territory...
The White House says the president is considering military action against Iran to halt its clampdown on protests â but a channel for diplomacy remains open. A rights group say nearly 650 people have b...
Washington and BogotĂĄ have enjoyed security cooperation for decades but ties have deteriorated since Trump began his second term last January....
Germany will be making a hotel in Winston-Salem their base camp during next summer's World Cup. The choice of headquarters has been seen as key to the national team's success â or failure at previous ...
Matchday three of the Africa Cup of Nations group stage delivered clarity and celebration in Morocco, as decisive results in Groups A and B set the stage for the knockout phase....
The Africa Cup of Nations group stage moved closer to its conclusion as Groups C and D wrapped up decisive final matches, with qualification places and knockout pairings taking shape across Morocco....
Another round of US strikes has reportedly hit targets belonging to the militant Islamist group believed to be behind an attack that killed two US soldiers in Syria in December....
NicolĂĄs Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their home in Venezuela's capital city Caracas in a dramatic nighttime US military operation....
Nigeria, which is battling multiple armed groups, said last month that the US strikes were part of an exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between the two nations....