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Tortured Iranian activist advised by HRW researcher to stay quiet: Family member
An Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) advised families of imprisoned Iranian environmental activists against publicizing the torture they ... Middle East -
HRW, Ilhan Omar criticized for sharing think tank report attacking Iran activist
Twitter users have criticized Human Rights Watch’s Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitson and Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar after they ... Features -
Human Rights Watch analysis shows lopsided coverage of Iran versus Saudi Arabia
While Saudi Arabia earlier this month introduced breakthrough changes allowing women over the age of 21 to travel freely as part of its ongoing social ... Features -
HRW report: Sanaa blast that killed children was not caused by coalition strike
A massive blast that killed 15 children and injured more than 100 people in the residential Sawan neighborhood in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on ... Gulf -
Rights groups urge ‘immediate release’ of Mozambican journalist
Around 40 human rights organizations on Thursday called for the “immediate release” of a Mozambican journalist arrested in the north of ... Television & Radio -
Tunisia ISIS-linked children must be brought home: HRW
Officials in Tunisia have been “dragging their feet” on efforts to repatriate Tunisian children of ISIS group members from camps in Syria, ... North Africa -
Wife says ex-Nissan boss Ghosn suffers ‘harsh’ treatment in jail
The wife of ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn has urged Human Rights Watch to bring attention to the “harsh treatment” he ... World News -
Greece frees four migrant charity workers, among them a Syrian pending trial
Greek authorities on Wednesday released from pre-trial detention four members of a charity working with migrants who had been arrested in August for ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia categorically denies claims about torture of prisoners
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media dismissed as baseless reports on Friday allegations of the torture of detainees in the kingdom. “The ... Gulf -
Iran sentences 24 protestors, including two women
Iran’s judiciary convicted at least 24 protesters, including two women, on vaguely defined national security charges, Human Rights Watch said ... Middle East -
ISIS ‘war crime’ as 27 hostages still being held in southern Syria
At least 27 people are being held by ISIS in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a "war ... Middle East -
Charity at home and poverty in the land of plenty
The unequal divide between those that have and those that have not is widening across the world, putting under strain not only established political ... Middle East -
HRW slams Jordan halt of healthcare subsidies for Syria refugees
Human Rights Watch criticized on Sunday Jordan’s decision to end medical protections for Syrian refugees residing outside of camps in the ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurds accused of carrying out ‘mass executions’ of ISIS members
Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Iraqi Kurdish security forces of carrying out mass executions of detainees alleged to be members of ISIS. The ... Middle East -
HRW urges Turkey to end ‘lethal force’ against fleeing Syrians
Human Rights Watch called on Ankara on Saturday to stop using “lethal force” against Syrians trying to cross into Turkey, urging it to ... Middle East -
Bayern Munich criticized by Human Rights Watch for team’s Qatar camp
Getting closer to the second half of the season, Bayern Munich has begun their preparations in right earnest. Meanwhile, Wenzel Michalski German ... Sports -
Assad forces enter Idlib, one of four de-escalation zones
Syrian army forces have entered parts of the Idlib province in north-west Syria, one of four “de-escalation” zones which foreign powers ... Middle East -
Human Rights Watch: Houthi attack on Saudi airport, ‘likely a war crime’
The ballistic missile strike by Houthi-Saleh forces in Yemen on Riyadh’s main international airport on November 4, 2017, is most likely a war ... Gulf -
Iran Guards ‘recruiting Afghan children as young as 14’ to fight in Syria
Human Rights Watch has accused Iran of recruiting Afghan immigrant children as young as 14 to fight in Syria. In a report, the rights group said that ... Features -
After Jordan, Lebanon repeals ‘marry the rapist’ law
The Lebanese parliament passed a law to abolish a controversial article which granted rapists an ‘escape’ from prison if they married ... Middle East -
Lebanese military finds Syrian deaths in custody ‘not a result of violence’
Local Lebanese media reported on Monday that forensic doctors found that the four Syrians who died in the custody of the Lebanese military a few days ... Middle East -
HRW: Iran should grant rights groups access to prisons
Human Rights Watch called on Iran to allow rights groups access to prisons after the country permitted admission to foreign diplomats HRW ... Features -
HRW releases report highlighting workplace bias against women in Iran
Human Rights Watch released a report lambasting laws and policies that discriminate against women interfere with Iranian women’s right to ... Features -
Iraq: Asayish forces charged for expelling the displaced from Kirkuk
Human Rights Watch accused authorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Kirkuk, of forcing the displaced Sunni Turkmen to leave the city and ... Middle East -
Human Rights Watch says use of landmines by Houthis ‘violate the laws of war’
The Human Rights Watch has in a report on Yemen highlighted the Houthi-Saleh forces’ use of banned antipersonnel landmines that has caused ... Features -
Lebanese Army issues eviction orders to 10,000 Syrian refugees
The Lebanese army issued eviction orders to over 10,000 Syrian refugees on Friday, claiming that the camps are near an air force base in the Bekaa ... Middle East -
Modern slavery: The truth behind Lebanon’s domestic help abuse
Lebanon currently employs approximately 250,000 domestic helpers from some of the poorest countries in the world Features -
Over 1,000 structures destroyed in Myanmar’s Rohingya villages
The latest satellite images show the total number of destroyed has been documented to 1,250, according to HRW Asia -
Satellite images show Myanmar Muslim villages torched
Northern Rakhine, which is home to the Muslim Rohingya minority and borders Bangladesh, has been under military lockdown Gulf -
Group urges Egypt to enact penalties for female circumcision
The appeal by Human Rights Watch came over a week after the Egyptian parliament voted in favor of toughening penalties for FGM Middle East