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Afghan Taliban set for EU migration talks slammed by rights groups

The EU is expected to hold talks on returning failed Afghan asylum-seekers with a Taliban delegation in Brussels Tuesday after Belgium issued one-day visas for the team, overriding criticisms from human rights groups. The 27-member bloc does not recognise the Taliban administration, but the European Commission invited a team from…

France 24

Australians call out fossil fuel threat in climate case

The rights to life, family and home are under threat from fossil fuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark climate case.

AAP

Ten Australians are taking the government to the UN over fossil fuel exports. What is their case?

Ten Australians – including a firefighter, First Nations leaders and young people – are bringing their concerns about the nation’s coal and gas exports to the United Nations.

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Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks

The EU is preparing to host Taliban representatives for the first time since the group's return to power in Afghanistan.

Euronews

Pakistan: Two Baloch activists sentenced to life over soldier's death

Two leaders of a Baloch rights group have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court over the killing of a paramilitary soldier during a protest in 2024, a verdict that is likely to intensify debate over human rights and security in the restive province of Balochistan.

The Times of India

How paragliding soldiers carrying bombs rain destruction on Myanmar’s villages

Military evades sanctions by using hobbyists’ motorised aircraft to bomb civilians in opposition-held territory

The Guardian - UK

UN Human Rights Council urged to act against apostasy and blasphemy executions

A global rights group, Jubilee Campaign, has urged nations to abolish death penalty laws for apostasy and blasphemy, citing violations of fundamental freedoms. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, the organization highlighted that 11 countries, including Pakistan, still impose capital punishment for exercising freedom of conscience. They called for aligning…

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Comfort women must not be erased

The removal of the comfort women issue from the finalised Senior High School curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines is more than a curricular revision. It signals a negation that diminishes public recognition of wartime sexual survivors and risks narrowing collective historical consciousness within the educational…

Bangkok Post

India rejects Pakistan’s criticism over hatred and threats to Muslims

India says Pakistan itself carries an ‘abysmal’ human rights record and has no right to interfere in India’s internal matters

The Independent UK

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi punished with 74 lashes for performing without hijab in an online concert, calls it vulgar

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi faces 74 lashes and a two-year travel ban for performing without a hijab during a viral online concert. The ruling, condemned by human rights groups and artists, highlights ongoing restrictions on women's artistic freedom in Iran. Ahmadi's performance of a patriotic song sparked legal action, with…

The Economic Times

Hear Ekachai's plea

Calls by human rights defenders for veteran activist Ekachai Hongkangwan, who is in jail awaiting bail, to receive medical treatment outside prison have been met with silence. They should not be.

Bangkok Post

Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for performing without hijab, says human rights group

The 29-year-old and eight other musicians have been punished by the autocratic regime for sharing ‘vulgar and immoral content’

The Independent UK

Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab; authorities call video 'vulgar and immoral'

An Iranian singer who performed without a hijab in a viral online concert has been sentenced to 74 lashes.

The Times of India

Whipped for Performing Without a Hijab: Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes and Two-Year Travel Ban

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi faces 74 lashes and an artistic ban after a hijab-free performance, sparking global outrage over Iran's laws and cultural repression.

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'This is Torture': Iranian Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Other Musicians Face 74 Lashes for Singing Without Hijab

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and her team face 74 lashes for a performance without hijab, sparking human rights outcry over Iran's repression of artists and women.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Parastoo Ahmadi? Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes After Hijab-Free Concert Sparks Global Outrage

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes and bans after a hijab-free concert sparked global criticism and online backlash.

AAP

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Rapid Support Forces fighters are approaching the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, dozens of countries have warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The Guardian - UK

Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab

Musicians and production team understood to be facing same punishment after livestream of patriotic song

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The Guardian - UK

Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say

Exclusive: Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages

The Conversation

The Iran peace deal must demand the release of Narges Mohammadi and other prisoners of conscience

Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among others.

The Guardian - US

Canada eliminates human rights watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad

Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn’t been ‘effective’ since its 2019 setup

The Independent UK

Kenya to pay compensation to almost 2,000 victims of violent protests

Kenya’s president says victims of human rights abuses during a series of protests, in which hundreds of people died, were injured, or suffered business losses, will be compensated starting next week, marking a rare reparations process outside the judicial process

The Independent UK

Greek minister calls criticism of tougher migration policies a ‘badge of honor’

Greece’s migration minister calls criticism from human rights groups a “badge of honor” and plans to toughen migration policies

Evening Standard

Met arrests 117 people in central London after court rules Palestine Action ban was lawful

The ban, which began on July 5 last year, made membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison

The National (Scotland)

Palestine Action terror ban 'to be taken to Supreme Court', group co-founder pledges

THE Labour Government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation will be challenged in the Supreme Court – and the European…

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