Iran hijab police is again accused of beating girl

Activists have accused Iran’s morality police of beating a girl for not wearing a hijab and…

Israel Eased Restrictions on US Citizens

  On September 27, the US government granted Israel entry into its visa-waiver program, allowing Israeli citizens visa-free entry…

Heed Call of Global Marches to ‘End Fossil Fuels.’

  On Wednesday, The United Nations held a Climate Ambition Summit in New York City alongside…

IMF policies are undermining rights

Over half contain or reduce spending on public wages, compromising governments’ ability to deliver quality public…

Uzbekistan Authorities Keep Wrongfully Imprisoned

  As if arbitrarily jailing the outspoken Karakalpak blogger and lawyer Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov on a 16-year…

China sentenced a prominent Uyghur scholar to life in prison

On Thursday, Chinese authorities have handed down a life sentence on the internationally renowned Uyghur ethnographer…

Disability Plan Should End Warehousing in Brazil

The Brazilian government, in its upcoming plan for people with disabilities, should set out concrete plans…

Polish good heart people are detained for aiding migrants

Polish authorities have hit a new low in their assault on civil society when they arrested…

Crackdown on Dissent Ahead of Iranian Protest Anniversary

Iranian authorities have ramped up their repression on civil society as the one-year anniversary of the…

Australia’s ‘Worst Prison’

In the heart of picture-postcard Broome stands Western Australia’s oldest operating prison, a crumbling vestige of…