New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): BJP Spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said on Thursday, requested the Ministry of External Affairs to assist several elderly Iranian Sikh couples stranded at a Gurudwara in Tehran, stating that a Mahaan Air flight scheduled from Tehran to India on May 5 is reportedly not allowing them to board without clearance from the Government of India.
The First conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels sent a strong political signal that the age of fossil fuels must end; this “coalition of the doers” must now turn their commitment into proactive international cooperation to pave the way for rights-based just transitions, Amnesty International said today after the end of the Santa Marta conference […] The post Santa Marta conference unlocks historic political momentum for just transitions that must translate into rights-centric action appeared first on Amnesty International .
Iran ranked among the world’s worst countries for press freedom in 2026 as global conditions hit a 25-year low, with legal pressure on journalists intensifying across multiple regions, Reporters Without Borders said.
Ugandan security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment before, during and after the 15 January general elections, Amnesty International said today. The organization received multiple reports indicating that between 15 and 18 January, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) […] The post Uganda: Authorities must investigate election-related killings, arbitrary arrests and torture of opposition members, supporters appeared first on Amnesty International .
Medicine prices in Iran have surged sharply in recent weeks, with some drugs rising by as much as 380%, according to reports received by Iran International, as the country grapples with soaring inflation, a collapsing currency and worsening wartime disruption.
Over the last six weeks, the Iranian regime has carried out a spate of executions of political prisoners. The Guardian journalist Daniel Boffey reports Iran has hanged 18 political prisoners during the last six weeks. Chief reporter Dan Boffey tells the stories of some of the condemned and their families, describing a system of vague charges, unfair trials, and a whole judicial process rushed through under the cover of war.
Iran condemns Bahrain for stripping dozens of citizenship Iran condemned Bahrain for revoking the citizenships of 69 people who were accused of expressing "sympathy" for Tehran during the US-Israeli war on the country. "The Bahraini government cannot use such narratives to distract public opinion in the country and the region from its direct responsibility for supporting and backing the US-Israeli aggressors against the Iranian people," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement, as reported by the state-owned IRIB. Bahrain said it stripped 69 people of their citizenship on Monday, including family members, over expressing "sympathy and praise for Iran’s hostile and criminal acts".
The Nigerian authorities must conduct a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigation into the reported deaths of least 150 members of the Fulani community, most of them children, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Nigerian military in the north-central state of Kwara, Amnesty International said today. An investigation by the human rights […] The post Nigeria: Authorities must investigate deaths of at least 150 Fulani people in military camp appeared first on Amnesty International .
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
On April 29, 2026, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned Iran’s escalating crackdown on dissent, citing executions, mass arrests, and widespread human rights violations carried out under the pretext of national security. Türk called for an immediate halt to executions, the establishment of a moratorium on the death penalty, and the release of those […] The post UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Iran accuses Bahrain of rights violations over citizenship revocations Iran’s government has accused Bahrain of violating the rights of 69 people whose citizenship was revoked over alleged support for Iranian attacks. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said the individuals were stripped of nationality for sympathising with Iran and “colluding with foreign entities”. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei called the move discriminatory and accused Bahrain of trying to deflect attention from its support for US and Israeli actions.
Palestine football appeals Fifa decision to do nothing about Israeli clubs in illegal settlements Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:36 The Palestinian Football Association said it felt compelled to act in such an 'unjust' situation A blow-up Trionda football, the official match ball of the Fifa World Cup 2026, is pictured during a press conference announcing an official fan zone in New York City, on 27 April 2026 (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Off The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) has turned to a global sporting arbitrator to appeal what it calls an "unjust" decision by Fifa not to sanction Israel for running football clubs out of Israeli settlements inside the occupied West Bank. Last month, after carrying out an investigation based on a 2024 PFA complaint, Fifa insisted that "the final legal status of the West Bank remains an unresolved and highly complex matter under public international law", and therefore, it would "take no action". Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law, according to the International Court of Justice.
Palestine Action ban disproportionately impacts Palestinians in UK, court hears Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:51 The UK Home Office defends ban as necessary for national security, while lawyers warn of impact on civil liberties An elderly man is escorted away by police as protesters gather to call for the lifting of the ban on the Palestine Action group during a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London, on 11 April 2026 (AFP) Off Lawyers representing the co-founder of Palestine Action said the ban on the direct-action group had disproportionately impacted Palestinians in Britain campaigning against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Speaking at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, Raza Husain KC, who is representing Huda Ammori, said the ban had created a “culture of fear” among British Palestinians and those advocating for Palestinian rights. “The proscription of PA is impacting particularly severely on Palestinians in Britain, whose conduct and expression have been chilled and criminalised at precisely the moment when their communities in Palestine are being annihilated,” Husain said in written statements.
Kuwait revokes journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin's citizenship Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 11:57 The US-born Kuwaiti national was arrested and stripped of his citizenship for 'simply doing his job', lawyers say Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin spent several weeks in jail for sharing images related to the Iran war (Screengrab/Youtube) Off Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the Kuwaiti -American journalist who recently spent weeks in jail over sharing images related to the US-Israeli war on Iran, has had his Kuwaiti citizenship revoked. “I am free - but many remain behind bars in Kuwait and across the region for speaking the truth. Today, my sisters and I have become part of the more than 50,000 Kuwaitis who have had their citizenship revoked," Shihab-Eldin said in a statement issued on Wednesday by his legal team.
Kuwait revokes journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin's citizenship Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 11:57 The US-born Kuwaiti national was arrested and stripped of his citizenship for 'simply doing his job', lawyers say Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin spent several weeks in jail for sharing images related to the Iran war (Screengrab/Youtube) Off Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the Kuwaiti -American journalist who recently spent weeks in jail over sharing images related to the US - Israeli war on Iran , has had his Kuwaiti citizenship revoked. The citizenships of his two sisters were also stripped. “I am free - but many remain behind bars in Kuwait and across the region for speaking the truth.
Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers The family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb). The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison , had been released for health reasons in 2024. She was re-arrested in December 2025 during the memorial service of a fellow human rights activist and is being held in Zanjan central prison, in north-west Iran.
Palestine Action defendants drop lawyers and self-represent due to ‘decisions made by the court’ Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:26 Defendants make own closing speeches before the jury as trial in London nears an end Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court in London, where alleged Palestine Action activists are on trial (AFP) Off Palestine Action defendants standing trial in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems factory decided to represent themselves on Wednesday and dispense with their defence lawyers, who they say are unable to represent them due to “decisions made by the court”. Leona Kamio, 30, Charlotte Head, 29, Jordan Devlin, 31, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Samuel Corner, 23, face charges of criminal damage in connection with the break-in at the Israeli -owned factory at Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024. Corner additionally faces a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent for allegedly striking a police officer with a sledgehammer.
Armed colonists burn, beat, and kill with near-total impunity because their violence serves a larger system of land theft and expulsion Almost daily, there are updates on brutal attacks by armed Israeli settlers - really, colonists - against Palestinians.
UK: Starmer condemns 'antisemitic attack' after two Jewish men stabbed in London Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 13:27 A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing two people in London's Golders Green, which has a large Jewish population Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on April 29, 2026. (AFP) Off A man has been arrested after stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green, a London neighbourhood with a large Jewish population. The man was detained by members of the Jewish security group Shomrim on Wednesday afternoon before police officers arrested him.
Britain created the template for Israel's occupation. It must own up to its crimes in Palestine Submitted by Tahir Ali on Tue, 04/28/2026 - 16:18 From collective punishment to coercive interrogation, all bear the hallmark of British mandate abuses. It's high time we apologised to the Palestinian people for our colonial crimes A Palestinian student carries a banner after Israeli settlers closed the shortcut used by students and Palestinian villagers, which passes through the new Jewish settlement outpost of Carmel in the occupied West Bank on 26 April, 2026 (Reuters) On The recent report that Israel has brought no prosecutions for the killing of Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since the start of this decade is a stark indictment of the failure of justice, accountability and the international rules-based order.
