A man jailed in the UK for conducting surveillance on Iran International has been released early and deported to Austria, despite being sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for gathering intelligence that could have aided a terrorist attack.
Israeli forces injure six Palestinians in raid on West Bank polling station Israeli forces injured six Palestinians on Saturday during a raid on a polling station in the Khirbet Khallat al-Miyya cluster of villages, south of Hebron, medics said. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Hebron said its teams treated the six for injuries caused by beatings by Israeli soldiers during the incursion into a polling centre used for the 2026 local elections. The Khallat al-Miyya cluster comprises six communities, including Khallat al-Miyya, Al-Dirat, Al-Irfaiya, Umm al-Safa, Al-Buwayb and Umm al-Shuqhan.
Three Baha’i women from Rafsanjan, a city in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province, were sent to prison on Saturday to serve four-month sentences on the charge of “propaganda against the system,” according to information received by Iran International.
Oscar-winning filmmaker urges Arsenal to reconsider kitman's dismissal over Gaza posts Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:38 Jon Blair tells MEE his support for Mark Bonnick is informed by his own Jewish identity and sense of outrage over Israeli war crimes Blair argued that Arsenal's handling of the case, rather than the former kitman's social media posts, could damage the club's reputation ahead of an employment tribunal (AFP) Off An award-winning Jewish filmmaker has urged Arsenal Football Club to reverse its decision to dismiss a long-serving kitman over comments he posted on social media criticising Israel's conduct of its war on Gaza. In a letter, Jon Blair, an Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA-winning director, voiced support for Mark Bonnick, who had been employed by the English Premier League club for 24 years at the time he was sacked in 2024. Middle East Eye has previously reported on Bonnick's case.
Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March Writing from his cell in the Rajai Shahr prison in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, Babak Alipour wanted to tell his friends about those who had already gone to their execution. There was Behrouz Ehsani, 69, the elder statesman of the group, who was “never angry” about their predicament. Then there was Mehdi Hassani, a 48-year-old father of three who he saw a couple of times in the prison hospital and who would ask him to pass on to the children the message that he was “fine”.
AFP: Journalist held in Kuwait over war footage released The US State Department said a Kuwaiti-American journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, has been released by Kuwait and allowed to leave the country, AFP reported. Officials said the release followed intervention by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Shihab-Eldin had been detained for weeks during a crackdown related to the sharing of video footage of the war between the United States and Iran.
New posts 09:47 Iran Executes Another Protester Erfan Kiani, who was reportedly arrested during the nationwide anti-government protests in January in the central city of Isfahan, was executed on April 25, according to Mizan, the news agency affiliated with Iran's judiciary. Mizan reported that the protester, whose age was not reported, was executed after the Supreme Court upheld the verdict.
The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.
Israeli police cut Palestinian flag from lecturer's kippah after detaining him Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:43 Lecturer says incident highlights growing crackdown on Palestinian symbols in Israel Alex Sinclair said he wore the kippah for 20 years and never had an issue with the law until this week (Facebook/Alex Sinclair) Off Israeli police detained a man wearing a kippah featuring both Palestinian and Israeli flags, then released him after cutting out the Palestinian flag, local media reported on Thursday. The incident took place on Monday in Modi'in, central Israel. The man, Alex Sinclair, a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, described the encounter in a Facebook post , saying his kippah - a traditional Jewish head covering - was damaged by police.
Amjad Youssef, key perpetrator of Tadamon massacre, arrested in Syria Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 10:14 Leaked footage showed Youssef gunning down blindfolded detainees during mass killings in April 2013 Amjad Youssef pictured after being detained by Syrian authorities on 24 April 2026 (Syrian Ministry of Interior) Off Amjad Youssef, one of the main perpetrators of the 2013 Tadamon massacre in Damascus during the Syrian civil war, has been arrested. His detention followed “a successful security operation”, Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced on Friday on X. A security source told Sana news agency that Youssef, an intelligence officer under Bashar al-Assad's government, was detained in the al-Ghab area of Hama, in Syria’s western countryside.
Human Rights Watch calls on Lebanon to join International Criminal Court after Israeli forces kill journalist Human Rights Watch has called on the government of Lebanon to “accede to the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute” and submit a declaration allowing the Court to “investigate and prosecute crimes committed in Lebanon since October 2023,” according to the organisation’s post on X. The call came as HRW urged for a credible investigation of the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was targeted by Israeli forces earlier this week. Israeli forces have killed nine journalists in Lebanon this year, including three in a double-tap strike last month, according to The Guardian.
Responding to news that the Commission of Inquiry’s report into the killings perpetrated during and after the 29 October 2025 general elections has been handed to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Flavia Mwangovya, said: “Victims’ families and members of the public must have an opportunity to […] The post Tanzania: Release Commission of Inquiry report into election-related killings to kickstart accountability process appeared first on Amnesty International .
Americans don’t want Iranians killed. As long as they’re hipsters Submitted by Barry Malone on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 13:38 Like images of Ukrainian refugees, Iranian viral clips suggest that some only care about the slaughter of people who look like them A young Iranian woman carries a national flag as she arrives to participate in a pro-government rally in southern Tehran, Iran on 17 April, 2026 (Reuters) On Was it the guy in the dungarees with the Vans sneakers? Maybe the girl with the nose piercing?
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 19:14 White House Says US Delegation Will Head To Pakistan For Iran Peace Talks By Alex Raufoglu WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the United States would send a delegation to Pakistan this weekend, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abba
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei denounced the Zionist regime’s killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, describing it as a deliberate attempt to silence truth and a grave violation of international law.
Palestine Action defendant wounded by taser and sledgehammer in raid, court hears A Palestine Action defendant was left with multiple wounds and bruises caused by blows from a sledgehammer and a police officer’s taser, an English court heard on Thursday. A medical report recorded that Leona Kamio, a 30-year-old nursery school teacher, had taser wounds to her right arm and right hip, a bruise to the chin, a small scratch and another wound caused by a sledgehammer to the right hand after being arrested at an Israeli -owned arms factory. Kamio, along with fellow defendants Charlotte Head, 29, Jordan Devlin, 31, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Samuel Corner, 23, faces charges of criminal damage in connection with a break-in to a factory owned by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems at Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024.
Palestine Action defendant wounded by taser and sledgehammer in raid, court hears Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Thu, 04/23/2026 - 17:14 Leona Kamio and Samuel Corner described altercations with security guards and police at Woolwich Crown Court Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court in London, where alleged Palestine Action activists are on trial (AFP) Off A Palestine Action defendant was left with multiple wounds and bruises caused by blows from a sledgehammer and a police officer’s taser, an English court heard on Thursday. A medical report recorded that Leona Kamio, a 30-year-old nursery school teacher, had taser wounds to her right arm and right hip, a bruise to the chin, a small scratch and another wound caused by a sledgehammer to the right hand after being arrested at an Israeli -owned arms factory. Kamio, along with fellow defendants Charlotte Head, 29, Jordan Devlin, 31, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Samuel Corner, 23, faces charges of criminal damage in connection with a break-in to a factory owned by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems at Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024.
Kuwait releases journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after acquittal Kuwaiti -American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been released from prison after being acquitted of all charges related to sharing images on social media of the US - Israeli war on Iran . The 41-year-old, an American-born Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 2 March while visiting family in Kuwait. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that his arrest came after he made a series of social media posts related to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.
Kuwait releases journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after acquittal Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 04/23/2026 - 14:33 Kuwaiti-American journalist was arrested in early March after posting social media images of US-Israeli war on Iran Ahmed Shihab-Eldin at the Doha Film Institute in Doha, Qatar, on 16 November 2024 (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto) Off Kuwaiti -American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been released from prison after being acquitted of all charges related to sharing images on social media of the US - Israeli war on Iran . The 41-year-old, an American-born Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 2 March while visiting family in Kuwait. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that his arrest came after he made a series of social media posts related to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
