Rights groups say EU ‘enabling’ Israel after trade deal decision Human rights experts, including Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty International, said the European Union is “knowingly enabling” Israel’s alleged violations after Germany and Italy blocked a proposal to suspend a trade agreement with Israel. The proposal had been backed by Spain, Slovenia and Ireland. “The EU’s failure to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel is a damning betrayal of its own values,” Rosas said.
Settlers torch home in West Bank, infant among injured Seven Palestinians, including an infant, were treated for smoke inhalation after a home was set on fire in the village of Beit Imrin in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. One person was also treated for burn injuries. Residents extinguished the fire before it spread further, but two vehicles were also torched in the attack, the Wafa reported, adding that no arrests were reported.
The surveillance companys unapologetically dystopian vision for the future is just 1984 updated for the AI era Walking through the glass-and-steel corridors of the modern tech-security apparatus reveals that the telescreen is a tireless processor of our very souls.
Reacting to the EU’s failure to call for a vote to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement or to agree on any other concrete measures today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns said: “At this point, the EU’s decision to maintain its trade […] The post EU: Failure to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement shows contempt for civilian lives appeared first on Amnesty International .
Middle East Eye documentary 'Soaked in Blood' wins Webby award Submitted by Faisal Edroos on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 14:50 Investigative film revealed that Israeli forces killed a starving Palestinian who was walking along a route declared safe by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation " class="video-embed-field-lazy container-element"> The documentary, which was released days after the October ceasefire went into effect in Gaza, reconstructed the moments leading up to Khalifa's killing (Middle East Eye) Off Middle East Eye's documentary Soaked in Blood: The Killing of Ameen Sameer Khalifa has won the People's Voice Award in the documentary, video and film category at this year's Webbys. The film beat several other entries to secure the award, driven by strong public support, and will be honoured at a ceremony later this year. The documentary, which was released in October, days after a ceasefire went into effect in Gaza, reconstructed the moments leading up to Khalifa's killing and exposed how Palestinians were guided into active firing zones.
Rabbi who became mascot for Gaza genocide honoured by Israel on independence day Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv, whose name became synonymous with destroying Palestinian homes in Gaza, will light a torch at Israel ’s national independence day ceremony - one of the country’s highest civilian honours. The annual ceremony, held on 21 April, celebrates the establishment of Israel in 1948 (an event known to Palestinians as the Nakba - or catastrophe - which ethnically cleansed over 750,000 people). Miri Regev, the populist right-wing transport minister, chose the rabbi as one of those to light a torch this year.
Young Palestinians in Gaza with university-level educations are setting aside dreams of putting their hard-won skills into practice and doing whatever they can to survive.
Israeli minister's convoy hits and kills Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 10:59 Teen from Hebron was riding a bike when he was hit by vehicle reportedly en route to secure settlement minister Orit Strock Mohammad Majdi al-Jaabir, 16, died after being struck by a vehicle in the security convoy of an Israeli minister near Hebron, West Bank, on 21 April 2026 (X) Off A Palestinian boy was killed on Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle in the security convoy of an Israeli minister in the occupied West Bank. The boy was identified as Mohammad Majdi al-Jaabir, 16, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron. He was riding his bicycle to school when he was run over shortly after 6am local time, according to Wafa news agency.
Israeli settler kills teenager in Hebron An Israeli settler driving a vehicle struck and killed 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Majdi al-Ja’bari as he cycled to school early on Tuesday north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported, citing security sources. The report said the driver was part of the security detail of an Israeli government minister living in the nearby Kiryat Arba settlement. The incident occurred at about 06:00 local time on Route 60 near the Beit Einun junction.
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): A Baloch woman who had been missing for almost six months after being taken from her home in Dalbandin, Balochistan, was presented by Pakistani authorities in Quetta as an alleged facilitator in a suicide attack, while her brother, who was detained alongside her, is still unaccounted for, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
Iran executes man accused of Mossad-linked arson, Tasnim reports A man accused of attempting to burn the Qolhak Jame Mosque and of links to a network attributed to Mossad has been executed, according to Tasnim News Agency. The report identified him as Amir Ali Mirjafari and said the sentence was carried out after approval by Iran’s Supreme Court. Tasnim said the man had confessed to involvement in unrest, including arson and attacks on property and security forces.
Court ruling fails to ease aid flow into Gaza Foreign aid groups are struggling to operate in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, despite a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to freeze a government ban on dozens of organisations, news agency AFP reported. Israel had announced restrictions on 37 non-governmental organisations unless they provided detailed information about Palestinian staff. Alan Moseley, director of the Danish Refugee Council in the territories, said international staff and supplies continue to be rejected.
Iranian authorities have stepped up pressure on families of those killed in January protests, defacing, destroying or covering graves with cement in the northern city of Rasht and the capital Tehran, local sources told Iran International.
Amnesty warns of ‘primitive ferocity’ by 'voracious predators' in global order Amnesty International said Israel, Russia and the United States are leading a decline in global human rights, with the group’s secretary general Agnes Callamard describing their leaders as “voracious predators” in a new report on the state of human rights worldwide. “A global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish has been long in the making,” Callamard wrote. In 2025, there were “sharp U-turns” away from the international order built after World War II, he added.
Responding to the Fijian authorities’ announcement that a man, Jone Vakarisi, died in military custody on 17 April, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher Kate Schuetze said: “The information provided by authorities on this death in custody raises more questions than answers. Initial responses from the military suggested that Jone Vakarisi died from a pre-existing medical condition, […] The post Fiji: Death of man in military custody must be promptly investigated appeared first on Amnesty International .
The world is on the brink of a perilous new era, driven by powerful states’, corporations’ and anti-rights movements’ assaults on multilateralism, international law and human rights, Amnesty International warned today upon launching its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. States, international bodies and civil society must reject the politics of appeasement […] The post Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity appeared first on Amnesty International .
UK universities paid security firm to monitor pro-Palestine students and academics: Report 12 British universities paid a security firm to monitor students and academics, including those who have expressed solidarity with Palestine, a new investigation has revealed. A joint investigation by Al Jazeera and Liberty Investigates found that Horus Security- a firm run by former military intelligence officials- has been paid £440,000 since 2022 to monitor student social media activity and conduct counter-terror threat assessments. Internal documents revealed that a Palestinian academic invited to give a guest lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a pro-Palestine PHD student at the London School of Economics were among those monitored by the firm.
