Today Amnesty International Ireland and Human Rights First published their joint letter to the Irish Ministers for Transport and Foreign Affairs and Trade urging an end to the U. S. administration’s use of Shannon Airport as a refuelling stopover for unlawful removal flights by U.
Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian detainee allowed to return to service Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 04/16/2026 - 10:48 Army chief approves return of reservists filmed allegedly torturing a detainee at Sde Teiman Masked Israeli reservists from Unit 100 during riots over the detention of nine soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian detainee, in Beit Lid on 29 July 2024 (Reuters) Off The Israeli army has approved the return to reserve duty of soldiers suspected of torturing and raping a Palestinian detainee. Army chief Eyal Zamir authorised the move for members of Unit 100, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Five soldiers from the unit, tasked with guarding prisoners, were implicated in the abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the notorious Sde Teiman detention centre in 2024.
New posts 05:31 Two Iranian Women Soccer Players Thank Australia For 'Safe Haven' Two Iranian women's soccer players thanked the Australian government on April 17 for offering a "safe haven" and said they wanted to resume their sporting careers Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, in their f
Pulled from the rubble of a school in Minab of Iran, leveled by a U. S. -Israeli strike, these are the drawings of children who never came home.
One month after the Cuban authorities announced the imminent release of 51 detainees and following the recent announcement of a pardon for 2,010 people on 2 April 2026, Amnesty International warns that the measures remain marked by a lack of transparency and discretion, with no guarantee of full release or genuine respect for human rights. […] The post Cuba: Authorities must now release those detained for political reasons and end repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".
'The Boys' faces boycott as star Tomer Capone’s past in Israeli army resurfaces Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 13:03 The actor described his time in the Israeli military, including violence against Palestinians, in a 2016 interview Tomer Capone attends the panel for Amazon Prime's 'The Boys' at San Diego Comic Con in 2024 (Matt Winklemeyer/AFP) Off Calls to boycott the popular Amazon Prime TV show The Boys are circulating on social media after an interview with actor Tomer Capone resurfaced in which he describes his time in the Israeli army. The Israeli actor, who is of French - Algerian descent, plays a French-Algerian character known as "Frenchie" in the series.
'Frightening milestone': Saudi Arabia hits 2,000 executions since King Salman took power Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 14:59 Gulf kingdom's use of death penalty increases fivefold, despite crown prince's promises of reform and modernisation This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah on 21 April 2023 (AFP/SPA) Off Saudi Arabia has carried out 2,000 executions since King Salman came to power 11 years ago, in what campaigners have described as a "frightening milestone". In the five years before King Salman took charge in 2015, Saudi Arabia executed an average of 71 people annually. That rate has now increased fivefold.
Responding to the Italian government’s long-overdue decision to suspend the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Israel on defence cooperation, Riccardo Noury, spokesperson for Amnesty International Italy, said: “Israel continues to act in defiance of international law and human rights: the genocide in the Gaza Strip is ongoing, the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank proceeds alongside an unprecedented escalation of violence, and attacks and mass displacement in Lebanon continue. […] The post Italy: Suspension of defence cooperation with Israel long overdue appeared first on Amnesty International .
Butch Ware: How the US legacy of slavery led us to Trump’s America Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Thu, 04/24/2025 - 11:50 In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC we speak with historian Professor Rudolph “Butch” Ware about the global system slavery built - and how its legacy still shapes the modern world. He breaks down the myths we’ve been taught about abolition, the spiritual legacy of resistance, and how white supremacy was not just a byproduct of history, but an architecture that still defines our institutions. We also talk about Gaza, the erasure of truth in public life, and how protest and free speech are being crushed in the US.
Eyal Weizman: How Israel is engineering genocide and ethnic cleansing Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Thu, 04/17/2025 - 11:30 In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak with Eyal Weizman, architect, scholar, and founder of Forensic Architecture - a research agency that uses spatial investigation to expose state violence and human rights abuses. We trace the roots of what Eyal calls an architecture of occupation and ethnic cleansing - a project stretching back to 1948 and unfolding across Gaza, the West Bank, and inside Israel itself. From settlements to bypass roads, from home demolitions to surveillance towers, we look at how space is used to control, fragment, and displace Palestinian life.
Israeli forces number Palestinian women’s hands during Jenin invasion Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:34 Women permitted to briefly return to homes under military escort describe harassment, strip searches and devastation across the camp Israeli forces marked Palestinian women with numbers on their hands before allowing them to briefly enter and check their homes on 13 April (Instagram/@raya. orouq/screenshot) Off Israeli forces marked dozens of Palestinian women with numbers on their hands during their ongoing invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Troops allowed around 120 women to enter the camp to inspect their homes and retrieve belongings, under strict security measures.
Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says Israeli prison guards have violently assaulted Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti three times over the past month, according to his lawyer. A campaign calling for Barghouti’s release on Tuesday described the incidents as “brutal attacks”. It said they took place while he was in solitary confinement in Megiddo and Ramon prisons, in northern and southern Israel respectively.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is understood to be facing charges including spreading false information, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
A coalition of 30 international legal organizations has issued a joint letter calling for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, warning that her detention is part of a sustained campaign to silence independent legal advocacy in Iran. Security agents affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence arrested Sotoudeh at […] The post 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Reacting to the conviction and sentences of 19 activists in Kazakhstan for participating in a peaceful protest against human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The Kazakhstani authorities must immediately release the 19 activists as they are imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their […] The post Kazakhstan: Sentencing of 19 activists over peaceful Xinjiang protest a travesty of justice appeared first on Amnesty International .
Gideon Levy: Reporting on the Intifada changed how I see Israel Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:45 In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak with Gideon Levy, one of Israel’s most outspoken and controversial journalists, who has spent decades documenting the occupation of Palestinian lands. We discuss Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Netanyahu’s political calculations, and how Israeli society has responded. We also explore how the Israeli media and culture has eroded Israeli society, the future of Gaza and the West Bank, Palestinian leadership, and what a just resolution to the conflict might look like.
Mustafa Barghouti: Palestinians will 'die here and not leave' Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Fri, 02/14/2025 - 16:20 Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, reacts to US President Donald Trump plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza so Washington can "have" the enclave. In a wide-ranging interview, Barghouti also speaks about how ethnic cleansing has accelerated in the occupied West Bank amid rising settler attacks. He draws on the history of the conflict to show how Israel has always intended to ethnically cleanse historical Palestine completely.
Kuwait detains journalist Ahmed Shihab-Elbin after social media posts Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 13:54 Rights groups say journalist's detention is 'emblematic' of broader crackdown in the region on online speech amid Iran war Award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Elbin has reported for PBS, The New York Times and Al Jazeera English (Screengrab/Facebook) Off Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning international journalist, has been detained for over a month by the Kuwaiti authorities following social media posts related to the Iran war, campaigners say. The 41-year-old, an American-born Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 2 March while visiting family in Kuwait. He has been arbitraily detained since then with limited access to his lawyer.
Kuwait detaining journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after social media posts Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 13:54 Rights groups say journalist's detention is 'emblematic' of broader crackdown in the region on online speech amid Iran war Award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has reported for PBS, The New York Times and Al Jazeera English (Screengrab/Facebook) Off Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning international journalist, has been detained for over a month by the Kuwaiti authorities following social media posts related to the Iran war, campaigners say. The 41-year-old, an American-born Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 2 March while visiting family in Kuwait. He has been arbitraily detained since then with limited access to his lawyer.
