UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeera finds 17 settlement-linked companies hold 2. 1 billion pounds in UK public contracts.
Iran Human Rights News
Human rights reporting on Iran — executions and death sentences, political prisoners, the treatment of women and minorities, and press freedom — collected from independent English-language outlets.
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Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession The twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate. Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision to join millions on the streets of Iranian cities during the January protests against the regime.
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Kites flown across 11 Dutch cities in solidarity with Gaza children
Kites flown across 11 Dutch cities in solidarity with Gaza children Kites were flown across 11 cities in the Netherlands on Saturday in solidarity with children in Gaza. The events, organised by the Plant an Olive Tree Foundation, sought to draw attention to attacks on Gaza and protest Israeli threats of displacement and attacks against Palestinians over kites flown from the enclave that landed in Israeli settlements near the border. In Rotterdam, participants gathered at Noordereiland Square and flew kites in solidarity with children in Gaza.
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South Africa’s chrome riches fuel a deadly underground economy
Behind South Africa’s chrome riches lies a shadow economy where migrants and unemployed workers face deadly conditions.
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Israeli forces throw Palestinian out of vehicle after detention, beating
Israeli forces throw Palestinian out of vehicle after detention, beating Israeli forces threw a Palestinian man out of a military vehicle outside the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, after he was detained and beaten by soldiers, according to the Israeli rights group Looking the Occupation in the Eye. The organisation posted footage of a man lying on the ground covering his face, as soldiers close the back door of a military vehicle before driving away. “After being detained, interrogated and beaten – a Palestinian man was thrown off a military vehicle and the soldiers continued on their way,” Looking the Occupation in the Eye wrote on X.
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TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
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Al Jazeera reporter challenges Huckabee over Israeli settler pogroms
Al Jazeera reporter challenged US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee after he called violent Israeli settlers a minority
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Cuban and Afghan immigrants deported from US under Trump arrive in Guyana
The Trump administration has sought to expand third-country deportations, with more than 30 deals struck so far.
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Woman beaten to death as bystanders watch in India’s Gujarat
A woman was beaten to death at a crowded bus station in India, with CCTV showing bystanders watching.
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Israeli campaign of West Bank destruction moves on to region’s food basket
Palestinian farmland razed as violent Israeli settler expansion spreads into Area A of the occupied West Bank.
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Israel must protect West Bank’s Palestinians amid settler pogroms: US envoy
Huckabee labels some of the settlers committing violence as 'terrorists' though analysts say his visit is 'symbolic'.
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‘Governments continue to fail’: Freedom Flotilla sails again, vowing to challenge Israel’s Gaza blockade
‘Governments continue to fail’: Freedom Flotilla sails again, vowing to challenge Israel’s Gaza blockade The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Israel 's blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the besieged Palestinian territory in October. The FFC said its latest mission would go ahead despite the violence and torture meted out to flotilla volunteers on previous attempts, including severe beatings, repeated tasering and sexual assault. The coalition also accused Israel of blocking the entry of food, medicine and fuel into Gaza, saying the humanitarian situation required renewed international action.
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‘Governments continue to fail’: Freedom Flotilla sails again, vowing to challenge Israel’s Gaza blockade
‘Governments continue to fail’: Freedom Flotilla sails again, vowing to challenge Israel’s Gaza blockade Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 10:43 Freedom Flotilla Coalition says previous arrests, beatings and alleged mistreatment of activists have not deterred its campaign to reach Gaza by sea Demonstrators with Palestinian flags gather beside the Freedom Flotilla ship Handala before its departure for Gaza from Sicily, Italy, 13 July 2025 (Giovanni Isolino/AFP) Off The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Israel 's blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the besieged Palestinian territory in October. The FFC said its latest mission would go ahead despite the violence and torture meted out to flotilla volunteers on previous attempts, including severe beatings, repeated tasering and sexual assault. The coalition also accused Israel of blocking the entry of food, medicine and fuel into Gaza, saying the humanitarian situation required renewed international action.
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Iran Urges BRICS to Prosecute War Criminals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary chief called on BRICS members to condemn violations of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and use universal jurisdiction to pursue those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during two wars of aggression against Iran.
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Israeli forces detain Palestinian farmers in the West Bank
Israeli forces detain Palestinian farmers in the West Bank Israeli forces detained several Palestinian farmers in the Yarza community, east of Tubas, in the northeastern occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Yarza Village Council Chairman Mukhlis Masaeed said Israeli forces and settlers continue to impose restrictions on residents of the community in an effort to pressure them into leaving their homes and land.
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UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council.
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UN says Israeli settler violence in West Bank displaced 2,500 Palestinians in 2026
UN says Israeli settler violence in West Bank displaced 2,500 Palestinians in 2026 Israeli settler violence has resulted in the displacement of more than 2,500 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA said in a statement that since 2023, more than 6,400 Palestinians in 130 communities across the West Bank have been displaced due to the settler violence and related access restrictions. Half of the 2,500 forced out this year alone are children, OCHA said.
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Families of missing Ecuadorian fishermen allege US involvement
Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.
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'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition
'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing? ' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof said Israeli settlers had blocked him during his visit this spring to a few Palestinian villages, one of which has been cleansed of its residents since. Kristof wrote on X: “I visited these Palestinian villages in the spring.
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‘I could not save the rest’: Hero nurse remembers Pakistan’s nursery fire
The PIMS nurse who saved one newborn recalls the fire, the screams and the 14 babies she could not save.
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