Choreographer Sonya Tayeh is premiering 'The Surge,' a dance piece inspired by Sinéad O'Connor's life and music. The work features women over 40, exploring themes of defiance, aging in the arts, and finding one's voice, drawing parallels to O'Connor's own struggles and resilience.
Syrian security forces have arrested 10 former officials linked to the deposed Assad regime in Daraa, Aleppo, and Idlib provinces. The Interior Ministry stated the operations aim to bring individuals accused of crimes and abuses against Syrians to justice, including a former military commander and a prison guard.
A Syrian man, identified as Rafiq al Q, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for crimes against humanity, including torture and rape of detainees in Syria between 2013-2014. This marks the first conviction in the Netherlands for Assad-era atrocities and the first time a Dutch court has convicted an individual of sexual violence as a crime against humanity.
Thousands of British Kashmiris protested outside the UK Parliament, alleging human rights violations and excessive force by Pakistani security forces in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). They called for international intervention and accountability for civilian deaths and injuries amid ongoing unrest.
Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod stated that Europeans are unaware of the abuses by territorial recruitment centers (TCC) in Ukraine because relevant video content is blocked, creating an information vacuum.
UNHCR reports 117.8M forcibly displaced globally, a 4% decrease in 2025, but Lebanon faces a growing crisis. Venezuela, Palestine, Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, and South Sudan are top refugee origin countries. Colombia, Germany, and Turkey host the most refugees.
Former political prisoners in Myanmar recount systematic torture, sexual abuse, and neglect in prisons, including invasive strip-searches and threats of rape. Despite recent amnesties and political changes, activists like Thazin and Ma Khaing state abuses continue, with many still detained.
A DHS watchdog report found staff at ICE's Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana violated rules against physical force, used chokeholds, and one officer stabbed a detainee with a pen. The report also cited unsanitary conditions and inadequate medical and legal support.
Russia's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya criticized a UN report for omitting alleged crimes by Ukrainian forces, calling it biased and unacceptable. He cited specific incidents and statements from Ukrainian officials to highlight the perceived lack of accountability for Ukrainian military actions.
At the World Media Congress in Marseille, NYT publisher Arthur Gregg Sulzberger criticized media's passivity towards AI companies' abuses. In response, the SPUR coalition, aiming to set technical standards for AI use of news content, welcomed 30 new members.
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa highlighted his administration's crime-fighting strategies and economic improvements in his State of the Union speech. He cited extraditions, drug seizures, and reduced poverty rates as successes, though critics question the security progress.
Egyptian security sources denied claims of abuses in correctional facilities, attributing them to the "terrorist" Muslim Brotherhood group abroad. Authorities are taking legal action against rumor-mongers, asserting that rehabilitation centers provide necessary care and adhere to legal standards.
Since Ecuador declared an 'internal armed conflict,' security forces have been accused of widespread human rights abuses, including forced disappearances and torture, with victims detailing brutal treatment and families left searching for missing loved ones.
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a former militia commander accused of murder, rape, and torture in Libyan detention centers, has appeared at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is the first case to reach a courtroom from the ICC's investigation into crimes in Libya post-Gaddafi, marking a significant step towards justice for refugees.
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a former Libyan militia commander, faces a landmark hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is the first case from the ICC's Libya investigation to reach a courtroom, stemming from alleged abuses in detention centres.
Elon Musk has launched a tirade against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network. France opened an inquiry in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics. The investigation has since widened to cover allegations of Holocaust denial, distribution of sexual deepfakes and most recently possible complicity in the distribution of images of child sexual abuse. Responding to a post on the...
DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Kang Hoon-sik, presidential chief of staff, on Monday o...
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate "the enemies' abuses of the waterway" under new management of the Strait of Hormuz. Follow live.
Iranian-Australian journalist and academic Saba Vasefi has spent years documenting human rights abuses in her homeland. The regime she's criticised has not forgotten her name.
Iranian-Australian journalist and academic Saba Vasefi has spent years documenting human rights abuses in her homeland. The regime she's criticised has not forgotten her name.
Syria's Justice Ministry announced the launch of public trials next week for ousted Assad regime officials, beginning with cases from Daraa where protests began in 2011. Trials will include Assad's cousins Atif Najib and Wassim al-Assad, and former military intelligence major Amjad Youssef, accused of killings that sparked the 13-year civil war resulting in over 500,000 deaths.
A heated argument outside a Gurugram liquor shop escalated into a physical altercation. A viral video shows a man slapping a woman multiple times after she allegedly hurled abuses. The woman retaliated, slapping him and pulling his T-shirt. Bystanders attempted to intervene. Police have taken note of the video but no formal complaint has been filed yet.
