human rights

Raquel Ataeian Arrested in Iran Over Baha’i Faith Security forces raid her home, seize belongings in Qaemshahr Iranian security forces have arrested Raquel Ataeian, a member of the Baha’i faith, …

Baku, Azerbaijan – A court in Azerbaijan has ordered the pre-trial detention of eight Russian citizens for four months following their arrest on July 1. According to the Azerbaijani news …

Three Kurdish Men, Including Poet Hawar Rojhelati, Arrested in Iran Without Warrants Three Kurdish men — Kamal Oqabi from Oshnavieh, Askar Najafi from Sarpol-e Zahab, and poet and writer Hassan …

Two Kurdish men, Abdol Rasouli and Keyvan Soleimani, have been arrested by Iranian Intelligence Department forces without court-issued warrants, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. On June 19, …

Ahliman Ganjiyev, one of the Azerbaijanis arrested in Yekaterinburg, was reportedly tortured by investigators from the Russian Federation’s Sverdlovsk Region Investigative Committee, according to his lawyer Ilkin Amirov. Amirov stressed …

Tšolo Thakeli, a 31-year-old father and outspoken campaigner against youth unemployment in Lesotho, has been arrested and charged with sedition after posting a video online questioning Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s …

Mahabad, Iran – Khabat Kardani, a 36-year-old Kurdish resident of the village of Gagashi near Mahabad, was arrested by Iran’s Intelligence Department on the evening of Wednesday, June 18, 2025, …

BANGKOK (May 16, 2025) — Cambodian journalist Ouk Mao, known for his investigations into illegal logging, was arrested Friday by plainclothes officers in Stung Treng province, according to his wife …

In a continuing investigation into the alleged abuse of a Dalit minor girl in Pathanamthitta, Kerala Police have taken another suspect into custody. The individual, V.S. Arun, 25, was detained …

A court in Ankara has sentenced Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to 11 months and 20 days in prison for “insulting the president of Turkey,” according to his Turkish legal team. …