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Over 400 arrested in London at Palestine action support rally

London, September 7, 2025 – More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday in London during a demonstration supporting the group Palestine Action, adding to hundreds of other arrests across the UK since the organization was banned. The Metropolitan Police had warned they would detain anyone displaying......

Silver Lion in Venice for the voice of Hind Rajab, a film on Gaza’s tragedy

The Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania received the Silver Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival for her powerful film The Voice of Hind Rajab, which tells the tragic story of a young Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in early 2024. The film, deeply emotional and politically charged,......

Amina Bouayach honored with San Salvador’s symbolic key at global human rights summit

The mayor of San Salvador presented the symbolic key of the Salvadoran capital to Amina Bouayach, President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and head of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), during the Global Human Rights Summit held from September......

Egypt arrests TikTok creators over alleged moral violations

Egyptian authorities have arrested eight TikTok content creators in less than a week, citing accusations of “indecency,” which human rights defenders describe as vague and part of a wider crackdown primarily targeting women. According to the Ministry of Interior, the arrested individuals......

Alawite families forced to flee neighborhood near Damascus

Dozens of Alawite families in Syria were compelled to leave their neighborhood near Damascus following threats from armed men, residents told AFP on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an armed group entered the Soumariya district, west of Damascus, on Thursday, forcing......

UN warns of enforced disappearances at Gaza aid sites

United Nations experts have issued a stark warning over reports of Palestinians, including children, being forcibly disappeared while attempting to collect humanitarian aid in southern Gaza. These incidents, described as violations of international law, coincide with mounting concerns over a deepening......

Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, leaving 69 dead and dozens missing

At least 69 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, according to an updated toll released by Mauritanian coast guards on Friday. Dozens remain missing more than 48 hours after the tragedy, which highlights the deadly risks faced by migrants attempting to reach Europe......

Sharp rise in executions in Iran sparks international concern

Iran has carried out at least 841 executions since the beginning of 2025, marking a sharp increase compared to previous years, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Friday. In July alone, 100 people were executed, more than double the number recorded in the same month last......

University of Brussels debates controversial naming of graduating class after Rima Hassan

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is set to make a pivotal decision regarding the naming of its graduating law class in honor of Rima Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian Member of the European Parliament whose political stance has sparked intense controversy. The debate centers on whether this......