Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Human Rights Issue
‘My Eye Was Gone’: Georgian Teen...
Georgian teen Mako Gomuri lost her eye during a violent crackdown on June’s anti-government protests in Tbilisi. She wasn’t the only one, and eye patches became symbols of the protests. Now, three months later, Gomuri is fighting for compensation for what she believes was an excessive use of police force
Increasingly Regressive Climate Turns Human Rights...
According to a new briefing released by Amnesty International on 17 September, Unfair Game:Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in Russia Intensifies , Since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012, new repressive laws and policies, and reprisals against human rights defenders and activists….
Human Rights Situation Continues to Effect...
The High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said that since the presentation of her report to the Council on 5 July, “the human rights situation has continued to affect millions of people in Venezuela, with clear destabilizing impacts in the region.”
Myanmar Former Child Soldier Free After...
Aung Ko Htway, 28, was sentenced to two years of hard labor in March 2018 for provoking public incitement under Section 505(b) of the country’s Penal Code after he described his abduction and forced military service as a minor in an interview with RFA
“Authorities Must Launch a Prompt, Impartial...
According to Amnesty, Timothy Mtambo is the Chairperson of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), a local Non-Governmental Organisation working to defend human rights
Wife of Disappeared Human Rights Lawyer...
Two years after the disappearance of a prominent human rights lawyer from his home in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, his wife says she still has no idea where he is
Equatorial Guinea: 40 Years of Repression...
Equatorial Guineans who turn 40 this year were born, and grew up, in a country where human rights have been constantly and systematically violated. For too long, people have lived in a climate of fear because of impunity over human rights violations and abuses including the jailing of human rights defenders, activists and political opponents on trumped up charges,” said Marta Colomer, Amnesty International’s West Africa Senior Campaigner
Human Rights Watch Accuses Kenya Police...
Human Rights Watch has accused Kenya’s police force of carrying out extrajudicial killings of at least 21 young men and boys in the informal settlements of Nairobi over the past year
Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter Is...
Turkish-born NBA basketball player Enes Kanter is a wanted man by Turkey, which has revoked his passport and considers him a terrorist for his association with an exiled spiritual leader accused of fomenting a 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Snapp Judgment: Iran Ride-Sharing Company At...
Under Islamic laws enforced in Iran since the 1979 revolution, women are required to cover their hair and body in public and avoid tight-fitting clothing