Human Rights
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Taliban Urge Protection of Prisoners’ Rights Amid Detention Concerns
DID Press: Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, has called for the protection of prisoners’ rights and improved detention conditions during a visit to Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison, as concerns persist over the transparency and legality…
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Israelis Prepare for Nationwide Protests Over Military Conscription
DID Press: Israelis are preparing for nationwide protests against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Knesset considers a controversial bill that would suspend oversight of military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Haredi) men, according to Haaretz. The…
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Trump Administration Withholds Full Epstein Files
DID Press: US Department of Justice under President Donald Trump declined to release additional unredacted records related to the Jeffrey Epstein case before a court-imposed deadline, citing legal obligations, protection of victims’ identities, and the integrity of ongoing investigations. The…
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They Will Pay a Heavy Price, Says French Commentator
DID Press: Olivier Rimmel, a French think tank director, shared a photo of the small coffin of the grandchild of the slain leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. “They killed this little child in cold blood. What could be worse than…
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US Pressures Foreign States to Skip Iran Funeral Ceremony
DID Press: A well-informed source has claimed that the United States has applied diplomatic pressure in recent days to discourage foreign officials and delegations from attending a ceremony honoring “martyr leader” of the Islamic Revolution. According to the source, US…
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US Presbyterian Church Calls Gaza War “Genocide”
DID Press: General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has overwhelmingly passed a resolution describing Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide” and urging the US Congress to impose an arms embargo on Israel. The resolution was approved with 454 votes…
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Iranian Analyst Files $1 Billion Lawsuit Against FIFA
DID Press: An Iranian political analyst based in the United States has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against FIFA and its president in a federal court in Boston, claiming the disallowed goal in Iran’s World Cup match against Egypt led…
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UN: 175 Mine and UXO Casualties Reported in Afghanistan in 5 Months
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says at least 175 people were killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Afghanistan between January and May 2026, with children accounting for 75 percent of the…
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Afghan Migrants: Torture Allegations and Death in Freezing Turkey Border Conditions
DID Press: Twelve Afghan migrants attempting to reach Europe in January have told the BBC that they were detained, beaten, stripped, and pushed back toward the Iranian border by Turkish border forces in the city of Van, where temperatures reportedly…
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Sweden Allocates $5.26M in New Aid for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Trust Fund has announced that Sweden has allocated $5.26 million in new assistance to support vulnerable communities and strengthen development projects in Afghanistan. The fund stated that the contribution will be used to expand access to essential…
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