Saudi Arabia has seen a dramatic increase in executions, with 338 carried out in 2024, according to human rights NGOs. This marks a significant rise from 172 in 2023. The majority of those executed were convicted of drug trafficking, with…
In Ecuador, justice authorities have ordered the temporary detention of 16 military personnel suspected of involvement in the forced disappearance of four teenagers. Their charred bodies were discovered near a military base, sparking horror throughout the country. The teens, aged…
Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, a 59-year-old Tunisian detainee, has been released from Guantánamo Bay after nearly 23 years without charge. The Pentagon confirmed his transfer to Tunisia, marking him as the fourth detainee to be released this month. Al-Yazidi was…
Ecuador’s Defense Minister, Gian Carlo Lofredo, has committed to ‘full transparency’ regarding the disappearance of four teenagers following their military detention. During a parliamentary session, Lofredo assured parents that no information would be withheld as authorities investigate the boys’ fate….
An Argentine judge has issued international arrest warrants for Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and First Lady Rosario Murillo, citing systematic human rights violations. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Dario Richarte, accuses them of severe crimes including murder, torture, and forced…
Jalal al-Hajj Ali, a former prisoner of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, shares his harrowing experiences of torture and loss during his eight months in one of Syria’s most notorious prisons. Now striving to find his missing friends, he expresses his deep…
A report by the Israeli Health Ministry details severe torture and abuse faced by hostages held in Gaza, including sexual assault, starvation, and psychological trauma. Compiled from interviews with medical teams treating over 100 hostages, the findings will be submitted…
Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee in London, learns the full extent of her husband Abdullah Al Nofal’s traumatic experiences in Al-Khatib prison after watching news coverage of fleeing prisoners post-Assad’s ousting. Abdullah recounts his arrest and horrific conditions during…
Foiz Al Bezhreh, a former detainee who spent 4.5 years in Syria’s notorious Sednaya Prison, recounts the harrowing experiences of incarceration under the Assad regime. He was imprisoned on charges of collaborating with rebels while his wife was pregnant. His…
In Syria, violent battles in Tartus between government forces and supporters of Bashar al-Assad resulted in 17 deaths. Thousands of Alawites protested against pressure and violence targeting their community, while security forces in Homs dispersed demonstrators, leading to one reported…
Iraqi authorities have initiated the exhumation of remains from a mass grave containing approximately 100 Kurdish women and children believed to be victims of former dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime in the 1980s. The grave was located near Tal al-Shaikhiya in…
Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who was convicted for the murder of 15 people in 1982 and had been in hiding, has passed away at the age of 79. Current president Chan Santokhi expressed condolences and urged Bouterse’s…
