Iranian authorities have arrested the prize-winning rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, her daughter said on Thursday, as activists accuse the Islamic republic of cracking down on civil society during the war with Israel and the United States . "Mum was arrested...
Cyber threats against Iranians both in the country and abroad have surged during wars and protests over the past nine months, a rights group said Thursday. Iranians had seen a "paradigm shift in digital repression" using a variety of techniques since...
The government is holding consultations to increase the price of gas it supplies to fertilizer manufacturers — the single largest energy-consuming industry in the country — in light of the global energy crisis caused by the American-Israeli war on Iran, according...
GAZA, (PIC) In Gaza, autism is no longer just a health condition requiring special care, but has turned into doubled suffering in light of a war that leaves no room for calm or stability. Here, where the shelling does not stop,...
Investigative Analysis – A series of arson attacks and alleged incidents targeting alleged Jewish-linked sites across Europe have been attributed to a little-known group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), or Ashab al-Yamin. The group has been widely described...
Eighteen European countries on Thursday urged Israel and Hezbollah to stop fighting as their latest conflict reached one month and with fears over Israeli plans to control part of southern Lebanon post-war. "Israeli military operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah's...
US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after reportedly growing frustrated by her failure to pursue his political enemies with sufficient zeal and her handling of the Epstein files. Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post that Bondi is out as attorney...
On 2 March 2026, a suspected Iranian-made drone was shot down over the British military base of Akrotiri in Cyprus. The incident pushed the island’s long-overlooked bases into the international spotlight, as security alerts and fears of...
On 27 October, Omer, a Community Development Committee member, supports health workers at the UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Al Jadab village in Atbara, River Nile State. Through this initiative, UNICEF is restoring lifesaving healthcare services, such as nutrition, immunization, antenatal...
Invasions of ancient Persia were always daunting tasks. They often led to disaster. In the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, the Persian empire came to dominate a vast and varied geography with what’s now Iran at its heart. Comprising modern...
Iranian authorities Thursday executed a teenager convicted over January protests after a fast-track trial rights groups labelled as "grossly unfair", as the Islamic republic ramps up executions during the war with the US and Israel . Amir Hossein Hatami, 18,...
It was the beginning of spring in Karachi, and frigid mornings were giving way to balmy afternoons. But Bilal Colony was already far warmer than the rest of the city, and uncomfortably so. This is a CATCH story This story is part...
It’s still possible the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates again this year – but don’t count on it. With input prices soaring, interest rates aren’t the top concern for farmers and ranchers these days. Still, lower rates would be...
The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called Thursday for the UN Security Council to authorize the use of force to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks. Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping...
This informative webinar discusses a significant issue that is cropping up for sub-5nm designs. As the graphic above shows, modeling uncertainty at advanced nodes results in excessive guard banding. These guard bands result in reduced performance and profit. A loss...
The short answer is ‘no’ Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal The short answer is ‘no’. Trump was confabulating when he said that he was...
Although written about the USA, the same applies to Europe In addition to reducing our security and jeopardizing the well-being of people around the world, his belligerence will cost us a huge amount of money. But at least he and his...
The war on Iran emphasises the need for something better than populism as a response to the failure of the old order Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. He is also one of the founding...
Relying on foreign aid is bad for Africa’s health and it must stop if the continent is to enjoy health security. This was the collective view of government and corporate leaders meeting at the 58th session of the Conference of...
By CIVICUS Apr 2 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Italy’s restrictive immigration policies with Eleonora Celoria, a researcher at FIERI (Forum Internazionale ed Europeo di Ricerche sull’Immigrazione), a research centre on migration, and a member of the Association for Legal Studies on...
Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri is filing a civil complaint at a French war crimes unit alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) over an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut dating back to...
GAZA, (PIC) A video of Palestinian university students taking exams on Gaza’s shores has sparked widespread social media interaction, in the midst of the unprecedented collapse of the educational sector in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli war. Activists have circulated...
Rima Hassan , a French pro-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, was arrested on Thursday over a comment she posted on X last month about an attack on an Israeli airport in the 1970s, her fellow party member Jean-Luc Melenchon...
Dozen people arrive under new deal but legal challenges expected with scheme criticised as ‘dehumanising process’ A flight carrying people being deported from the US has landed in Uganda, as Donald Trump’s administration pushes on with its strategy of expelling migrants...
Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially, and stocks of trauma kits and other gear could run low if the war persists, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation there...
Argentina on Thursday expelled Iran's diplomatic envoy following what the foreign ministry called "false, offensive and baseless accusations" by Tehran. Mohsen Soltani Tehrani, Iran's charge d'affaires and counselor, was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours, the ministry said...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . The repercussions of the war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf, are being felt along the RSF’s supply lines. Shipments sent...
The US and Israel widened their attacks against Iran's civilian infrastructure on Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened to unleash widespread destruction across the country. Warplanes destroyed one of the country's oldest medical research institutes in Tehran while...
The Istanbul-based Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) launched an urgent ‘Al Aqsa Appeal’ this week to urge the reopening of one of Islam’s holiest sites. The PCPA denounced the Israeli closure of the Al-Aqsa complex as unprecedented,...
The Israeli army imposed a curfew on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank 's flashpoint city of Hebron on Wednesday, sealing off entrances to neighbourhoods as the Jewish holiday of Passover began. Residents of the Jaber, Salaymeh, and...
Romania is weighing up cancelling a 1.89 billion lei ($427.2 million) contract to buy drones from Israel's Elbit Systems due to delivery delays, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday. The deal, signed in 2022, envisaged deliveries beginning in...
Yahya Shamali's mother stands at the entrance of a worn-out tent in a displacement camp in Al-Saraya, central Gaza City. She scans the road anxiously, terrified her 16-year-old son might slip away again. For Yahya, who is on the autism...
The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on March 30 to institute the death penalty only for Palestinians. The new law mandates military courts to sentence Palestinians in the West Bank and other Israeli-occupied territories to execution by hanging if...
Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh channels decades of her country's pain into her work, responding to a history of war and displacement that continues to shape lives across West Asia. Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, which...
- - - - Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash It started with a horrific murder. It was, to all outward appearances, about nothing but race. An immigrant to this country, trying to make a life for...
President Trump has systematically broken virtually every promise made on the campaign trail to court health-focused voters. His most recent walk-backs on pesticide reform are a cruel insult to the idea of “making America healthy again.” Among other...
If I asked you to name the most unpopular Supreme Court justice, you might choose the venal Clarence Thomas or the perpetually enraged Samuel Alito. In either event, you’d be wrong. The least popular member of the high tribunal is...
GAZA, (PIC) Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday to protest new Israeli legislation that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners, amid rising public anger. The rally, organized by the Popular Committee for Refugees,...
More than 100 international legal experts said Thursday that the United States military may be committing war crimes during its more than one -month-long assault on Iran . In a signed letter, the US-based practitioners expressed "profound concern" at what...
More than 100 international legal experts said Thursday that the United States military may be committing war crimes during its more than one -month-long assault on Iran . In a signed letter, the US-based practitioners expressed "profound concern" at what...
New York City police arrested a member of a Jewish Defense League group known as JDL 613 , for plotting to assassinate a Palestinian-American leader. The suspect is Alexander Heifler, whose Linkedin account lists his employment as...
The US Embassy in Baghdad advised US nationals on Thursday to "leave Iraq immediately", stating that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias may be planning attacks in central Baghdad "within the next 24 to 48 hours". The warning comes as the fallout...
A man and three minors have been put in pre-trial detention as part of investigations into a foiled March bomb attack on the Bank of America's Paris office, authorities said - a plot that officials say may be...
Ex-chefe de comando contraterrorista de Trump expõe a verdade sobre ligações de EUA com ISIS e Al Qaeda. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su A narrativa oficial construída por Estados Unidos e...
Gracias a las FMP, el imperialismo tuvo que poner fin a su ocupación oficial de Irak tras años de destrucción iniciada con la invasión de 2003. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su...
GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Ministry of Health has warned of an impending health catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as hospitals face a critical shortage of fuel needed to operate electricity generators, amid the ongoing impact of the Israeli genocide and the...
Brazil is now on the route of bioterrorism and biological warfare, and the lack of specific preparation for this may exact a high price. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Approximately two years...
Only by taking such religious movements into account can we see the thread that connects a forgotten 17 th -century philosopher to the warmonger pastors of the 21 st century. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK...
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