‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran

As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.

Saudi Arabia sets national execution record in consecutive years, group reports

Saudi authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025, Human Right Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday.

Venezuela has freed some American citizens from prison, US official says

Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official.

Flee or Die: The Naayeri Peoples Impossible Choice

The Naayeri Indigenous peoples are trapped between cartel violence and state abandonment in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental.

Underground church says leaders detained as China steps up crackdown

Early Rain pastor said to be among those held in sweep that followed arrests of members of other unregistered churches.

Tanzania: Lawsuit before East African Court challenging elections

A lawsuit before the East African Court of Justice aims to annul and repeat recent elections in Tanzania. The elections in October were extremely controversial – and accompanied by state oppression.

Russian banks block donations to human rights organizations

Country’s leading political prisoner defense group warns of its critical situation due to lack of funds.

Spain Is Still Litigating the Legacy of Francisco Franco

Western Europe’s common disavowal of its Christian roots is usually less animated by antagonism and more than by an impression that religion is, in Christian Smith’s term, “obsolete.” 

The irony of Indonesia’s UN human rights presidency

If Indonesia’s diplomacy remains entrenched in selective silence, the privilege of presiding over the council will devolve into symbolic prestige devoid of impact.

Việt Nam’s Law on the State of Emergency: A Risk to Human Rights?

On the afternoon of Dec. 3, 2025, the National Assembly passed the Law on the State of Emergency. It was one of 51 laws approved during the Assembly’s 10th session. However, this legislation has once again raised concerns regarding the risk of abuse of power and human rights violations.