Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran, says her daughter | The Guardian

The prize-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been arrested in Tehran, according to her family, as activists accused the regime of cracking down on civil society under cover of the war with Israel and the US.

Scale of killing in Lebanon ‘horrific’: UN rights chief | France 24

The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is “horrific”, the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding “nightmare”.

Russia labels human rights group Memorial ‘extremist’ | DW

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial an “extremist” organization and ordered an immediate ban on all of the group’s activities in Russia under threat of criminal penalty.

Germany looks to soften controversial military registration law | POLITICO

Germany is scrambling to clarify a controversial rule requiring that men aged 17 to 45 seek permission before leaving the country for more than three months, after the measure triggered a political backlash over the weekend.

Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza | Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip.

India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media | BBC News

The Indian government has proposed changes to extend its regulatory framework to a wider range of online news voices, including influencers and podcasters on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and X.

UN report details sexual abuse investigations involving foreign forces in Haiti | CNN

A United Nations report from February details four sexual abuse investigations, one involving a 12-year-old child, that implicate members of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) forces, a Kenyan-led and US-backed military mission to combat gang violence in Haiti.