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Singer sang without hijab in Iran – risks prosecution

Without the mandatory headscarf and wearing a black sleeveless dress, the Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sang in a concert released on the internet. For that, she now risks legal consequences, at the same time as the country tightens its already strict chastity laws.

Singer sang without hijab in Iran – risks prosecution

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

The news spreads like wildfire: Bashar al-Assad has fled the country – the regime has fallen. Batoul Ward cannot believe it.

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

All religious communities will be allowed to exist and operate in Syria, promises the country's new government in a charm offensive. Syrians who fled the bloody war are being urged to return and participate in the reconstruction.

Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

Ten years after the major refugee crisis, EU countries are hoping for a stream in the opposite direction. The regime's fall in Syria raises hopes that more will return – but also concern about what the new leadership really means.

After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has created a police state where over 300 people have been executed just this year. Can the 2034 World Championship get Saudi Arabia to reform? If one applauds the oppressor, there is no possibility of change, says the Saudi activist Lina al-Hathloul.

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Tens of thousands of migrant workers are said to have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia's vision for the future. Now eleven arenas are to be built for the World Championship 2034.

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

Syrians wake up from a nightmare that has lasted half a century. In many places, people are going out of their houses to celebrate that the al-Assad family's regime is over.

Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison

It has been called a "human slaughterhouse". After the fall of the Assad regime, a race against time is now underway to reach prisoners reportedly locked in cells deep beneath the notorious Saydnaya prison.

Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

Germany rejects Amnesty International's accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. .

Germany Rejects Report on Genocide

Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide

Amnesty's section in Israel dissociates itself from the new report where Israel is accused of committing and having committed genocide in Gaza. .

Israeli Amnesty Rejects Report on Genocide

Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Israel has committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, claims Amnesty International in a new report. This by intentionally killing civilians, causing severe physical and psychological harm and forcing Palestinians to live under very difficult conditions, writes the organization.

Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Nobel Peace Prize winner with heart disease temporarily released

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is reported to have been released from prison in Iran, at least temporarily. There have been long-standing alarms about her deteriorating health and the authorities' failure to help her.

Nobel Peace Prize winner with heart disease temporarily released

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

The Swedish Football Association will vote in favour of awarding the 2034 Men's World Championship to Saudi Arabia. A decision that the trade union Byggnads considers "below all criticism".

Furious about the World Championship decision: "Modern slavery"

"No agreement is better than a bad agreement"

"No agreement in Baku is better than a very, very bad agreement. " This is written, among others, by Amnesty and ActionAid in a letter to the G77 group of developing countries and China.

"No agreement is better than a bad agreement"

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

The Government wants to see a concrete EU proposal for "return hubs" for those deported from the EU. We need common answers, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

Dark milestone – over a hundred executions

Saudi Arabia has executed over 100 foreign nationals in 2024, according to a compilation by the news agency AFP. The figure is a threefold increase compared to 2023.

Dark milestone – over a hundred executions

Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

French weapon systems are used by the paramilitary RSF in Sudan's civil war, according to Amnesty. .

Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

Amnesty's World Championship warning: "Many will die"

Saudi Arabia is currently the only bidding country for the 2034 World Championship in football. Now, the human rights organization Amnesty is sounding the alarm and urging Fifa to refrain from choosing the country.

Amnesty's World Championship warning: "Many will die"

Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

The pressure is increasing all over Europe to deport more migrants – and even start returning refugees to Syria. But the aid organizations are furious.

Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

"Behead them all"

In two containers, around 200 men were held captive for three months. They were denied food and water, abused and tortured – until most of them were dead.

"Behead them all"

Nearly 200 Executed in Saudi Arabia This Year

198 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia this year. This means that the country has carried out the highest number of executions in more than 30 years.

Nearly 200 Executed in Saudi Arabia This Year

Amnesty: Israel has leveled eastern Gaza to the ground

Israel's attempt to expand its so-called buffer zone against Gaza has led to large areas being practically razed to the ground, claims Amnesty. Entire villages are said to have been wiped out.

Amnesty: Israel has leveled eastern Gaza to the ground

The State Visit Took Place Without Putin Being Arrested

Vladimir Putin's state visit to ICC-member Mongolia has ended. The Russian president went home scot-free – despite Mongolia's obligations to the court in The Hague, which has issued an arrest warrant against him.

The State Visit Took Place Without Putin Being Arrested

UN Experts: Iran Has Executed Over 400 This Year

More than 400 people have been executed in Iran this year, according to a group consisting of eleven independent UN experts. .

UN Experts: Iran Has Executed Over 400 This Year