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South Korea recognizes same-sex rights

South Korea's highest court recognized new rights for same-sex couples on Thursday. Now, cohabiting same-sex couples can be registered on the same health insurance in the country.

South Korea recognizes same-sex rights

Anger towards Hamas in Gaza: "They are scum"

The number of reported dead is approaching 40,000 and hundreds of thousands are threatened by starvation. With large parts of Gaza in ruins, 90 percent of the population has been forced to leave their homes.

Anger towards Hamas in Gaza: "They are scum"

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

In total, 43 people have been sentenced to life imprisonment for "terror-related" crimes in the United Arab Emirates, according to the state-controlled news agency Wam. The convicted were prosecuted at the beginning of the year along with an additional 41 people, of whom "most are members of the terrorist organization Muslim Brotherhood" according to the prosecutors.

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced one of the deceased leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives to death. According to the court, the woman is an accomplice to crimes committed against Yazidi women who were taken captive by IS.

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

Dramatist and Director Imprisoned in Russia

A Russian military court has sentenced a theater director and a playwright to six years in prison each. They are deemed to have justified terrorism in a prize-winning play that was staged in 2021 about women who were lured into marrying jihadists in Syria.

Dramatist and Director Imprisoned in Russia

Used social media – had her ears cut off

Men who have murdered, raped and assaulted women are going free in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Amnesty. Survivors are said to receive neither protection nor justice.

Used social media – had her ears cut off

No Conditional Release for Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier is not granted parole. The American indigenous activist has spent most of his life in prison since he was convicted of shooting two FBI agents in 1975.

No Conditional Release for Leonard Peltier

Environmental activists in Cambodia sentenced to prison

A court in Cambodia has sentenced ten environmental activists to between six and eight years in prison. "Today's decision is yet another crushing blow to Cambodia's civil society", says Amnesty International's Montse Ferrer in a statement.

Environmental activists in Cambodia sentenced to prison

Kenya deploys military against demonstrators

Police have fired live rounds at demonstrators in Kenya's capital Nairobi. At least five people have been killed and a further number have been injured.

Kenya deploys military against demonstrators

Green light for mining project met with disappointment

The Supreme Administrative Court approves the government's controversial decision to permit the mining plans in Kallak in Jokkmokk municipality. The verdict is met with disappointment in several quarters.

Green light for mining project met with disappointment

Norlin, Lundin and Jinder Perform for Amnesty

Your eyes will be opened when Amnesty hosts a concert evening at Cirkus in Stockholm on 17 September. Among the guest artists performing together with the band are, among others, Annika Norlin & Jonas Teglund, Erik Lundin, and Little Jinder.

Norlin, Lundin and Jinder Perform for Amnesty

"North Korea is very self-assured right now"

Gigantic loudspeakers, K-pop music on USB drives and flyers. Balloons filled with cigarette butts, rubbish and faeces.

"North Korea is very self-assured right now"

Anger over Noury's release

The news that lifer Hamid Noury has been released sparks outrage. We think it's bloody ridiculous, says lawyer Kenneth Lewis, who was a plaintiff's assistant during the trial against Hamid Noury.

Anger over Noury's release

UN Outrage over Greek Laxity following Migrant Tragedy

Greece is being criticised by the UN's migration agency IOM and refugee agency UNCHR for failing to investigate one of the worst drowning disasters involving migrants in recent years. Over 600 people drowned when a migrant boat sank en route from Libya to Italy.

UN Outrage over Greek Laxity following Migrant Tragedy

Warning of AI surveillance during the European Championship: "Problematic"

France is stepping up the use of AI surveillance during the European Championship in Paris. Now critics are warning that it opens up for more extensive control.

Warning of AI surveillance during the European Championship: "Problematic"

Five years' imprisonment for Chinese MeToo activist

The journalist Huang Xueqin has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for inciting subversive activities by a court in Chinese Canton (Guangzhou). She was one of the driving forces when the Chinese #MeToo movement took off at the beginning of 2018.

Five years' imprisonment for Chinese MeToo activist

Amnesty critical of hijab ban during the Olympic Games

Under OS, it will be forbidden for French athletes to wear hijab. Something that human rights organisation Amnesty is strongly critical of.

Amnesty critical of hijab ban during the Olympic Games

Sat in the "death committee" – can become president

He was one of four men who decided who would live and who would die when thousands of political prisoners were executed in Iran in 1988 – an event that was tried in a Swedish court. Now Mostafa Pourmohammadi has been cleared to stand in the Iranian presidential election.

Sat in the "death committee" – can become president

Report: Israel is using white phosphorus in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in attacks in southern Lebanon. It causes damage to both civilians and the environment, according to the human rights organization.

Report: Israel is using white phosphorus in Lebanon

Security zone in Norrköping – the country's first

The Police will set up a security zone in Norrköping tomorrow after yesterday's double murder. It is the first time this has happened in the country.

Security zone in Norrköping – the country's first