Iran has frequently been in the media this year, from rising tensions with the US, widespread protests, and arbitrary detentions and executions. We take a look back at key human rights areas, and how things might develop in 2021. … Read more →
Facial recognition that targets the Chinese Uyghur population is being provided as a service by the tech giant Alibaba, according to a new report published by leading surveillance researcher IPVM. … Read more →
Osman Kavala, the prominent Turkish businessman and human rights defender, has once again had an … Read more →
A new report released by the Centre for Global Policy on 15 December suggests that over half a million people from ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang … Read more →
Plans by the UK government to cut international aid below 0.7% of GNI, that renege on both international and manifesto commitments, have continued to … Read more →
Iranian journalist Rouhollah Zam was executed on 12 December, according to Iranian state television. The following day on 13 December, British-Iranian dual national Kameel Ahmady was given a nine year prison sentence. … Read more →
The UK has added 11 new individuals to its sanctions list over human rights abuses, bringing the total number of people on the list to 65. This comes amidst Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a no deal Brexit is “very likely”, which means the EU sanctions list will not apply to the UK. Those on the list face travel bans and economic sanctions such as asset freezes. … Read more →
President Donald Trump is using his final days in the White House to ratchet up the pace of federal executions … Read more →
On 1 December 2020, the list of fees for immigration and nationality applications was updated to reflect … Read more →
Tawfiq Al-Mansouri, a Yemeni journalist who was sentenced to death by Houthi authorities in April, has been denied … Read more →