The Taliban, in a rambling commentary published on their website, expressed frustration with what they describe as additional U.S. demands in peace talks – even after...
Amnesty International said Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s explanation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul appeared to be a whitewash of “an...
Austrian officials rejected an Iraqi migrant’s asylum application because he was too “girlish”, local media say. The 27-year-old’s claim to be gay was deemed “unbelievable”, in...
An Iranian court has sentenced the founder of a spiritual movement to five years in jail, his lawyer told ILNA news agency Saturday, after he was...
An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal in 2013. The group,...
The German government has warned its citizens and firms they face the risk of “arbitrary” arrest in Turkey. “People who are travelling to Turkey for private...
Amnesty International has blamed “failing EU policies” for the soaring death toll among refugees and migrants in the central Mediterranean. In a report, it said “cynical...
Turkish police have arrested eight leading human rights activists including Amnesty International’s Turkey director Idil Eser in Istanbul. Two trainers – from Germany and Sweden –...
Use of the death penalty declined by 37 percent around the world in 2016 but China remains secretive about its executions, Amnesty International said in a...
A report published Tuesday by an international rights group, alleges groups of 50 prisoners at a time at one jail have been executed on at least...
