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13:40

In January 2025, Yemen reported 6,110 new cholera cases and four associated deaths, said a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.

13:09

Hadi Ghaemi, director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), called on the international community to “pressure the Iranian government intensively to immediately revoke” the unjust death sentences of three women political prisoners.

12:30

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council issued a statement on Thursday, ordering the judges in all cities to implement the General Amnesty Law.

09:10

“We draw strength from our people’s resistance and determination,” said Women's Defense Units (YPJ) fighters, stressing that they fight against the occupation attacks of the Turkish state to defend their lands.

07:55

Detained musician Pınar Aydınlar started a hunger strike on Thursday to protest police aggression during the raid at her home and her unlawful detention.

07:33

A house exploded in the eastern countryside of Idlib on Thursday, killing eight people, including two women and three children.

14:15

Gelareh Abbasi was arrested in Tehran by the agents of the IRGC's intelligence and transferred to Evin prison on Wednesday.

13:54

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi addressed the Italian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday, calling on Italian lawmakers to work to end executions in Iran while amplifying the voices of the Iranian people.

12:59

Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, said a report prepared by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) with the support of ECPM.

11:20

Shaghaf Al Omar, a reporter of NuJINHA based in Aleppo, has received threats from unknown persons for her reports on women’s issues.

10:31

Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Van MP Gülderen Varlı reacted to the replacement of the mayor of Van with a state-appointed trustee and said, “The people expected sincere steps. The trustees will not bring peace.”

09:52

The Florence City Council, Italy, has granted “Honorary Citizenship” to Pakhshan Azizi, humanitarian worker and civil society activist sentenced to death in Iran, the Free Pakhshan Azizi Campaign group announced on Tuesday.

09:48

“We will resist to the end,” said the women of Kobanê, who have joined the civilian vigil started on the Tishreen Dam to protect their source of energy and region.

08:36

Hayat Al-Rahibi, the director of the Human Rights Office of the pro-coalition government in the Lahj governorate of Yemen, receives death threats for exposing rape cases of girls.

14:11

Seven members of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union in Sanandaj, including Zara Mohammadi and Fatemeh Zand-Karimi, received summons issued by Second Branch of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court on February 16, requiring them to appear before the court.

13:29

Afghan journalist Zakia Kawian was arrested along with her four children by police in Pakistan, Afghan women's rights activists said on Tuesday.

12:44

The Imrali Delegation has concluded its talks in the Kurdistan Region and the members of the delegation will return to Türkiye today, the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) announced on Wednesday.

11:41

15 students have been transferred to hospitals after a fire broke out at a girls’ art school in Zanjan, the head of the Emergency Department in Zanjan said on Tuesday.

11:28

“We will gain victory on the Tishreen Dam as we did in Kobanê,” said Adla Bekir, who was injured in a Turkish drone strike targeting a civilian convoy heading to the Tishreen Dam.

14:32

Somayeh Rajabi, a Christian convert, was arrested by the agents of the IRGC's intelligence in Babol County, on February 6, and transferred to a prison in Sari, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Monday.