The United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada on Sunday recognized the State of Palestine in an effort to advance support for a two-state solution and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer noted that the decision comes in the wake of escalating violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank, [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday condemned the recent sentencing of two former media workers in Kyrgyzstan who were convicted of “public calls for mass unrest,” according to their employer. Joomort Duulatov and Aleksandr Aleksandrov, former camera operators for Kloop, were sentenced to five years in prison.  Duulatov and Aleksandrov, along with six other current and [...]

A massive protest called by far-right groups to demand stricter asylum policies turned violent in the Hague, Netherlands, this Saturday. According to local media, at least 30 people were arrested out of the approximately 1,500 people who attended the demonstrations. The protests saw clashes with the local police, as well as a police car set [...]

The United Kingdom on Friday imposed new individual sanctions intended to target hidden “Georgia-linked” persons associated with Russia’s war in Ukraine. In a press release, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office justified the new impositions by noting an increased Russian influence in Georgia, which is a target of Russia’s efforts to seek support from “proxies [...]

US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation that will require a $100,000 fee for new H-1B specialty occupation worker visa applicants. The proclamation took effect on Saturday. The proclamation additionally requires employers to acquire and keep documentation showing that the fee has been paid before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 627, known as the “No Secret Police Act,” into law on Saturday, making California the first state in the US to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other facial coverings that obscure their identities during operations, except in narrowly defined circumstances. The law, authored by Senator [...]

On Friday, US President Donald Trump’s administration filed an emergency application with the nation’s Supreme Court seeking to stay a federal district court ruling that held Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem acted unlawfully in revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals. In April 2025, Noem terminated the 2023 TPS designations for Venezuela, asserting [...]

UN and regional human rights experts on Friday urged states to halt the criminalization of protesters and civil society activists, following what they called a pattern of arbitrary arrests and persecution worldwide. In a joint declaration, experts stressed that the foundational pillars of democracy–namely freedom of assembly and association–must be protected and not treated as [...]

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) called Friday for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to stop launching airstrikes into Southern Lebanon and to “fully withdraw from Lebanese territory,” following strikes on Thursday night which “endangered peacekeepers and civilians.” The IDF reportedly warned civilians in Mais al-Jabal, Kfar Tibnit and Debbin to evacuate their homes. [...]

A US appeals court on Friday refused to enjoin several restrictions on firearms in New York, including bans on carrying firearms in Times Square and on public transportation, as well as carrying a firearm visibly—a practice known as open carry. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the restrictions on carrying [...]