Amnesty International condemned Iraqi authorities on Tuesday for their continued persecution of activists and protesters six years after the nationwide Tishreen demonstrations. The organization also criticized the Iraqi authorities for failing to deliver meaningful justice for the killings of hundreds and disappearances of protesters by security forces and militias. Amnesty said the persistent lack of [...]
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin, alleging the real estate technology companies violated federal antitrust laws through agreements that eliminated competition in the online rental advertising marketplace. The lawsuit alleges that in February, Zillow paid Redfin $100 million under a “Partnership Agreement,” requiring Redfin to exit [...]
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on armed Palestinian groups to immediately release all civilians still held hostage in the occupied Gaza Strip, nearly two years after the October 7 attacks, while also urging Israel to halt what it described as an ongoing genocide against Palestinians. In its latest report, the rights group stressed that achieving [...]
The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after both Republican and Democratic spending proposals failed in the Senate, triggering constitutional questions and threatening the operations of the nation’s courts and law enforcement agencies. The impasse centers on competing congressional spending bills, with Democrats demanding extensions to subsidies under the Affordable Care [...]
A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration violated the First Amendment by attempting to deport non-citizens for protesting the conflict in Gaza. Judge Williams of the US District Court for Massachusetts stated in his opinion that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio acted intentionally [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law the withdrawal of Russia from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture. The move effectively eliminates oversight of the country’s prisons and detention facilities at a time when Moscow faces widespread accusations of torture and inhuman treatment against its own citizens, Ukrainian civilians, and prisoners [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called for the immediate release of Yemeni freelance reporter Majed Zayed, whom press-freedom and human rights groups say was abducted by Houthi authorities in Sanaa on September 23 amid a wider sweep of detentions. Zayed was allegedly seized at night after leaving a medical facility, and his [...]
The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging violations of citizens’ Second Amendment rights, marking the first suit filed by the DOJ in support of gun owners. On March 27, the DOJ began a Second Amendment investigation after receiving numerous complaints [...]
UN experts on Monday urged Belarus to lift current restrictions that restrict women convicted of extremism from contacting their children. Women in these circumstances are denied direct communication with their children and are allowed to correspond only every two to three months. In-person visits and phone calls are systematically prohibited. Experts emphasized that these limitations [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it has brought suit against New Jersey protesters for allegedly intimidating Jewish worshipers at a synagogue and “preventing their participation in lawful religious services.” The protesters are accused of disrupting Jewish worship at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange in November 2024. The group is also [...]
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