Aden: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in Yemen’s Sanaa has been shut down by Houthi forces, UN and government officials said on Tuesday. In an escalation of tensions between the Houthi group and international organizations operating in Yemen, UN and local government officials confirmed to Xinhua news agency that armed … Read more
Despite international calls from human rights organisations to ban Israel from competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics over the country’s ongoing aggression in the war-torn Gaza Strip, Israeli athletes have been clear to participate in the summer games. According to the reports, Israel has sent a team of 88 athletes to compete in 15 games … Read more
Stano added that the EU “has repeatedly called on Israel to ensure that all those arrested or detained are treated in line with international human rights and international humanitarian law and standards … irrespective of the gravity of the crimes of which the detainees are accused.” He also called on Israel to allow Red Cross … Read more
Iran executed at least 29 individuals Wednesday, including a group of 26 men in a single prison, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights. This mass execution occurred just a day after Iran faced international backlash for executing a man connected to the 2022 protests. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org … Read more
“We recall that targeting critical life-saving infrastructure constitutes a war crime and urge all parties to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians, humanitarian workers, and critical civilian infrastructure,” his statement continued. Borrell’s statement came hours after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich suggested letting Gazan civilians die of starvation was “justified and moral” … Read more
As part of the exchange, Poland did release Pavel Rubtsov — also known as Pablo Gonzales, a Spanish-Russian journalist. He had been arrested in February 2022 near the border with Ukraine and was accused of being a Russian intelligence agent. Mariusz Kamiński, the former coordinator of special services under the past PiS administration, wrote on X that Polish … Read more
“I do hope President Lukashenko will forgive and pardon me … Although I still have a chance, Germany is doing nothing,” Russian news agency Tass quoted Krieger as saying in the 15-minute recording entitled “Confession of a German terrorist,” which shows Krieger sitting behind bars in handcuffs. A spokesperson for the foreign office said the … Read more
In an interview with Polsat News, Kosiniak-Kamysz insisted abortion was not such a priority to voters. “In the latest CBOS [a state pollster] survey, the most important issues the government should address were listed as follows: Polish security and border security ranked first, followed by healthcare security, and then the quality of life and the … Read more
Breach of protocol In a potential breach of diplomatic protocol, Macron was the first world leader to phone Starmer and congratulate him as the U.K. election results became clear — before he had officially been appointed prime minister. The pair spoke again the following day once the British leader had entered Downing Street. Their first … Read more
“The justice minister wants him as a trophy to buttress her campaign for the presidential elections in December,” he added. “This is the long and short of it.” Romanian Justice Minister Alina-Ștefania Gorghiu has not, so far, announced any intention to run for president. Gorghiu’s spokesperson said she is “interested by all ‘fugitives,’ no matter … Read more
