Country Profile
What really happened during Iran’s protest crackdown?
Protests broke out in Iran on 28 December 2025, following a dramatic fall in the Iranian currency. The fall contributed to the already high inflation
MSF agrees to Israel’s demands, raising concerns about Gaza humanitarian aid
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has confirmed it will provide Israeli authorities with the personal details of some of its
Kenya’s youth-led protests expose deep economic inequality and crisis of governance
Kenya’s string of you-led protests that have been happening since 2024 has turned out to be one of the biggest tests of President William Ruto’s
Japanese court holds North Korea liable for crimes against humanity
In a landmark ruling announced on January 26, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government legally liable for gross violations of human rights
Bangladesh: Student movements against corruption and repression after political upheaval
Student-led rebellion in Bangladesh in mid-2024 constitutes direct defiance of the traditional and longstanding tradition of the patronage-well-entrenched-corruption-modeled authoritarianism under the leadership of the Prime
Pakistani court jails rights activist in another stark example of state repression
A Pakistani court handed a Pakistani human rights activist, a lawyer by profession, and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, a 10-year sentence for “anti-state social