September 20, 2022 Survivors of Iran 'death commission' decry Raisi at United Nations, fill park with 2,000 photos of victims A lawsuit filed by 16 survivors of the 1988 'death commission' seeks to hold Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi responsible for the thousands killed for political dissent.
September 20, 2022 Iranian police open fire on demonstrators protesting woman's alleged murder over Hijab law: report At least five people were killed when Iranian police opened fire on protesters demonstrating against the alleged in-custody murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman.
September 17, 2022 Top Ukraine official says 450 bodies found in Izyum mass grave, some with hands tied behind their backs Some 450 bodies have been exhumed from a mass grave in Izyum following Russia's withdrawal, a top Ukrainian official told 91±¬ÁÏ Digital.
September 16, 2022 Iran's 'morality police' accused of murdering woman for not properly wearing hijab, sparking protests Iran is continuing to crack down and enforce the covering of women's hair in public as more and more Iranian women have dared to confront the regime by taking off head coverings.
September 13, 2022 Malcolm X is the newest member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame, first Black honoree Malcolm X is being inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. He is the first Black person to be inducted. Fifteen years ago he was rejected as too controversial.
September 6, 2022 Iran sentences two women to death over LGBTQ activism and Christianity, human rights organization says Tehran has ramped up abuses against LGBTQ community and other minority groups. This comes as reports say Biden administration plans to eliminate human rights sanctions on the regime.
September 1, 2022 White House welcomes UN report on China's human rights violations, but Biden-Xi meeting still on the table The White House said it welcomes a UN report detailing China's potential human rights abuses against Uyghurs but did not dismiss the idea of a meeting between Biden and Xi.
August 31, 2022 UN report cites alleged ‘patterns of abuse’ in China's treatment of Uyghur minority A new report from the United Nations alleges that the China has committed a pattern of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups.
August 28, 2022 Afghanistan one year later: How daily life in the war-torn country has changed since the Taliban’s takeover Widespread hunger, rampant violence and a lack of basic human rights loom over Afghanistan one year after the Taliban took over the war-torn country.
August 27, 2022 Afghanistan can be stabilized and America's first step should be with mining Afghanistan can be stabilized if America partners in mining. This is a first step that could be used to improve human rights and build a functioning economy.