Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Human Rights
“Iranian Authorities Use Live Fire, Arbitrary...
In response to the nationwide protests that started on December 28, Iranian authorities have drastically intensified their violent crackdown. They have fired live ammunition indiscriminately at protesters, killing dozens of people, including children, arbitrarily detaining thousands of people, and violently attacking hospitals to hold injured people actions that, according to international law, constitute crimes against humanity.
UN Urges Iran to Stop Executing...
Despite years of physical and sexual abuse during her marriage as a child bride, Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old Baluch woman sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, is scheduled to be executed. Prominent UN human rights experts have urgently urged Iranian authorities to immediately halt the execution.
During His Week-Long Visit to Sudan,UN...
During his week-long visit to Sudan, UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher visited to Tawila and Korma in North Darfur. Thousands of people have fled the most recent violence in El Fasher to Tawila.
China Arrests Underground Church Founder, Pastors
The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches and dozens of its pastors and members have been arrested, the founder’s family and a church spokesperson said, part of a multi-city crackdown in recent days.
A Chinese International Student Activist Goes...
A Chinese international student and activist has gone missing during a trip to China to visit family. Rights and advocacy groups are saying it’s the latest case of transnational repression.
Closing Arguments Conclude in Hong Kong...
Closing arguments ended Thursday in the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, although judges did not say when they would render a verdict.
Innovative Chinese Dissident Uses Cryptocurrency to...
Li Ying is better known by his handle on the social media platform X: “Teacher Li is not your teacher.” He’s built a following of more than 2 million by posting news that Chinese authorities don’t want people to see.
Proposed Law Would Give Cambodia’s Government...
A proposed amendment to Cambodia’s constitution would allow the government to revoke the citizenship of Cambodian dissidents — a step that critics say would suppress internal dissent and eliminate political competition.
Four Arrested After Knife Attack on...
French police have arrested four suspects in connection with a knife attack on exiled Lao democracy activist Joseph Akaravong, including the man who stabbed and seriously wounded the activist before fleeing the scene, local media reported Wednesday.
Veteran Chinese Dissident Faces Ongoing Police...
Three months after his prison release, veteran dissident Chen Yunfei is in the cross-hairs of police over his social media posts and has faced multiple rounds of questioning and harassment amid ongoing surveillance, Radio Free Asia has learned.