Headlines- A "final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached" between the US and Iran, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with "next steps" still to be decided.
- Iranian state media's description of an agreement, according to US President Trump earlier on Friday, has "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing."
- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that a deal with the United States to put an end to fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- A mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning resulted in one death and ten injuries. The alleged gunman is dead after a confrontation with police, according to authorities.
- Monitoring group SITE reported on Friday that an Iran-affiliated hacking group known as Handala claimed to have breached FBI drones and vowed to target the 2026 World Cup.
Tag: Human Rights Violence
PROFILES IN TRAGEDY: Lives Snuffed Out...
The conflict engulfing Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 military coup has led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians and ordinary people who took up arms to fight junta troops, who have raided and razed villages, bombed them from the air and rounded up hundreds for detention, torture or immediate execution.
Civil Society Organisations Call on Niger...
Several civil society organisations have today expressed concern over the arrest of at least 15 of their members and the detention and prosecution of seven of them. These events are taking place in the context of an increasingly deteriorating climate for civil society in Niger where several serious violations of fundamental freedoms have been recorded in recent weeks
Witness Testimony Confirms Armed Group Prepared...
Key witnesses have told Amnesty International that the appalling attacks in Burkina Faso northern Yatenga province on 8 March were perpetrated by a ‘self-defence’ armed group that has often operated alongside the country’s military
In Pictures: Soldiers Kill One, Burn...
At least one person has been shot dead by Soldiers in Mbongong, a village in Ndu Subdivision, North West region of Cameroon on Sunday
Myanmar: Peaceful Critics Prosecuted
The report “Dashed Hopes: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Myanmar” documents the use of broad and vaguely worded laws against activists, journalists, and ordinary citizens by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy-led government
Sexual Violence in Syria Used as...
The U.N. investigators find sexual and gender-based violence is pervasive throughout Syrian society. No one is spared
Ukraine: Barriers to Free Movement for...
A central problem is that those in control of the area have not made the bridge at Stanitsa Luhanska, the sole crossing point in the region, safe for civilians