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Tag: Human Rights Watch

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At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025Ismaeel Naar and Erika SolomonComments Off on At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

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Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

September 17, 2025September 17, 2025Cassandra Vinograd, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Gabby SobelmanComments Off on Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route.

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Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

August 23, 2025Farnaz Fassihi and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

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Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

August 23, 2025Farnaz Fassihi and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

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Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025Annie CorrealComments Off on Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said.

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El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Annie CorrealComments Off on El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

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Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer Is Arrested in El Salvador

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025Annie CorrealComments Off on Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer Is Arrested in El Salvador

Ruth López was detained Sunday in what rights groups say represents a ‘dangerous escalation’ in President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on dissent. The attorney general confirmed the arrest.

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Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024Liam Stack and Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

The attack occurred on the same day that Israel bombed sites in the Syrian capital that the Israeli military said were affiliated with a militant group. At least 15 people were killed, Syrian state media reported.

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Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024LIAM STACKComments Off on Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

At least 15 people were killed in Damascus, according to Syrian state media. The Israeli military said it had “inflicted significant damage” to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center.

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Venezuelan and Proxy Forces Linked to at Least 6 Protester Deaths, Rights Group Says

September 4, 2024September 5, 2024Genevieve GlatskyComments Off on Venezuelan and Proxy Forces Linked to at Least 6 Protester Deaths, Rights Group Says

A Human Rights Watch report marks the first effort by a major international organization to verify some of the two-dozen reported deaths in protests since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election.

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