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Sharpeville Survivors Launch Class Action to Overturn 1961 Indemnity Law

The case asks the courts to strike down a 1961 law that blocks claims, a move that would allow survivors to seek state compensation.

UN Says Iran Executed at Least 56 People on National Security Charges Since March

Aceh Publicly Canes Unmarried Couple Over TikTok Kiss

Clash in Herat Over Taliban Dress Rules Leaves at Least One Boy Killed, UN Says

China and Hong Kong Move to Erase Tiananmen Memory as Families Push for Answers

Taliban Decree Treats Girls’ Silence at Puberty as Marriage Consent

Global Executions Jump to 44-Year High, Led by Iran’s Record 2025 Toll

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Leaves Tehran Hospital, Returns Home

Iran’s Jailed Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Critically Ill as Transfer to Tehran Stalls

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Critical in Iran Hospital After Prison Health Collapse

Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Moved to ICU in Iran

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized in Iran After Acute Health Decline

World Press Photo Names Carol Guzy’s ICE Courthouse Image 2026 Photo of the Year

Baloch Rights Groups Report New Disappearances and Killings, Blame Pakistani Forces

Russia’s Supreme Court Labels Nobel-Winning Memorial ‘Extremist’

Senegal Enacts Law Doubling Prison Terms for Same‑Sex Relations

Senegal Enacts Law Doubling Penalties, Bans 'Promotion' of Homosexuality

Report Finds North Korean Workers in Russia Trapped in Forced Labor in Violation of U.N. Bans

Indonesia Arrests Four Military Officers in Acid Attack on Rights Activist

UN Rights Chief Urges Iran to Halt Executions Tied to Protest Crackdown