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IFJ Reports 128 Journalists Killed in 2025, Most in the Middle East

Palestine emerges as the deadliest location, with IFJ totals exceeding other monitors because of broader criteria.

U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Three Intellexa Executives Tied to Predator Spyware

UN Experts Warn UK Over Care of Hunger-Striking Pro‑Palestine Detainees

UN Rights Chief Presses Guinea to Halt Pre‑Election Repression, Urges Guinea‑Bissau Junta to End Arbitrary Detentions

UN Torture Expert Warns of Serious Risk in Bushra Bibi’s Detention as Pakistan Rejects Allegations

Captured North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine Ask to Defect to South Korea

Guinea Set to Vote Sunday as Coup Leader Doumbouya Poised to Win

UN Experts and 400+ Prominent Women Urge Iran to Halt Execution of Activist Zahra Shahbaz Tabari

Saudi Executions Hit New Record at 347 as UN Demands Immediate Moratorium

Freed Belarusian Prisoners Reach EU as U.S. Eases Potash Sanctions

Michigan ICE Detainee Dies at Reopened North Lake Facility, Investigation Underway

International Migrants Day Marks 25th Year With ‘My Great Story’ Theme

Human Freedom Index 2025 Finds Global Liberty Still Depressed, Switzerland Leads

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Held After Mashhad Arrest as Family Reports Beatings and Two ER Visits

Bondi Hanukkah Shooting Prompts Global Menorah Lightings and Calls for Resolve

UN Presses Eritrea to Free Estimated 10,000 Detainees After Limited December Release

EU Extends Venezuela Sanctions to January 10, 2027

Belarus Pardons 123 Political Prisoners After U.S. Lifts Potash Sanctions

UN Torture Rapporteur Says Imran Khan’s Detention May Amount to Torture

U.S. Lifts Belarus Potash Sanctions as Minsk Pardons 123, Including Nobel Laureate