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Nepal Confirms Bhumika Shrestha as First Transgender Lawmaker

Her confirmation gives LGBTQ advocates a voice in a parliament dominated by the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Kansas Law Voiding Transgender IDs Stays in Force After Judge Denies Freeze

Iran Reports 500 Arrests in Expanding Crackdown as IRGC Targets Alleged Spies

EU Court Rules States Must Update IDs to Reflect Transgender Citizens' Gender

Vietnam Arrests Journalist Le Anh Hung on Anti-State Charge

UN Experts Warn of 'Irreversible' De‑Palestinisation of Jerusalem, Urge Immediate Action

EU Suspends Visa-Free Travel for Georgian Diplomats Over Democratic Backsliding

Measles Outbreak Halts Visits at Texas ICE Detention Camp

Syrian Government and Druze Factions Complete First Prisoner Swap Since Sweida Clashes

Iran’s Crackdown Deepens as HRW Details Torture and Disappearances

Security Footage Shows Dozens of Settlers Torch Vehicles in Susiya

Tribunal Weighs Remedies After Unlawful Surveillance of NI Journalist Vincent Kearney

Seventeen Aid Groups Ask Israel’s Top Court to Halt March 1 Ban on 37 NGOs

Yaoundé Military Court Issues 5–10 Year Sentences in Ngarbuh Massacre

Iran Court Issues First Reported Protest-Related Death Sentence

Ex–B.C. Trustee Seeks Court Review of $750,000 Human Rights Ruling Over Anti‑SOGI Posts

Venezuela Demands Maduro’s Immediate Release at UN Rights Council

NYU Langone Closes Trans Youth Program as Parents Report Mount Sinai Cutbacks

DHS Pushes Warehouse-to-Detention Buildout as Deeds Confirm New Buys in Texas and Arizona

Venezuela Grants Amnesty to 379 as New Law Takes Effect