Human Rights

Image for UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group
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UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 50 people protesting against Britain's decision to ban the Palestine Act...

9th August, 2025

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Portugal's top court blocks bill restricting immigration

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's Constitutional Court has blocked a bill approved by the right-wing parl...

9th August, 2025

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Italy grounds migrant rescue charity plane for first time under new rules

ROME (Reuters) -Italy has grounded a reconnaissance plane used by a German migrant rescue charity, i...

8th August, 2025

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Veteran Belarus leader Lukashenko signals this may be his final term

(Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview published on Friday that h...

8th August, 2025

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UN committee probes disappearance of Syrian man deported by Austria

By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -The U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances has launched an inqu...

8th August, 2025

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Senior EU official says Gaza crisis 'looks very much' like genocide

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior member of the European Union's executive said the displacement and kill...

7th August, 2025

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Greece may extend North Africa asylum ban if migrant flow resurges

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parlia...

7th August, 2025

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US to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, Washington Post says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel...

7th August, 2025

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Georgia jails journalist Amaglobeli for slapping police chief

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -A Georgian court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglobeli...

6th August, 2025

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Turkey arrests youth activist, drawing European protest

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has arrested an LGBTQ+ youth activist over criticism he made abroad at Euro...

6th August, 2025

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Explainer-How might the EU respond to Israel over Gaza aid crisis?

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli ac...

30th July, 2025

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Israeli rights groups break taboo with accusations of genocide

By Charlotte Greenfield JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When two human rights groups became the first major voi...

30th July, 2025