Human Rights

A new Amnesty International report points to a sharp global rise in executions during 2025, with Iran driving the increase. The group warns that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a tool of political repression.

Three prisoners were executed in Iran over the weekend after convictions for espionage and alleged involvement in protests against the regime. Messages they managed to send before their deaths describe physical and psychological torture, threats against family members, and rushed trials without legal defense.

Narges Mohammadi—the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a leading opponent of the ayatollahs' regime—has been arrested, tried, and sentenced to 31 years in prison. Opposition sources say she collapsed, and her condition is described as extremely serious.

A new analysis from the Jewish People Policy Institute reviewed more than 1,100 statements by UN Secretary-General António Guterres since 2017, finding Israel is mentioned the most—and more negatively—with the tone intensifying in recent years.

Beyond the headlines lies a reality of cruelty and resistance. Dr. Thamar Eilam Gindin reveals why the wall of fear is cracking and why the regime, not Israel, is seen as the real enemy.

Tariq al-Zomor, known for orchestrating the assassination of Egypt's former president Sadat, defends rights advocacy while backing Hamas leader Sinwar.

Five years ago, a young boy decided to found the tiny state of Verdis near Croatia, discovering it belonged to no one. But since then, the story has gotten complicated. Will the nation, where he serves as president, remain his?

Without the Torah and the values taught by Judaism, the world would be unrecognizable today. Here's why.