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Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes

(Washington, DC) – US military personnel could face legal liability for assisting Israeli forces who commit war crimes in Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today. Direct participation by US forces in military operations in Gaza since October 20

DR Congo: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park

(Nairobi) – The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, largely ethnic Hutu, in at least 14 villages and farming areas in July 2025 near Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Ri

Iran: Detainees Ill-Treated and Disappeared After Israeli Evin Prison Attack

(Beirut, August 14, 2025) – Iranian authorities have ill-treated and forcibly disappeared Evin prison detainees who survived the June 23, 2025 attack by Israeli forces, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also found the Israel

Iran: Israeli Attack on Evin Prison an Apparent War Crime

(Beirut) – Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Evin prison complex in Tehran on June 23, 2025, were unlawfully indiscriminate and an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The strikes hit several buildings across the complex and killed

Cyprus: US and Israel Clash with Turkey over Control of the Eastern Mediterranean

In May 2025, the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, welcomed the President of the infanticidal Zionist project with open arms: Neighbours, friends, strategic partners. A forward-looking discussion with my good f

Lebanon: Israeli Forces Occupied, Vandalized Schools

(Beirut) – Israeli ground forces occupied schools across southern Lebanon during hostilities with Hezbollah between September and November 2024 and in the weeks that followed and, in at least two schools, appear to have intentionally vanda

The Last Army Standing: The US-Zionist Plan to Disarm the Middle East

A Doctrine of Dominance For decades, the strategic vision of the American-Israeli alliance has remained consistent and uncompromising: neutralise any military force in the region that could pose a threat to Israel’s dominance. Behind the rh

Russia: Internet Blocking, Disruptions and Increasing Isolation

(Vilnius, July 30, 2025) – Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report r

Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk

(Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today. The drone strikes mark a

Corporate media uses image of Gazan child as proof of famine; they are lying about the child’s condition

Investigative journalist David Collier fact checks claims made about an image by corporate media saying the child pictured is proof of famine in Gaza. “This isn’t the face of famine. It’s the face of a medically vulnerable child whose suffe

The War against the Druze to Achieve the Zionist David’s Corridor in Syria

Who Are the Druze? The Druze are considered to be a secretive sect; a relatively closed community, predominantly found in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. The Druze ideology originated as an offshoot of Islam during the 10th century. They incorp

Niger: Two Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained

(Nairobi) – Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two years after he was ousted in a military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 26, 2023, Nigerien army o

Desperate Pleas from Starving Palestinians Shouldn’t Be Ignored

Last summer, my son, then two months old, got sick while visiting family in California. Before our eyes, he rapidly lost weight, falling below his birth weight, until his body went into shock. Doctors later told us he almost died. I will ne