Middle East
Iranian chess referee fears arrest if she returns home; flees to UK
For fear of being arrested in her native Iran when she returns home to Iran,…
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UNHCR’s Grandi urges Greek authorities to act fast on desperate situation at refugee camps
Conditions in facilities on Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros continue to deteriorate, prompting UN…
Syrian govt. airstrikes target hospitals, camps in northwest Syria
Hospitals and refugee camps have been deliberately targeted by the forces of President Bashar al-Assad…
Children’s access to education in former ISIL-controlled areas still a challenge
The joint study by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN human rights…
Saudi reforms encourage women ‘exercise freedom’ to smoke in public
The sight of women smoking in public in Saudi Arabia has become more common in…
Qatar’s new wage protection system fails to solve salary delays
The Qatari government’s Wage Protection System (WPS), designed to ensure that workers receive their salaries through direct…
TB outbreak present inside Tehran’s Fashafuyeh Prison, says rights activist
The Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary, also known as Fashafuyeh Prison in Iran, which is notorious…
Almost half a million children work for pay in Iran – Study
In a shocking statistics from Iran, almost half a million children are currently child labourers…
Displaced civilians in Idlib burn rubbish to keep warm while sleeping outdoors
As Syrian military continues its assault on the last remaining rebel stronghold of Idlib province,…
Over 100 companies urged to stop holding businesses in OPT
As mandated by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016, the Office of the UN…