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'He was 19': Iranian wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi executed on ‘enmity against God’ charges

Young wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi was executed at 19 by Iranian authorities, accused of 'enmity against God' following protests. His death, amid allegations of a flawed trial and forced confessions, highlights the severe consequences for dissent in Iran and echoes the case of Navid Afkari.

The Times of India

Iran ‘orders death penalty for dozens of protesters’ - despite Trump’s promise to protect them

Human rights group says Tehran has quietly been preparing to execute people accused of involvement in protests last month

The Independent UK

‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone

Armed groups and a state-owned refinery’s oil leaks have displaced Barrancabermeja’s fishing community and poisoned a paradise once full of manatees and jaguars

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Court rejects appeal of 12 pro-democracy activists in ‘Hong Kong 47’ national security case

High profile ‘Hong Kong 47’ case was largest to be brought under national security law

The Independent UK

Who was Alexei Navalny and why would Russia poison him?

Mr Navalny campaigned against official corruption and organised major anti-government protests in Russia.

The Independent UK

Australia police watchdog to investigate complaints of brutality at protests against Israeli president

Independent police oversight body says it is ‘in public interest’ to examine the violent confrontations between police and protesters at Sydney Town Hall

The Independent UK

German parliament chief visits Gaza Strip under Israeli military escort

The Federal Foreign Office and the German embassy in Tel Aviv expressed security concerns and explicitly advised against entering the Gaza Strip, according to reports.

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Father of exiled Hong Kong activist convicted in unprecedented insurance case under national security law

Family of US-based Hong Kong dissident held guilty in first such case

The Independent UK

Survivors of scam compounds abandoned on streets in growing crisis

US aid cuts mean victims are being turned away

The Independent UK

European Commission, Interpol and 100 others call to outlaw AI nudification tools

A number of major global organisations such as Amnesty International and the European Commission, have pushed for AI nudification tools to be banned.

Euronews

North Korea schoolchildren ‘executed for watching Squid Game’

'People were executed for watching or distributing South Korean media': Amnesty says North Korea is killing teenagers for K-Pop and Squid Game

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North Korea executes teens for watching Squid Game and listening to K-Pop

Shocking testimony reveals North Koreans, including students, face execution for watching South Korean shows like Squid Game and listening to K-pop. Amnesty International reports severe punishments, including death, for consuming foreign media. New laws mandate harsh penalties, with executions serving as 'ideological education' to deter citizens from foreign cultural influences.

The Times of India

North Korean teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on TV and pop music

‘They took us to executions and showed us everything,’ said one former student

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un ‘executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game’

The harshest punishments are typically imposed on poorer citizens, while wealthy individuals can often avoid executions by bribing officials

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North Korea Publicly Executes Citizens Caught Watching ‘Squid Game’

A new report featuring testimonies from North Korean defectors reveals that the country executes those caught consuming South Korean media, including K-Dramas and BTS songs.

The Conversation

How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win

A series of shootings by federal immigration agents, including two deaths in Minneapolis, have galvanized intense local and national protests against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. Federal immigration agents killed Renee Nicole Good, 37 – a mother of three – and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, weeks apart in…

Euronews

Iran protests death toll could surpass 30,000, reports claim

Casualty estimates from Iran's protest crackdown range from 3,100 to over 30,000, with verification hampered by an internet shutdown. Human rights groups report thousands killed, including children.

The Independent UK

Myanmar uses 'ghost ships' to import aviation fuel for deadly air attacks, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using evasive tactics to import aviation fuel for air attacks in its civil war

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The Independent UK

Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of workers flee Cambodia scam centres, officials say

Amnesty International deeply concerned for scores of people ‘walking around in search of assistance’

International Business Times

Trump Orders Americans to Leave Iran as Security Raids Blackout Homes Nationwide

Trump orders Americans to leave Iran as security raids and internet blackout deepen nationwide unrest.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Venezuela incursion has nothing to do with its freedom

Trump’s actions at home tell a different story – and they parallel many of Maduro’s own repressive moves

The Guardian - UK

Handwritten letters are still a powerful force for good

Letters: Frankie Meehan on the decline of letter writing and Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign

Radio France Internationale

Macron in United Arab Emirates for bilateral talks, Christmas with French troops

France will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost its ‍capacities as a maritime power, President Emmanuel Macron has told French troops gathered at a military ‍base in Abu Dhabi, where he will also discuss bilateral ties with the Gulf state, notably co-operation on combatting drug trafficking. The UAE is…

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania police accused of ‘unlawful lethal force’ after protests left 700 dead

Evidence gathered by human rights NGO Amnesty International shows Tanzania’s post-election protests were met with overwhelming force, with the United Nations estimating at least 700 people were killed in the unrest – raising questions about the future of civic freedoms in the country.

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