Human rights lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years' prison in Pakistan
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were charged over an incident in 2024, when England's cricket team was touring Pakistan.
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were charged over an incident in 2024, when England's cricket team was touring Pakistan.
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'Most frightening of all really has just been the very full on targeting that I've received from China because of my work on the Jimmy Lai case this year,' says human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher
The arbitrator found that a more likely explanation is the worker was ‘caught in her misconduct’ and tried to hide behind the Human Rights Code
Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says Reuters
The couple were accused of endangering an international cricket team's security plans by staging a protest and blocking a road in a 2024 case.
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A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office has died in Houthi custody after being arbitrarily held for more than two years, the UN human rights chief has said. The UN human rights chief on Saturday demanded an independent...
A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office has died after being detained by the Houthis. Mohammad el Shami had been in custody since June 2024, and circumstances around his death remain unclear. The UN is...
Mohammad el Shami had been held by the Houthi militant group since June 6, 2024, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk said in a statement.
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This story is published in partnership with the Human Rights Center at the University of California Berkeley. On the evening of March 28, 2026, USC freshman Tucker Collins was attending a No Kings protest outside the Metropolitan...
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As some of the victims' names are released publicly, an outpouring of grief and anger is sweeping across Spain. Covered by 32 outlets: 13 lean left, 13 are centre, 6 lean right.
Spanish village holds memorial mass for train crash victims
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People in Madrid lined up to donate blood for victims of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 69 people and left dozens injured.
A high-speed train travelling at more than 150 km/h collided with a stopped train in central Spain, killing at least 69 people and injuring dozens more. Andrew Chang breaks down dispatcher audio and information about...
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Macklemore says speaking out for Palestine is 'human' as his Free Palestine Tour ends in London following his removal from Ed Sheeran's US tour.
The US rapper performed at the OVO Arena Wembley on Friday night.
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Candidate for Ohio governor confirms campaign no longer airing ad that smeared rival and was defended by Trump Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, confirmed on Thursday that his campaign is no longer airing an...
Olivia Rodrigo showed her support for the Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during her Ohio concerts Thursday and Friday, wearing “Dr. Amy Acton for Governor” T-shirt and giving Acton flowers.
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Heidi Klum underwent a bloody transformation to become a giant, gruesome severed hand for Halloween
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An AI lab designed a virus, put it in a sick person, and then declined to say what happened.
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The illusionist’s latest West End offering features ‘one gasp-inducing stunt after another’
Spain's second major train collision this year has sparked debate over whether human error or rail network failures are to blame
More people are turning to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots for companionship and to address loneliness. But can AI-generated empathy replace human connection?
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Following Spain's deadly high-speed train crash, Delano D'Souza is joined by Francisco Badea, Director of FEM Expert Engineering, Railway Structural & PRM Certification Expert. Batea challenges explanations that reduce railway disasters...
Gary Swing, Green Party candidate for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, spoke to HT.com about his stance on various issues ahead of the midterms.