human rights

The Taliban has said that it is merely "postponing" their education and not putting a permanent ban on it.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 10, 2023

A 17-year-old girl was publicly attacked by 16 men in Iraq for dressing "immodestly" at a motorcycle race.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 06, 2023

Several top football players were detained by Iranian police on New Year's Eve in Tehran.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 02, 2023

Sara Khadem is reportedly planning to settle in Spain after photos of her taking part in an international tournament without a hijab went viral.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 30, 2022

A 23-year-old man was executed in a public hanging carried out in the city of Mashhad, Iran.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 13, 2022

The ultraconservative Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed 12 people in 10 days for drug offences, according to a human rights organisation.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 21, 2022

Iranian security forces opened fire on anti-hijab protesters and beat women in capital Tehran.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 17, 2022

Human rights groups are mobilising against the death sentence by stoning of a woman in Sudan.

Sadhna Yadav Oct 28, 2022

Gay couples heading to Qatar to witness the Football World Cup in November should not expect to be able to kiss in the streets.

Sadhna Yadav Oct 27, 2022

Three Saudi tribesmen have been sentenced to death for refusing to leave their homes to make way for the government's ambitious project Neom mega city.

Sadhna Yadav Oct 12, 2022

The former England captain is one of the ambassadors for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Christine Caparras Sep 02, 2022

Iran has now banned women from appearing in advertisements over an ice cream ad that went against "public decency."

Sadhna Yadav Aug 01, 2022

The Taliban have put a fashion model, Ajmal Haqiqi, and his three colleagues in jail for allegedly insulting Islam and the Quran.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 13, 2022

Life in Qatar was not easy for 35-year-old Nas Mohamed who had to constantly hide who he really was. He did not have the luxury to openly declare if he loved someone.

Sadhna Yadav May 20, 2022

Afghanistan's Taliban government has now dissolved the country's human rights commission along with four other key departments deeming them "unnecessary," as the country is facing a financial crisis.

Sadhna Yadav May 18, 2022

Fans have mixed reactions about the footballer's links with the controversial state.

Christine Caparras May 11, 2022

The Taliban in its latest diktat have reportedly stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan.

Sadhna Yadav May 06, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban have now banned TikTok and PUBG saying that the apps are "misleads the younger generation."

Sadhna Yadav Apr 25, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban in its latest diktat has asked all male government employees to wear a beard to office or risk being fired from the job.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 30, 2022

An Iranian man who was jailed for murder around 18 years ago and was put on death row, suffered a cardiac arrest after he got to know that he will not be executed.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 24, 2022

New Zealand Prostitutes Collective Dame Catherine Healy calls the case a milestone as she warned brothel operators to uphold labour rights.

Nina Siena Dec 14, 2020

The Thai government's existing anti-defamation laws have long been criticised for being abused by big players to stifle freedom of expression.

Nina Siena Sep 28, 2020

The British born lad was a former A student who is also wanted by Scotland Yard for forged driver's licences he sold to students

Nina Siena Aug 20, 2020

Egyptian Parliament seeks to suspend TikTok for promoting nudity and immorality.

Nina Siena Jul 28, 2020

A barista wrote "ISIS" on a Muslim girl's beverage order at a Starbucks in Minnesota

Nina Siena Jul 10, 2020

Iranian government forces homosexual people to choose between unwanted gender reassignment surgeries or public execution

Agrima Tikader Feb 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in May 2016, riding on the wave of a harsh anti-drug rhetoric.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 24, 2018

A visiting Myanmar minister said his country is "ready" to accept the ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled Rakhine state.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 16, 2018

Philippines president recently stirred up a controversy after asking his troops to shoot female communist rebels in their vaginas.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 15, 2018

A senior police chief has warned new law backed by Theresa May is completely unnecessary at this time.

Kashmira Gander Feb 09, 2018