Open Society Foundation — the foundation started and funded by George Soros and currently run by his son Alex — responds to reporting that the DOJ is investigating the organization: “The Open Society Foundations unequivocally condemn terrorism and do not fund terrorism. Our activities are peaceful and lawful, and our grantees are expected to abide by human rights principles and comply with the law. These accusations are politically motivated attacks on civil society, meant to silence speech the administration disagrees with and undermine the First Amendment right to free speech. When power is abused to take away the rights of some people, it puts the rights of all people at risk."
Taiz: Women's protest rally condemning the assassination of Iftihan Al-Mashhari
The UN denounces the Venezuelan regime's "sustained and systematic pattern" of arresting relatives of opposition figures to generate fear and social control.
A 66-year-old man stabs his wife to death in El Algar, Cartagena.
3 week agoSaqqez, northwest Iran: On the third anniversary of the state-sponsored killing of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, the entire bazaar and shops of Saqqez, her hometown, were completely shut down. In a united general strike, merchants honored her memory and expressed their protest
Massive protest against Modi in Manipur. Women in Manipur protested against Narendra Modi’s visit.They called his visit a drama
Shopkeepers in the central Iranian city of Semirom in Isfahan province shut their stores and went on strike on Monday to protest the execution of Mehran Bahramian, who was detained during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising
Syrian Observatory: Deir ez-Zor female teachers demonstrate in front of the Education Directorate, protesting their conditions and demanding a return to teaching.
1 month agoAfter two reportedly SAF airstrikes in Nyala city, 44 trauma patients, including women and children, were treated at the MSF-supported Nyala hospital. @MSF teams remain on-site, supporting life-saving care and mass casualty management. MSF urges warring parties to protect civilians
Open Society Foundations spox tells Trump's claims are "outrageous and false" "The Open Society Foundations do not support or fund violent protests. Our mission is to advance human rights, justice, and democratic principles at home and around the world"
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor: The camera the army claimed to have bombed belonged to the Reuters photographer who was killed in the first airstrike.
1 month agoProtest in Niš in support of student Nikolina who was harassed by Marko Kričak
Excessive force was used against protesters in Los Angeles, according to HRW.
Amnesty International: We strongly condemn Israel's deliberate killing of journalists in an airstrike on a media tent in Gaza City.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Saving lives in Gaza must be everyone's priority
Killings of Alawites in March, "though widespread, were not organized", spokesperson for Syrian investigative committee says, citing final report. Found most killings driven by revenge, not ideological reasons. Committee able to identify 1,426 dead, most civilians and including 90 women
President Zelensky has offered First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko to become Prime Minister of Ukraine
3 month agoKenya: National Human Rights Commission reports death toll rises to 31 during Monday's anti-government Saba Saba protests
ICC issues arrest warrants for top Taliban leaders over crimes against humanity and war crimes, specifically for persecuting women
Myanmar’s ruling junta says it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a United Nations report last month accusing it and its allies of recruiting over 400 children, many in combat roles
3 month agoTrump demeans three women of color members of Congress as "stupid," disses Chuck Schumer as a "Palestinian," and calls Queens "filthy, disgusting, crime ridden"
Syria's government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public beaches and swimming pools, while permitting Western-style beachwear at private clubs and luxury hotels
Human Rights Commissioner: We have received reports of excessive force used against protests in Tripoli
Women protest in Abyan Governorate demanding improved basic services.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: We warn of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip
5 month agoRubio unveils reorganization of the State Department: -Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations is axed; -Consolidation in E family; -Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor still exists; -Bureau of African Affairs still exists; -S/P still exists
5 month agoPresident Claudia Sheinbaum swears in the flag to more than 400 cadets of the Naval Education System; she is the first female leader to lead such a significant ceremony.
UN condemns russia's Kryvyi Rih attack, calls for investigation. UN human rights chief Volker Turk: "The use of an explosive weapon with wide area effects by the russian Federation in a densely populated area - and without any apparent military presence - demonstrates a reckless disregard for civilian life"
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Shocked by reports of hundreds of civilian casualties as a result of Sudanese army raids on a market in Darfur
6 month agoSudanese human rights activists: 5 killed in Rapid Support Forces bombing of a mosque in Khartoum
