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Saudi Arabia executes 12 people in 10 days for alleged drug offences, Reprieve says

A reported 12 executions have been completed in Saudi Arabia in the past 10 days for drug offences after two years without any. The report by human rights organisation Reprieve suggests the executions, mostly beheadings with a sword, are still ingrained in the society despite leader Mohammed bin Salman vowing…

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

Iran situation 'critical' with more than 300 killed - U.N. rights chief

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Roy Keane makes passionate World Cup speech and says tournament shouldn't be taking place in Qatar

Qatar has been heavily criticised over its human rights record

Irish Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Dominican Republic rejects criticism of Haitian deportations

The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” the denunciation of its crackdowns on Haitian migrants by a growing number of countries and human rights agencies

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Activists: Iranian forces unleash heavy fire on protesters

Activists say Iranian security forces have used heavy gunfire against protesters in a Kurdish town in the country’s west

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

In an apparent protest, Iran's World Cup players refuse to sing the national anthem

In Iran, a human rights protest movement has swept the country and authorities have cracked down on demonstrators. On Monday, the men's national team appeared to show their solidarity.

WEKU · Nov 21, 2022

King Charles urged to remove Prince Harry and Meghan's titles over 'insult' to monarchy

British author Nile Gardiner said the King should strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their titles after they won a human rights award for standing up to 'structural racism' in the Royal Family

Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

FIFA prohibits team captains from wearing human rights armbands at World Cup

Just hours before the first players wearing the armbands in support of the “One Love” campaign were set to take the field, the governing body of soccer warned they would immediately be shown yellow cards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 21, 2022

Fifa gives ‘platform to hatred’ over sanctions threat on OneLove armbands, say LGBT+ groups

LGBT+ football groups and politicians hit out at Fifa, saying teams had been ‘bullied’ into not showing support for social causes

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

Nepalese workers in Qatar pay ultimate price for World Cup

Thousands of Nepalese workers have died in Qatar since 2010 on the construction sites of the World Cup. But victims' grieving families are rarely given any compensation by Qatari companies. Most deaths are due to workers falling from high buildings or suffering heart attacks. Human rights groups have questioned working…

France 24 · Nov 21, 2022