(2025-01-22). Ten killed in Israel's Jenin raid as Gaza ceasefire holds. newarab.com 
Israeli forces launched a major assault on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin, bombing and storming the area in a At least The UN Human Rights Office has also reported s…
(2025-01-22). UN experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China. newarab.com 
United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Human rights groups and some Thai lawmakers have raised concerns in the past week that the transfer to China of the Uyghurs, who have been held in immigration detention for more than a decade, was imminent. The government has said it has…
(2025-01-22). Egypt renews detention of economist Abdel Khaleq Farouk. newarab.com 
(2025-01-22). CPUSA leader Cambron sheds light on the fight for immigrant justice. cpusa.org 
This slightly edited article was originally Introduction: As a second Trump presidency takes shape, the treatment of immigrants, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean, remains a central and contentious issue. Republican border policies have long framed immigrants as threats, using them as scapegoats for broader societal problems. | Yet much of the migration from Latin America is driven by the fallout from U.S. foreign interventions — anti-de…
(2025-01-22). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |
(2025-01-22). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |
(2025-01-22). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |
(2025-01-22). Immigrant Activist Ravi Ragbir Speaks After Biden's Last-Minute Pardon Saved Him from Deportation. democracynow.org 
The Trump administration has begun its crackdown on immigrant communities in the United States, with the Department of Homeland Security announcing Tuesday it will allow federal agents to conduct raids at schools, houses of worship and hospitals, ending a yearslong policy that banned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting people at these sensitive locations. This comes a day after President Trump signed a series of executive orders that included declaring a "national emergency" at the southern border, launching mass raids and deportations, restricting federal funds from sanctuary ci…
(2025-01-21). Biden's Legacy: The World Is More Unsafe For Journalists. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's administration proclaimed numerous times that "journalism is not a crime" and that the United States government supports "free and independent media around the world." Biden said the "free press is crumbling" in his farewell address. But the reality is that Biden and his administration helped make the state of the free press more fragile. | Over 200 journalists in Gaza were killed by Israeli military forces armed by the Biden administration. Other client states, like India and Saudi Arabia, trampled on the human rights of reporters without fearing much criticism.
(2025-01-21). Israeli propagandist tries and fails to discredit Gaza video showing executed Palestinians dumped. skwawkbox.org 
Fake '2020' copyright added to human rights org's footage showing skulls with bullet wounds discovered as families returned to northern Gaza An Israeli propagandist has tried and failed to discredit video footage and images that appear to show the remains of executed Palestinians, discovered by family members on their return to their home areas. Muhammad …
(2025-01-21). Morocco's opposition pushes for ex-human rights minister release. newarab.com 
Morocco's Over the weekend, the Jus…
(2025-01-21). Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead, but his Nazi legacy thrives in France. newarab.com 
Being implicated in acts of torture and the murder of an Arab Muslim nationalist were not mentioned when Jean-Marie Le Pen was Except that forgetting about the evil carried out by Le Pen, the far-right politician,…
(2025-01-21). Detained Italian journalist in Iran expected a longer stay. newarab.com 
An Italian journalist In her first televised interview since her release on 8 January, Cecilia Sala discussed the three-nation negotiation th…
(2025-01-21). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |
(2025-01-21). Trump overturns Biden's executive order that enabled him to sanction Israeli settlers in West Bank. haaretz.com Amid flurry of post-inauguration activity, Trump also cancelled U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court and sent a sharp message to to pro-Palestinian protesters across America…
(2025-01-21). Bans at Sri Lanka university: A far-reaching attack on students' democratic rights. wsws.org The prohibition of an IYSSE lecture at Peradeniya University was followed by a blanket ban on all student meetings on or off campus, which sets a dangerous precedent for all universities.