Human rights violations

Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.

JULY 30, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus.

Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.

JULY 1, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Dr. Luis Andrade, president of the ODIH, presenting the commemoration tribute to two members of the Porto Jewish Community, Dara Jeffreys (Left) and Liat Cohen (right).

Portuguese human rights organization honors the victims of Hamas' October 7 massacre

“Their stories serve as a powerful reminder that the atrocities of October 7 transcended borders and nationalities, touching Jewish communities across the globe”, Dr. Luis Andrade, president of ODIH

JUNE 16, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE. The Mama family, whose father Osman was detained by Iranian security forces in 2022 and has not been heard from since.

'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime

IRAN AFFAIRS: Families of those executed or forcibly disappeared spoke with The Jerusalem Post about the Islamic regime’s brutal oppression of Iranians.

MAY 2, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

London Center enlightens public on human rights violations

By viewing human rights violations and national security through the same lens, the London Center is able to conceive of innovative solutions.

MARCH 10, 2018ByYAEL KATZWER

Max Saatchi stands with other protesters while wearing a mask depicting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a "No to Rouhani, Yes to Human Rights in Iran Rally" organized by the National Council of Resistance to Iran, outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York, September 28,

Putin orders 'humanitarian corridor' in Syria's eastern Ghouta

More than 500 people have been killed in the strikes by pro-Assad forces in the past week.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByREUTERS

Wounded children in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

EXPOSED! 382 Political Plotters and their "Back Door Power Grab" for the $18 Trillion EU

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByDAVID PRICE

Syria's Ghouta residents 'wait to die' as bombs fall

The area is being hammered by one of the heaviest bombardments in seven years of war that has killed at least 250 people in 48 hours.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018ByREUTERS

A civil defense member reacts at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

Exhibition mocking Iranian human rights abuses to kick off in Brussels

The exhibition was created as a forceful response to the controversial International Holocaust Cartoon Competition which takes place annually in Iran.

FEBRUARY 20, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF

A cartoon from the upcoming Israeli Cartoon Project exhibition in Brussels, mocking Iran's human rights record

Germany permits Iranian regime mass murderer to flee the country

Iranian dissidents protest at Hamburg airport.

JANUARY 11, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

Judge rules ACLU to visit ISIS fighter detained in Iraq

The man surrendered in mid-September to US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters pursuing an offensive against Islamic State’s former stronghold of Raqqa.

DECEMBER 24, 2017ByREUTERS

An Islamic State fighter carries the group’s flag in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

US sanctions North Koreans over forced labor, other alleged abuses

"Today's sanctions target the North Korean military and regime officials engaged in flagrant abuses of human rights," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

OCTOBER 26, 2017ByREUTERS