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The United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory has warned against the possibility of repetition of the tragedy of Gaza in the West Bank.

Special chamber established for Zoroastrians at Dispute Settlement Council

A special chamber for Zoroastrians has been established at Tehran Dispute Settlement Council in order for Zoroastrians to be able to have their problems solved in their own association, the High Council for Human Rights reported.

UN: food crisis a ‘ticking timebomb’ in Yemen

UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of two million children who need treatment for acute malnutrition, 360,000 are at risk of dying if they do not re...

Details of Rohingya refugees’ conditions demanded: UN expert

A United Nations human rights expert has called for an independent assessment on the conditions at Bhasan Char, the remote island in Bangladesh where more than a thousand Rohingya were taken earlier this month, as he condemned the world’s &ldqu...

Iran envoy: US role prominent in crimes against Yemeni people

Iranian Ambassador to Yemen Hassan Irlu in a message highlighted the prominent role of the US in aggression against the peoples of the regional countries including Yemen.

A 300-percent rise in Afghan civilian deaths from US air raids: Report

Deaths of Afghan civilians in air raids carried out by the United States and its allies “increased dramatically” since 2017 when Washington loosened its criteria and escalated attacks on the Taliban, according to a report released on Mond...

Student groups are guardians of Iranian nation identity: HCHR Secretary

In a meeting held on the occasion of the “Student’s Day” on Sunday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights met with different student groups and discussed their role in the promotion of the Iranian nation’s rights in t...

Iran envoy wary of closure of Yemen Int. airport for humanitarian flights

Iranian Ambassador to Yemen in a message expressed outrage at continued closure of Sana'a Airport, calling for open service for the flights carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen exposed to severe shortage of food and medical supplies.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen at protest: Officials

A Palestinian teenager has been killed in clashes with the Israeli army on the sidelines of a protest in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’

Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge toll from a conflict that has ravaged Yemen’s economy and created the...

Palestinian student released from Israeli jail after 15 months

Mays Abu Ghosh, a 22-year-old Palestinian student, was released by Israeli forces on Monday, 15 months after she was arrested.