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Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut June 17, 2026

Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villagesHuman rights experts have alleged that six multinational construction equipment conglomerates may be aiding and abetting war crimes by supplyi…

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Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study
BySarah Johnson June 15, 2026

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, inju…

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‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons
ByDeepa Parent June 3, 2026

Testimonies from political prisoners and journalists arrested in crackdowns since the war have started to emerge as regime’s internet blackout liftsIranian writer Hamid Asefi wasn’t home on the afternoon of 5 March when armed intelligence agents storme…

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UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict
ByEmma Graham-Harrison Chief Middle East correspondent May 29, 2026

Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigatorsThe UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces, includi…

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Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions – podcast
By May 28, 2026

The UN’s special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, on the war in Gaza, living under US sanctions and accusations of antisemitismFor a brief period this month, the human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese seemed to have some relief.In an extra…

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Listen to the stories of Gaza’s women to fully grasp the horrors Israel is inflicting on us | Olfat al-Kurd
ByOlfat al-Kurd May 25, 2026

I survived months of bombardment before escaping. The systematic dismantling of our home has harmed every aspect of women’s livesOlfat al-Kurd is a field researcher for B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the occupied territori…

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Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
ByReuters in Rome and Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse, including beatings, during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians• Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on PalestiniansActivists released from Israeli custody after being de…

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Flotilla video: Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on Palestinians
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Targeting of foreign activists drew global outrage from governments that have not acted on violence against Palestinian detaineesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has made abuse of detained Palestinians something of a maca…

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Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detaineesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of I…

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What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?
ByAmy Hawkins in Beijing May 15, 2026

US president said he and Chinese leader ‘settled a lot of different problems’ but gave little detail on solutionsTrump China visit live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s whirlwind trip to Beijing – the first US presidential visit in nearly a decade – wrap…

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