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The backlash to revelations of sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners aims to raise the cost of speaking out | Yuli Novak
ByYuli Novak May 14, 2026

Israel’s response to recent New York Times reporting detailing the horrific sexual violence inflicted on detainees seeks to silence those who assert the basic fact of Palestinian humanityWhat’s most shocking about the latest accounts of sexual torture …

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Cambridge University’s proposed Saudi deal endangers academic freedom | Letters
ByGuardian staff May 14, 2026

Academic freedom would be compromised by a planned deal between Cambridge University and Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry, warns Jemimah SteinfeldYour report (Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns, 11 May) s…

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Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 14, 2026

Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media postsThe wife of a British national who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2024 for social media posts, has pleaded for his release as his w…

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More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi
ByDeepa Parent May 12, 2026

As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedomMore than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian …

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Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police
BySarah Johnson May 9, 2026

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along…

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Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups
ByDeepa Parent May 7, 2026

Families pressured to stay silent, with at least 24 executions reportedly taking place since March amid internet blackoutMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to…

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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
BySarah Johnson and Mohamed Bulbul May 7, 2026

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has…

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Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’
ByAmanda Meade May 7, 2026

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordThe acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature fi…

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Jailed Iranian Nobel prize winner Narges Mohammadi ‘between life and death’
ByAgence France-Presse in Paris May 5, 2026

Activist’s latest arrest was in December and she has recently had two suspected heart attacks in prisonThe jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days wit…

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Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests
ByAgence France-Presse in Paris May 4, 2026

Hangings are latest wave of near-daily killings as authorities seek to instil fear in Iranian societyMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities said, the latest i…

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