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Palestinians to ask UK to own up to ‘law violations’ between 1917 and 1948
ByHaroon Siddique and Pippa Crerar September 7, 2025

Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of PalestineA group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violat…

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Palestinians to ask UK to own up to ‘law violations’ between 1917 and 1948
ByHaroon Siddique and Pippa Crerar September 7, 2025

Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of PalestineA group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violat…

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US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and agencies September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Rights groups in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claimsThe US has imposed sanctions against three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the international criminal court (ICC) to investig…

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
ByAnnie Kelly September 1, 2025

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever Continue reading…

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
ByAnnie Kelly September 1, 2025

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever Continue reading…

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US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted?
ByWilliam Christou August 29, 2025

Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israel’s war in GazaHuman rights groups and activists who protest against continued US support for Israel have focused primarily on the flow of US weapons, warn…

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Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in ‘apparent war crime’ – report
ByDeepa Parent August 14, 2025

Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 peopleIsraeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent wa…

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Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in ‘apparent war crime’ – report
ByDeepa Parent August 13, 2025

Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 peopleIsraeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent wa…

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‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group
ByHarriet Sherwood August 9, 2025

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday At 81, Deborah Hinton, a former British magistrate who was honoured by the late Queen Elizabeth II for services to the comm…

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Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians
ByMark Townsend August 7, 2025

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimatesMore than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the …

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