Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has confirmed that his government intends to pursue deportations of Afghan nationals, despite concerns that such a move would violate international law....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the move.
However, the Islamic Emirate maintains the rights of all citizens, including women and girls, are guaranteed within the framework of Islamic Sharia.
Several nations, including Qatar, reiterated their call for safeguarding fundamental rights, especially for women.
Rights groups say authorities often rely on forced confessions obtained under torture to convict protesters.
European Union foreign ministers remained sharply divided during a meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday over the war in Gaza.
Trump had promised a quick end to the war in Gaza during his presidential campaign but a resolution has been elusive seven months into his second...
Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people including journalists who worked for Reuters, the...
Photographer Hatem Khaled, also a Reuters contractor, was wounded.
The delegation's primary objective was to assess the conditions of Afghan detainees and explore avenues for their repatriation to Afghanistan.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Both sides emphasized the need for additional time to enable refugees to move their belongings and return voluntarily and with dignity.
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights is a Norway-based NGO that documents human rights violations in Iran, with a particular focus on Kurdish and other minority...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated an idea - also enthusiastically floated by U.S. President Donald Trump - that Palestinians should simply leave.
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday that the U.S. assesses human rights issues in Afghanistan from Washington, without having direct knowledge or presence...
A source familiar with the issue said: "It hasn’t been a serious consideration because it’s not really a serious option at this moment."
Officials at Nangarhar’s Department of Labor and Social Affairs insist they are making progress, noting that recent initiatives have begun to reduce the number of working...
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
The sharp rise in detentions and deportations has sparked renewed criticism from rights advocates inside Iran.
Iranian officials have previously justified the deportations as part of efforts to regulate residency and alleviate the strain on public services in areas with large foreign...