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Al Arabiya
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
UN says Taliban committing ‘rights violations' against Afghan returnees
A United Nations report published Thursday said Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan. 'People returning to the country who were at particular risk of reprisals and other human rights violations by the de facto (Taliban) authorities were women and girls, individuals affiliated with the former government and its security forces, media workers and civil society,' the UN said in a statement accompanying the release of the report. 'These violations have included torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and threats to personal security.'
Le Figaro
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Le Figaro
In "Tehran-sur-Seine," Where Iranian Parisians Fear Escalating Repression
Réservé aux abonnés In the 15th arrondissement of Paris, exiled opponents of Iran's ruling regime are tightening their guard, fearing reprisals against loved ones still in Iran. In the shadow of the towers of the Beaugrenelle district lies the Rue des Entrepreneurs, full of Persian restaurants and grocery stores. In this quiet street, in the 15th arrondissement of the French capital, where members of the Iranian diaspora like to gather, the atmosphere has been tense in recent weeks. Israeli bombings and U.S. strikes are on everyone's mind. When the topic is mentioned, many shopkeepers and customers refuse to talk. Fear of reprisals against their families back in Iran dominates this close-knit community of 62,000 citizens opposed to the mullahs' regime. Locals claim that on the other side of the Seine, in the 16th arrondissement where the Iranian embassy is located, staff comb through the press and track the names of enemies of the Islamic theocratic republic. 'They kill in Iran, they rape women and they gouge their eyes out,' says a restaurant employee who wishes to remain anonymous. Having lived in Paris for several decades, he knows that this deadly violence can…
Wall Street Journal
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Defense Official's Data Blunder Forced U.K. to Secretly Relocate Thousands of Afghans
LONDON—The U.K. government set up a secret project to relocate thousands of Afghans to Britain, after a defense official accidentally disclosed a list containing the personal information of 18,700 Afghans who had requested to flee their homeland, putting them at risk of reprisals by the Taliban. The government went to great lengths to keep the mistake and its ramifications secret, including acquiring a rare court injunction banning all reporting on the matter back in 2023, after it argued that disclosing the existence of the list would alert the Taliban. On Tuesday reporting restrictions were lifted by a judge after a government review concluded that the risk to the Afghans named was now less acute.
Bloomberg
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
There's Another Ceasefire That's Ticking
Save To get John Authers' newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Can the ceasefire last? Is a further escalation truly avoidable? There are less than two weeks before a deadline that could lead to devastating reprisals. The conflict that has dominated attention this year is merely in abeyance.
