Syria: Lawyers call on ICC to probe Iran’s responsibility for war crimes | Middle East Eye

Lawyers representing Syrians forced to flee their country during the ongoing war have called for the first time on the International Criminal Court to investigate Iran’s role, alongside those of Syrian officials, in perpetrating alleged war crimes.

China censors Swiss embassy’s Weibo post on missing human rights lawyer | Swissinfo

The Chinese authorities have deleted a message on the Chinese social network Weibo that referred to disappearance of Tang Jitian.

Turkey: Rights group calls for rights defender, lawyer Tarık Güneş’s release | bianet

Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has called on the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to act in compliance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and demanded the release of arrested lawyer and rights advocate Tarık Güneş.

Israel won’t cooperate with UN rights probe | DW

Israel has formally said it would not be cooperating with a special commission established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate alleged abuses committed against Palestinians.

Sudanese security forces embark on abduction spree of protesters | Al Jazeera

Since a palace coup last October, the interim military government has indiscriminately arrested dozens of dissidents.

Amnesty faces pressure to leave Thailand amid ‘growing intolerance’ | The Guardian

Amnesty International has said attacks against its operations in Thailand were taking place against a backdrop of “growing intolerance for human rights discourse” among the country’s authorities, and warned of a clampdown on civil society groups.

These cybercriminals plant criminal evidence on human rights defender, lawyer devices | ZDNet

Cybercriminals are hijacking the devices of civil rights activists and planting “incriminating evidence” in covert cyberattacks, researchers warn.

Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border | UN News

Independent UN experts have expressed deep concern over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters.

Jordanian activists go on hunger strike to protest their arrest | The New Arab

At least two Jordanian political activists have gone on hunger strike following their arrest and subsequent imprisonment, their lawyers have said.