Iran: Concern at 76-year-old lawyer’s re-imprisonment | Law Society Gazette

Legal and human rights bodies have called for the immediate release of 76-year-old Iranian lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, who has been summoned for re-imprisonment after signing a letter of protest about a spate of executions in the country.

EU officials assail denial of access to trial of two Chinese human rights advocates | South China Morning Post

European Union diplomats were denied entry to a Suzhou courtroom on Wednesday, as they tried to monitor the start of the trial of two Chinese human rights advocates who were detained last year on their way to meet EU officials in Beijing.

The Haditha massacre photos that the US military didn’t want the world to see | The New Yorker

When US Marines killed twenty-four people in an Iraqi town, they also recorded the aftermath of their actions. For years, the military tried to keep these photos from the public.

Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights | Al Jazeera

Sixty global press freedom and human rights organisations have signed a letter calling on the European Union to take decisive action against Israel for its escalating violations of media freedom and the killing of journalists in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel.

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public | The Guardian

New Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and met with horror by human rights groups.

Hong Kong journalists found guilty in landmark sedition case | BBC News

Two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong have been found guilty of sedition.

South Korea’s climate law violates rights of future generations, court rules | The Guardian

South Korea’s constitutional court has ruled that part of the country’s climate law does not conform with protecting the constitutional rights of future generations, an outcome local activists are calling a “landmark decision”.

UN rights chief renews call for Chinese movement on abuses documented in Xinjiang | Radio Free Asia

Two years after the UN’s human rights chief said China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang may constitute “crimes against humanity,” her successor on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the charges, while rights groups demanded more pressure on Beijing.

Iran’s president negotiates release of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi | Middle East Eye

Iran’s newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian has successfully negotiated the release of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi from house arrest, sources have told Middle East Eye.

‘Flawed justice’ - Human rights groups call out gaps in Nepal’s new law | Tamil Guardian

Three major human rights organisations have slammed Nepal’s new Transitional Justice Law as a “flawed step forward”, citing numerous “accountability gaps” needed to be addressed by lawmakers.