Detention
Igor Ilyash, a Belarusian journalist, has been sentenced to four years in a "strict regime colony" for his political commentary, despite warming ties between Belarus and the U.S. under the Trump administration. Ilyash's wife, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, has been in prison since 2020, serving an eight-year
Detention
Israel's top military lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has submitted her resignation after admitting to leaking a video that appeared to show Israeli soldiers abusing Palestinian detainees during the Gaza conflict. The leak sparked a criminal investigation, and Tomer-Yerushalmi is expected to be questioned under caution in the
Detention
Igor Ilyash, a Belarusian journalist, has been sentenced to four years in a "strict regime colony" for his political commentary, despite warming ties between Belarus and the U.S. under the Trump administration. Ilyash's wife, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, has been in prison since 2020, serving an eight-year
Detention
Igor Ilyash, a Belarusian journalist, has been sentenced to four years in a "strict regime colony" for his political commentary, despite warming ties between Belarus and the U.S. under the Trump administration. Ilyash's wife, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, has been in prison since 2020, serving an eight-year
Detention
Igor Ilyash, a Belarusian journalist, has been sentenced to four years in a "strict regime colony" for his political commentary, despite warming ties between Belarus and the U.S. under the Trump administration. Ilyash's wife, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, has been in prison since 2020, serving an eight-year
Detention
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced that five more people have been arrested in connection with the theft of $102 million worth of treasures from the Louvre museum's Apollo gallery. The suspects were arrested in coordinated raids across the French capital on Wednesday evening, following DNA evidence left at
Airports
Sami Hamdi, a prominent British commentator, has been detained by US immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport. His visa has been revoked, and he is set to be deported. Hamdi's detention has sparked outcry from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which condemned the move as a
Armistices
As part of the recent Gaza cease-fire, Israel released 1,968 Palestinians, including 250 convicted of involvement in violent attacks. The majority of released prisoners, 1,718, were detained in Gaza during the conflict, with many held without formal charges. The exchange marked a significant step towards resolving the crisis,
Americans
Democratic leaders in the House and Senate announced a joint investigation into the detention of U.S. citizens by immigration agents, following a ProPublica investigation that found over 170 Americans have been held by immigration officials this year. The investigation will include a hearing in Los Angeles, where minority leaders
Detention
The UN Secretary-General has condemned the Houthi rebels' detention of UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 54 since 2021. The Houthis have been battling with the internationally recognized Government of Yemen for over a decade, controlling large areas of the country and targeting humanitarians. In addition
Palestinian Arabs
Leqaa Kordia, a 32-year-old Palestinian, has been held in ICE custody in Texas since March 2025, after her detention followed participation in protests advocating for Palestinian rights, including one outside Columbia University in April 2024. Born in Jerusalem and raised in Ramallah, Kordia moved to the United States in 2016
Detention
Grieving families in Rabat have been desperately searching through photographs to identify the bodies of 15 Palestinian detainees released by Israel, while the remains of most of the 135 deceased remain unidentified. The freed bodies bear gruesome signs of torture, including blindfolds, handcuffs, and clear marks of abuse. Palestinian detainees
