Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death ...

Tehran is stepping up its crackdown on information flow as the country faces one of its greatest challenges following U.S.

Amnesty International says it has deep concerns over the level of repressive policing in Kenya. The comments come after the ...

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a ...

Critics argue Reza Pahlavi’s monarchical ambitions and ties to Israel undermine his claims of advocating for democracy.

Authorities have escalated a security crackdown on alleged Mossad agents following the 12-day conflict in which Israel ...

In the weeks since the conflict began, Iranian authorities have arrested more than 700 citizens—all accused of collaborating ...

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 700 people and executed six others in a nationwide espionage crackdown during the 12-day war with Israel, human rights groups said.

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's military campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program.

Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war ...

Iran on Saturday publicly executed a man convicted of raping and murdering a young girl in the northwestern city of Bukan, ...

Dozens of international charities and non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty, called ...