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The latest uproar at the embattled United Nations exploded on Thursday, as Iran — a country that brutally oppresses women and just murdered thousands of its own citizens to thwart a popular uprising — was named vice-chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development (CSocD), an agency whose purview includes women’s rights and democracy.

The Iranian government held rallies on Wednesday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, in an obvious effort to demonstrate strength after massive protests threatened to topple the oppressive government last month. Controversy erupted when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres allegedly wrote a letter to the president of Iran to congratulate him for the revolution that created the murderous regime in Tehran.

Blacklisted basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom trashed Olympic skier Eileen Gu as a “traitor” for switching her allegiance to China.

Iran added 7.5 years to the prison sentence of activist Narges Momhammad as part of its crackdown against dissidents.

Police in Iran’s desert province of Yazd said on Tuesday that 139 foreign nationals have been arrested to date for participating in protests against the Iranian regime that began in December.

The Iranian regime said on Sunday that it would accept a group of deportees from the United States who have been held for months in U.S. immigration detention centers.

The Beijing-controlled puppet government in Hong Kong began a trial under China’s tyrannical “national security law” on Thursday for the leaders of a group that organized candlelight vigils in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang embraced Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Beijing on Thursday, telling the Canadian leader that his visit represented a “new starting point” for the previously strained relations between their countries.

The death toll continues to climb as the Iranian theocracy unleashes its security troops and militias against civilian demonstrators.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on Monday that the uprising against his brutal regime is “now under total control” after hundreds, or even thousands, of civilians were killed by security forces.

Venezuelan former political prisoners of the regime of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and families of slain protesters recounted their harrowing experiences following Maduro’s arrest in a U.S. operation.

The idea that migration creates risks is a “creation” and Britons should not demonise migrants, the new head of the equality watchdog said. 

President Trump’s Dept. of State is adding new reporting parameters to the annual Country reports of Human Rights Practices to include “chemical and surgical mutilation of children” that attempts to modify sex.

Nine recently-retired generals including heads of the British military and top NATO commanders made an extraordinary intervention.

A professional ethics panel found United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng guilty of unprofessional conduct for racist and profane remarks, and ordered her to pay a fine.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proven to be a key partner in President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, helping with the negotiations and hosting a triumphant Gaza peace conference in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.

The Taliban jihadist terror organization held celebrations throughout Afghanistan on Friday to mark the four-year anniversary of its conquest of the country, flooding state propaganda outlets with images of young boys in Islamic garb celebrating, elaborate decorative bouquets, and calls to praise Allah for the Taliban’s continued stranglehold on power.

The U.S. State Department published its annual global human rights reports on Tuesday, featuring a profile on the Chinese Communist Party that accused that government of a host of atrocities including genocide, slavery, worker abuse, forced abortions, and various forms of torture against dissidents.

The human rights situation in South Africa has “significantly worsened,” leading to further abuses of minorities — an issue President Donald Trump has raised — Breitbart News has learned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law that criminalizes searches for “extremist” content on the internet, with fines of up to 5,000 rubles ($64) for each violation.

In 2022, the United Nations’ top court ordered Russia to stop military operations in Ukraine while a case is heard.

A disturbing spree of kidnappings has struck women in the Alawite Muslim minority community in Syria since the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, reports revealed this week, including at least 33 known cases of brazen abductions in broad daylight.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blasted the United Nations and Beijing in a pair of viral posts, accusing the global body of hypocrisy for platforming China as a moral authority while it continues its own abuses.

A senior United Nations human rights official told Reuters on Friday that communist North Korea has yet to lift some key civil rights restrictions imposed on its citizens in the aftermath of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing U.S. travel restrictions on Cuban and Venezuelan nationals comes after years of repeated abuse of the American immigration system and visa overstays by individuals linked to the two nations’ respective authoritarian regimes.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced over $10 billion in deals with Vietnam on Monday, including an agreement for Vietnam to buy 20 French-made Airbus planes.

The State Department on Thursday accused Sudan’s military of using chemical weapons during its long and brutal civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The junta that rules Sudan denied the allegations and accused Washington of siding with the RSF.

The Chinese Communist government on Friday condemned the United States for ending Harvard University’s much-abused international student program.

Melody González Pedraza, identified as a Cuban regime judge known for issuing excessive prison sentences to peaceful dissidents who entered the United States under Biden-era policies, is now slated for deportation, Martí Noticias reported on Wednesday.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is running for his old job as mayor of Davao City from a detention cell in The Hague.

Human rights need to be included in any agreement with Iran over its nuclear weapons program.

The United Nations published a report on Friday that said Iran is using drones, facial recognition technology, and a snitching app for smartphones to enforce its mandatory head covering law for women.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague on Friday after being arrested this week on charges of crimes against humanity.

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), a non-governmental human rights organization, released a report on Wednesday that found over 1,500 people have been arbitrarily detained by the Chinese Communist government over the past six years in a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent.

The United States on Thursday condemned Thailand for deporting 40 Uyghurs to China, despite fears they could face imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.