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Portraits of slain Iranians are displayed in an area of Esplanades des Invalides in Paris on July 8, 2025, as part of a campaign led by Comite Iran Liberte and Comite de Soutien aux droits de l'homme en Iran (CSDHI) to stop executions in the Islamic republic. (Photo by Delphine TOUITOU / AFP) (Photo by DELPHINE TOUITOU/AFP via Getty Images)

UN: ‘Major increase in executions’ in Iran, at least 841 people this year

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office reported that Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 individuals since the beginning of this year.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 21: People demonstrate prior any hostage announcements outside the Kirya defense complex as the political cabinet hold a meeting on November 21, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza gathered near The Kirya defense complex this evening as the Israeli cabinet convened regarding a proposed deal with Hamas for the release of some hostages. The full terms of such a deal were not clear, but both the Israeli prime minister and Hamas leader reported progress. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Emaciated Israeli Hostages: When Will The World Blame Hamas?

By Richard Pollock
August 4, 2025

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(R-top) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 11: Dr. Sheila Nazarian attends the Nazarian Institute's ThinkBIG 2020 Conference featuring keynote speaker Kris Jenner at 1 Hotel West Hollywood on January 11, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images) / (R-bottom) "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. (Photo via: screenshot) / (Background) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage at Storytellers - Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at SVA Theater on June 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Whoopi Goldberg corrected by Iranian dissidents following her claim that life for Black Americans is equivalent to living under Iranian autocracy

Iranian dissidents are scoffing at Whoopi Goldberg’s “offensive” assertion equating the experiences of Black Americans to life under Iran’s oppressive autocratic regime, calling the comparison both misguided and deeply insensitive.

Protesters from pro-choice group 'Abortion Rights' gather near Parliament, where MPs are voting on the decriminalisation of abortion on June 17, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. In a free vote held in Parliament on Tuesday, MP's are considering two separate amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, brought forward by Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasey, which both seek to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. Although abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks under certain criteria laid out in the 1967 Abortion Act, women can still be prosecuted for terminating pregnancies under the Victorian-era 'Offences Against the Person Act' which makes it a crime for a woman to "procure her own miscarriage." (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

UK Parliament votes to decriminalize late-term abortions

The Parliament of the United Kingdom has initiated preliminary efforts to advance the decriminalization of late-term abortions.

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange words during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Trump signed an executive order in February that claimed white South Africans are the victims of government land confiscation and race-based “genocide” while admitting some of those Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Trump also halted all foreign aid to South Africa and expelled the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump discusses Afrikaner attacks with South African president during Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump is reported to have confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting him with videos and images illustrating the severe mistreatment of White farmers in South Africa.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. CPAC, which began in 1974, is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Rubio Announces Overhaul Of Over 130 U.S. State Dept Offices Around The World: ‘Reversing Decades Of Bloat And Bureaucracy’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Tuesday that over 130 State Department offices around the world are being either overhauled or shut down, arguing that many of them are redundant or stray away from America’s national interests.