Proponents of foreign intervention in Iran are unlikely to get the sudden rupture and regime change they hope for.

Dive into Aruna Chakravarti's Creeping Shadows, a collection of 13 stories blending horror, ghosts, and psychological tension ...

The killing of Khamenei closes the chapter on one of the most consequential and destructive figures in modern Middle Eastern ...

Undermining this moment of relief for many repressed Iranians is that killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a perilously simple fix to a very complex problem.

Security forces have targeted groups perceived as threats to the regime, including reformist politicians, doctors, lawyers and journalists, according to human rights observers.

A new ADHRB report shows Bahrain criminalising opinion and peaceful assembly beyond political opposition, using arrests, prosecutions, and smear campaigns, while urging accountability and the ...

Discover how tax cuts and government spending drive economic growth through expansionary fiscal policy, a tool to boost ...

North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor.

WSJ’s Kejal Vyas speaks with Venezuelans camped outside a notorious Caracas prison, demanding the post-Maduro government free their loved ones after it proposed mass amnesty. Photo: WSJ/Edwin Corona ...

Thousands of Venezuelans demonstrated on Thursday to demand the release of all remaining political prisoners and full freedoms a month after the overthrow of autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro. "We are ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --Amnesty International reported what it describes as an escalation of arbitrary detentions, illegal surveillance and harassment targeting relatives of political prisoners and people ...

Thousands of National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) students, joined by other student groups, relatives of those killed in a 2023 wave of state repression and a contingent of public transport ...