Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

• Death Toll Grows as Nationwide Protests Rock Iran for a Third Night - Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.
• Iran Braces for Weekend of Protests. Here’s What to Know. - Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities.
• What to Know About the Protests in Iran - Galloping inflation, a currency crisis and anger at the regime have fueled demonstrations across the country.
• Venezuela Announces the Release of Political Prisoners - The release, which was expected to happen later on Thursday, offers the first gesture of conciliation under an interim government, even as arrests and crackdowns continue.
• I May Be Free, but the Belarusian People Are Not - The world must not stop supporting dissidents in Belarus despite the release of some from prison.
• How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways - We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.
• The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes - Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
• Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela - President Trump’s threat of military action has confronted President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the gravest challenge of his crisis-ridden reign.