Human Rights

Published: 14 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 23-year-old Iranian woman has been sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a social media post, prompting renewed international concern over Iran’s expanding use of capital punishment and criminal prosecutions to suppress dissent and restrict freedom of expression. Najmeh Amini, an accounting student from Iran, is currently being held at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad,...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Church of England’s plan to establish a £100m fund addressing its historical links to the transatlantic slave trade has become the centre of an increasingly organised campaign of political opposition, media criticism and potential legal action. Known as Project Spire, the initiative was announced in 2023 after research found significant historical connections between the church’s endowment and...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Three men have been found guilty of the murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, bringing a major stage of a deeply painful case to a close more than two years after the three young men were killed during a surfing trip in Mexico. The verdict was delivered on Friday in...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United States is facing growing international criticism over plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. The Pentagon has confirmed that Hasan's execution, scheduled for 3 December, is expected to be carried out by firing squad and made available through...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her longstanding efforts to strengthen international law, advance human rights and ensure accountability for some of the gravest crimes committed against humanity. The award recognises a career dedicated to challenging impunity and defending the principle that those responsible for war crimes,...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Union is facing renewed criticism over its inability to agree on stronger measures against Israel, as growing public opposition to the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank collides with deep divisions among the bloc’s 27 member states. The issue is expected to feature prominently when EU foreign affairs ministers meet on Monday. Although...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major lawyers’ organisation in Pakistan has announced its full support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s long march and political demands, adding fresh momentum to an increasingly tense national debate over democracy, constitutional rights and the rule of law. The All Pakistan Lawyers Action Committee has described the movement as a potentially historic effort to strengthen democratic...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Israeli government is promoting an online film that imitates the style of NAZA, an award-winning documentary examining allegations of mass killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, intensifying an increasingly bitter dispute over the war, public accountability and the power of documentary filmmaking. The rival production, titled *NAZA: The Real Story*, has been circulated by Israeli diplomatic missions...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Inside Juba military hospital, there is little certainty about what the next few hours may bring. A routine morning can quickly turn into a medical emergency when helicopters arrive carrying wounded people from conflict zones, or when a sudden outbreak of violence sends dozens of casualties towards the capital. For surgeons and nurses working at the facility, the...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, leaving her “angry and confused” and unable to move her arms, according to her lawyers. The development has added a dramatic new chapter to a case that has already raised serious questions about the US death penalty, execution procedures and the treatment of prisoners following...