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Two important organisations providing vital support for trans people have called for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to have its accreditation reconsidered. They describe the EHRC as an “activist organisation promoting gender critical ideology” that has “actively opposed any progress with human rights” and gives preferential treatment to anti-trans groups . WhatTheTrans have seen the now public submissions and feel they showcase the dark but unsurprising dev

Afghan Taliban soldiers look towards the Pakistani side, with one peering through the sight of his rifle, on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, February 27, 2026. (AP Photo / Wahidullar Kakar) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.”

Crossing to Europe offers hope but exposes refugees to peril, as militia abuse persists in unsafe Libya. Migrants onboard a rubber boat wave and gesture as they wait to be rescued by crew members of the Ocean Viking rescue ship in the search-and-rescue zone in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan coast, on January 16, 2026 [AFP] The new year is less than two months in, but already more than 560 people have gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, m

Thousands of newly discovered documents now make it possible to tell the true story of Israel's expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to begin to grasp its bitter implications, post-October 7 An Arab child leaving his village with his neighbors, in 1948. This and other photos on [Haarezt] pages were part of a trove of rare documents collected by Golani soldier Rafi Kotzer, which was recently found on the street. Just about two years ago, in late March 2024, Ronit Zilberman,

Thousands of congregations have sued over a policy change that opens the door for ICE raids at houses of worship. Members of the Minnesota National Guard stage in the parking lot outside the Bishop Henry Whipple federal building on February 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images When anti-ICE protesters disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota last month, the Trump administration was unequivocal: interfering with “ the right to pray in pea

"The legislature did not include a grace period." Kansas Sate Capitol | @farzinvousoughian Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters from the Kansas Division of Vehicles stating that they must surrender their driver's licenses and that their current credentials will be considered invalid upon the law's publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday. Should any transgender person be caught driving without a valid license, they could face a class B

One of the two settlements is Efrat, which has a large number of US citizens among its residents | AFP The US is preparing to start offering passport services in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for the first time. A statement posted on Tuesday to the US embassy's X account said consular officers "will be providing routine passport services" to US citizens in the settlement of Efrat on Friday. It names another settlement, Beitar Illit, as the location for a simil

Group says its new public database reveals extent of broad crackdown on solidarity movement.

Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings A person holds up a placard at a vigil in Leeds, UK, in September for journalists and photographers killed in Gaza. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Guardian A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second

As Israel Prison Service serves settlers lunch in its facility, Palestinian prisoner rights groups warn of ongoing starvation amid Ramadan