Dec 21, 2020
Targeted Killings and Double Standards
By Justus Reid Weiner Nils Melzer, Legal Advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), defines targeted killing (TK) as “the use of lethal force attributable to a…
Oct 27, 2020
Iran’s Fear of the Popular Figure: The Execution of Navid Afkari
By Nir Boms and Shayan Arya Navid Afkari, a 27 year-old Iranian wrestling champion who won numerous medals, had rarely lost a fight in his life. There was, however, one struggle…
Feb 27, 2017
Israel denies entry to ‘Human Rights Watch’, accusing it of serving Palestinian propaganda
Israel has denied a work permit to the Human Rights Watch director, accusing the group of serving as Palestinian propagandists. Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon explained the decision, stressing it was because…