![Police Forces at the scene of the clashes, Tehran, Iran February 19, 2018. © 2018 Majzooban-e-Noor](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_iran_dervish.jpg?itok=GgGHrBmB)
![Police Forces at the scene of the clashes, Tehran, Iran February 19, 2018. © 2018 Majzooban-e-Noor](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_iran_dervish.jpg?itok=GgGHrBmB)
Algeria: New Wave of Deportations
Allegations of Beatings in Round-Ups of Sub-Saharan Migrants
![Migrants on a truck, leaving the camp in Tamanrasset on February 13, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802mena_algeria_deportations.jpg?itok=wfxm8Jfe)
Iraq: Families of Alleged ISIS Members Denied IDs
Documents Needed for Movement, Welfare, Work, School
![Mosul’s Civil Status Directorate. © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802middleeast_iraq_mosul_0.jpg?itok=XJExqJeT)
Syria: Civilian Deaths in Turkish Attacks May Be Unlawful
Survivors Describe Attacks on Tents, Home, Farm
![Smoke rises on the mountains as seen from Northern Afrin countryside, Syria on February 15, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802mena_syria_afrin.jpg?itok=mxWKIqso)
![Session of the German lower house of Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, February 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802eca_german_bundestag.jpg?itok=CR_4il2W)
Philippines: Discrimination Against Workers with HIV
Amid Epidemic, Weak Government Response to Unlawful Firings, Harassment
![A supporter lights candles in commemoration of HIV/AIDS victims in the Philippines at a ceremony in Quezon City, Metro Manila, May 14, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_philippines_hiv.jpg?itok=cajFwuCN)
Kurdistan Regional Government: Allegations of Mass Executions
Mass Grave Located Near Bardiya Village
![Mass grave site near Bardiya village visited by Human Rights Watch on January 30. © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802mena_iraq_mass_grave_bardiya_0.jpg?itok=ZG_lImYP)
South Sudan: Warring Parties Break Promises on Child Soldiers
UN, AU Need to Impose Sanctions, Get Court Running
![Women from more than forty South Sudanese womens organizations carry placards during march through the city to express the frustration and suffering that women and children face in Juba, South Sudan on December 9, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802africa_southsudan_childsoldiers.jpg?itok=jjrLae4F)
Families with ISIS Relatives Forced into Camps
Beaten, Homes Destroyed, Livestock Looted
![Remnants of “Jamil’s” home PMF forces destroyed on January 9. © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801middleeast_iraq_homes2.jpg?itok=J8EdqWyU)
Turkey/Syria: Border Guards Shoot, Block Fleeing Syrians
Exposes Asylum Seekers to Further Risk, Abuse
![A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is seen in Kilis province, Turkey.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802mena_syria_asylum.jpg?itok=Tx2EXwSz)
Libya: Displaced Benghazi Families Prevented From Return
Torture, Disappearances, Property Seizure
![Members of the Libyan National Army climb a destroyed building during clashes with opposing forces from the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, in Sidi Khreibish neighborhood in Benghazi, Libya, November 10, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_libya_benghazi.jpg?itok=lk2rnqkD)
Tunisia: Abusive Treatment During Protests
Investigate Abuse by Police; End Prosecutions for Criticism of Government
![Police officers fire tear gas to break up a protest during demonstrations against rising prices and tax increases, in Tunis, Tunisia, January 10, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_tunisia_protests.jpg?itok=UBzWTvIR)
DR Congo: Security Forces Fire on Catholic Churchgoers
End Crackdown, Allow Religious Services, Peaceful Protests
![Security forces pursue peaceful protesters in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 31, 2017. © 2017 John Bompengo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_drc_nyeprotests.jpg?itok=90qwrXyL)
Armenia: Little Protection, Aid for Domestic Violence Survivors
New Law Should Enhance Safety, Services, Justice
![Taguhi shows scars on her neck and shoulder.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801eca_armenia_taguhi.jpg?itok=EpFVMCTi)
Syria: Children Under Attack in Damascus Enclave
UN Security Council Should Act on Eastern Ghouta Situation
![Children walk through the rubble of the Tamayuz (“Excellence”) kindergarten in the town of Hamouriyeh after it was hit by a Syrian-Russian airstrike on November 8, 2017. © 2017 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801crd_eastern_gouta_.png?itok=5gN-d9x_)