![A view of the Iranian parliament in Tehran September 2, 2009.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_iran_parliament.jpg?itok=hk6czhYW)
![A view of the Iranian parliament in Tehran September 2, 2009.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_iran_parliament.jpg?itok=hk6czhYW)
Lebanon: Deaths, Alleged Torture of Syrians in Army Custody
Investigate, Publish Results, and Punish Anyone Found Responsible
![A Lebanese soldier at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_lebanon_arsal.jpg?itok=4mFvGuwR)
Poland: Draft Law Threatens Supreme Court
EU Should Act on Moves to Undermine Judicial Independence
![Protesters gather in front of the Parliament building during an opposition protest in Warsaw, Poland, July 16, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_poland_protests.jpg?itok=z3TngMOG)
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Greece: Lone Migrant Children Left Unprotected
Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of Abuse
![Entrance into the Moria hotspot in Lesbos, Greece, where children registered as adults are accommodated with unrelated adult single men, exposed to very poor living conditions, including overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and frequent incidents of viole](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_greece_hotspot_moria_3.png?itok=qohzJJTz)
No One Should Have to Guess Meaning of Surveillance Laws
Court Hearing Highlights Problem of Secret Justice Department Opinions
![A notice of electronic surveillance is posted near a 95-by-50-foot American flag unfurled on the side of an apartment complex in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 14, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707united_states_surveillance_net_freedom.jpg?itok=SCzn54Xz)
Indonesia’s Ban of Islamist Group Undermines Rights
Government Targeting of Hizbut Tahrir Curtails Free Speech, Association
![A masked member of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia takes part in a rally in Makassar, South Sulawesi, November 1, 2009.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_indonesia_hizbut_tahrir.jpg?itok=s1Gc2XIs)
The Saudi Dress Code Debacle
Interrogation of Woman Who Wore Skirt in Snapchat Video Sparks Anger
![Screengrab from Khulood's Snapchat story.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707middle_east_saudi_arabia_khulood.png?itok=RCpKo7z8)
Toll of Conflict on Afghan Women Worsens
Conflict’s Civilian Toll at Record High Levels
![An Afghan woman walks past a damaged car after a suicide attack on French restaurant "Le Jardin" in Kabul, Afghanistan January 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_afghanistan_woman_bombing.jpg?itok=WqOcYFvh)
Merkel should stand up to Hungary's Fidesz in Europe
![Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks up during a plenary session at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, Belgium April 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-hungary-eca-eu-orban.jpg?itok=iKTDR7b8)
Don’t Tolerate the Intolerable from Chechnya’s Strongman Kadyrov
Kadyrov was making vile threats long before his HBO interview. It’s time for international action
![Radio Aurora 100.7FM.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_russia_kadyrov.png?itok=sZvS4htx)
US: Homeland Security Needs Reform, Not Expansion
Fix Abuses by US Customs and Border Protection; Don’t Expand Fast-Track Removals
![A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-border-patrol-immigration.jpg?itok=KiJVzKEc)
Iraq: Execution Site Near Mosul’s Old City
Investigate, Punish Those Responsible for Any War Crimes
![Satellite imagery from July 12 showing the building and Tigris riverbank seen in a video posted of soldiers throwing a detainee off a cliff in west Mosul as well as military vehicles in the vicinity.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_iraq_satellite.png?itok=0NybruVS)
The Fall of Mosul May Not Be the End Of ISIS But the Beginning of ISIS 2.0
Iraq’s Abuse of Civilians Will Make it Easy for the Next Version of the Extremist Group to Recruit
![Popular Mobilization Force members on the frontline with the Islamic State in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, Iraq on October 18, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/iraq_shia_militias_photo.jpg?itok=RW31OjOe)