Freedom & Rhythm Digest

Iran's Execution Crackdown on Protesters

• 🔥 Public Hanging of Teen Wrestler: Iran's executed 19-year-old national wrestling team member Saleh...

Widespread protests signal democratic pushback to war risks, fracturing societies from Israel to US:

• Tel Aviv erupts: Israelis demand end to...

Iran's brutal crackdown escalates:

• Public execution of 19yo national wrestler Saleh Mohammadi and protesters Mehdi Ghasemi, Saeed Davoudi for Jan...

Ana Navarro unleashes on US handling of crises:

• VP Vance's flippancy on rising oil prices amid the Iran war
• TSA meltdown from government shutdown...

• ACLU Wyoming rally kit: Protest rights info and event resources to defend freedoms
• No Kings YouTube video (58min): Safety practices and rights for...

First protest hangings signal intensified repression:

• Iran executed teenager Saleh Mohammadi, national wrestling team member, with two others for...

Turkey's democratic defiance flares as thousands rally overnight at Istanbul's municipality for opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest...

Exiled human rights defenders, risking everything to challenge abuses of power, demand stronger protection systems. Their courage secures the rights we enjoy worldwide.

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a Canadian-drafted resolution on Monday condemning Iran's human-rights violations. A pivotal step in global pressure against authoritarian abuses.

Iran Protests and Tensions

• 🔥 Thousands Rally Across Iran: Thousands rallied in cities including Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad amid rising...

Illinois Democratic primary previews midterm risks from dark money, AIPAC, and crypto PACs shaping elections.

• Stratton upset: Won by 51k+ votes...

Strange bedfellows are uniting to defend democracy in the No Kings campaign, drawing tens of thousands nationwide for March 28 demonstrations.

Iran's unrest intensifies:

• Mass protests erupt in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad over governance, economy, and tensions.
• US counterterrorism chief Joe...

Minneapolis non-profit The Advocates for Human Rights, which monitors U.S. Immigration Court operations, filed a complaint against BONDI on March 12—a key push for accountability in asylum proceedings.

Emerging trend: AI deepfakes using people's likenesses in scams and election misinformation undermine democracy.

• Privacy rights tested: ICCPR...

New I•CON blog post assesses the state of (militant) democracy, from the journal committed to advancing international and comparative constitutional law studies.

Rising threats to UN human rights experts exposed in 2025 Special Procedures report:

• Public attacks surged, hitting those on sensitive issues
• US...

Twin squeezes on China human rights work: legal hammers in Hong Kong trials and geopolitical funding woes.

• Hong Kong's NSL trial of Lee Cheuk-yan...

UN Briefings on Iran Human Rights Crisis

• 🔥 Sara Hossain and Max du Plessis Brief HRC: UN experts Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent...

• Sara Hossain (Chair) and Max du Plessis of the UN Fact-Finding Mission briefed media post-report at Geneva's 61st HRC session.
• Revealed alarming...