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![Activists hang a poster at the entrance to al-Haq Human Rights Organization, after it was raided and shut down by Israeli Military forces, on August 18, 2022, in Ramallah, Palestine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0822-palestine-s-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Raid on Seven Human Rights Groups Is Attack on Palestinian Civil Society
Israeli forces raided, ransacked and shuttered offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations.
![President Joe Biden fist pumps Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1241918344-400x300.jpg)
Advocates Call for Release of Saudi Woman Facing 34 Years in Prison Over Tweets
“Women like Salma must be recognized and protected, not targeted for expressing their opinions,” one advocate said.
![Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-629261778-400x300.jpg)
Mike Pompeo and CIA Sued for Illegal Surveillance of Assange’s Visitors
UC Global sent CIA data and images of lawyers, journalists and doctors who visited Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy.
![People inspect after Israeli forces raided and shut down seven Palestinian NGOs in Ramallah, West Bank, on August 18, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0818-palestinian-rights-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Forces Raid and Shutter Offices of Top Palestinian Rights Groups
The groups pointed to the attack as just one instance of Israel's attempts to suppress human rights work.
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As Afghan People Boil Grass to Eat, US Refuses to Release $7 Billion of Assets
The United Nations warns that a staggering 95 percent of Afghans do not have enough food.
![People gather for The Right to REST without ARREST Rally and Press Conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on July 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0815-housing-protest-400x300.jpg)
Unhoused Activists Are Fighting a Surge of Bills Criminalizing Homelessness
As soaring rents push people onto the streets, many unhoused people are rising up against harmful legislation.
![Israeli left-wing activists gather with Palestinian activists at the Al-Haq Foundation in the West Bank city of Ramallah to denounce Israel's decision to declare six Palestinian human rights groups as "terror organizations," on October 27, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1236157958-400x300.jpg)
I Studied With a Palestinian “Terrorist” Organization. This Is What I Learned.
The organization played a key role in documenting Israel's human rights abuses for the International Criminal Court.
![Afghanistan: The Taliban Cracks Down on Women’s Rights as U.S. Sanctions Worsen](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/SEG1-guest-split-2-400x300.jpg)
US Sanctions Worsen Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis as Taliban Targets Women
The U.S. funds humanitarian aid in Afghanistan -- but also fuels a humanitarian disaster with its economic sanctions.
![Afghan refugees who have nowhere else to go have established a camp near the National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0801-afghan-women-2-400x300.jpg)
Tens of Thousands of Afghan Women Refugees Risk Being Returned to Acute Danger
Afghanistan's neighbors and the U.S. have failed to implement policies that protect Afghan refugees.
![Over years of investigation and prosecution, the U.S. government was never able to prove Hale’s leaks harmed anyone.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/halewithcat-400x300.jpg)
Biden Should Grant Clemency to Drone Warfare Whistleblower Daniel Hale
Over years of investigation and prosecution, the U.S. government was never able to prove Hale’s leaks harmed anyone.