‘Deadliest’ Iranian protest crackdowns occur in Ilam, Lorestan: Amnesty International Iranian security forces "have unlawfully used rifles, shotguns loaded with metal pellets, water cannons, tear gas, and beatings to disperse, intimidate, and punish largely peaceful protesters,” according to Amnesty International. News
Druze armed groups must release humanitarian worker: Amnesty The Syria Civil Defense, a search and rescue team, dispatched 33-year-old Hamza al-Amareen, the head of Daraa’s emergency response center, to Suwayda in response to a UN call for assistance in mid-July, a day after deadly clashes between Damascus and its affiliated forces and Druze armed groups broke out. News