Radio Free Europe

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal faces widespread opposition, with the Lebanese parliament speaker calling it an 'agreement of diktats' and a hard-right Israeli minister labeling it a 'big mistake.' Lebanese citizens protested in the capital, waving Hezbollah flags, while Iran’s hard-line preachers led protests against the deal, threatening to undermine the US-Iran truce.

The Taliban's strict restrictions on Afghan women since 2021 have erased their presence from public spaces, banned work in essential professions, and limited education to primary levels. Recent protests in Herat against morality police raids resulted in arrests, violence, and at least two deaths, including a child, as women and men demanded education, work, and freedom.

Eissa Hashemi, son of former Iranian official Masoumeh Ebtekar, is living comfortably in Los Angeles while facing deportation calls. Relatives of Qasem Soleimani, including his niece and grandniece, were recently detained in the U.S. after living luxuriously there.