Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Human Rights’

Frank Bergman · Alarming new data out of Belgium is fueling growing concern over the rapid expansion of state-sanctioned euthanasia, with record numbers of citizens now being killed under the country’s “assisted suicide” regime. · Official figures show that in 2025, a staggering 4,486 people were euthanized. · The data reveal that euthanasia now accounts for 4% of all deaths nationwide. · The death toll for 2025 marked a 12.4% increase…

What the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo reveals about the future of European society · By Marina Akhmedova, member of the presidential human rights council of Russia · Noelia Castillo. ©  Antena 3 · Today in Spain, a 25-year-old woman named Noelia Castillo is scheduled to undergo euthanasia. Born into a dysfunctional family in Barcelona, Noelia spent her childhood in shelters and fell victim to gang rape in 2022. This…

Reflections on the limitless resources and ingenuity devoted to killing, and how little is devoted to conflict resolution. · John Leake · When I was a kid I had a friend who was obsessed with the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, and one of his favorites was the carro armato con falci — scythed chariot, sometimes referred to as a man harvester. · “Isn’t it cool?” my friend said. “You get a couple of guys mounted on really strong horses and…

Chronic manpower shortages have pushed Kiev into forced mobilization, which is growing increasingly brutal · © Getty Images / Libkos / Contributor · [RT] Fewer than one in ten Ukrainians joining the country’s armed forces are doing so voluntarily, making it impossible to abandon forced mobilization, a senior Kiev lawmaker has acknowledged. · The general call‑up of able‑bodied men aged 25 to 60 has not been enough to cover…

Frank Bergman · A Canadian lawmaker and former provincial premier is sounding the alarm after reports revealed that an elderly woman was euthanized against her will, warning that the killing amounts to a “cold-blooded murder” carried out under Canada’s so-called “assisted suicide” regime. · In a statement posted Monday on X, Jason Kenney reacted to reports detailing the death of a woman in her 80s identified only as “Mrs. B.” ·…

Frank Bergman · Canada’s federal government has assembled a parliamentary committee packed with euthanasia supporters to review whether the country’s controversial “assisted suicide” program should be expanded to people suffering solely from mental illness. · The move has alarmed critics who warn the Trudeau-era Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime is already spiraling out of control. · The Special Joint Parliamentary Committee…

This war might be about to get a lot uglier. · Andrew Korybko · Residents of the Iranian capital of Tehran awoke on Sunday to an apocalyptic scene after the US and Israel bombed Iran’s oil storage facilities. A sky-high flaming pillar emerged in the aftermath, toxic smoke clouded out the sun, and blackened rain fell on this city of around 10 million people. The environmental consequences alone could push Tehran to the breaking point after…

Instead of challenging male power, the high-ranking ladies attach themselves to it like tradwives By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/rachelmarsden.com · Women marching in St. Louis as part of women's liberation demonstration on 26 August, 1970 ©  Getty Images/Bettmann · International Women’s…

RT breaks down public and Capitol Hill reactions to the new Middle East war, launched days before election season · Protesters rally against the joint US-Israel military operation targeting Iran. Washington DC, February 28, 2026. © Getty Images / Celal Gunes/Anadolu · US President Donald Trump’s order to attack Iran has drawn mixed reactions among Americans, with polls showing a clear public split and statements from…

Frank Bergman · A grieving family is sounding the alarm over Canada’s controversial “assisted suicide” system after their 26-year-old son, who struggled with seasonal depression, was euthanized under the country’s expanding death-on-demand laws. · Kiano Vafaeian, a blind man living with Type 1 diabetes, was killed by lethal injection in December through the Canadian government’s taxpayer-funded Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. ·…