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Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over their decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws. Friday 13 February 2026, The Independent, Holly Bancroft Palestine Action ’s ban under terrorism legislation has been ruled unlawful by the High Court in a humiliating blow for the government. Huda Ammori, co-founder of the group, hailed the outcome as a “monumental victory” in her case against the Home Office. Since the proscriptio

Central African Republic Special Criminal Court in session. credit: Facebook Amnesty International warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure JuristNews February12, 2026 By Cecilia Akoko Attiogbe Atayi Amnesty International has warned that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, is facing a “serious risk of closure” because of severe funding shortages. Amnesty I

By: Charlotte Lam When the Mongolian language started to disappear from classrooms in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China's north, many turned to the internet to keep their language and culture alive. A new investigation shows those remaining online spaces are being targeted by the Chinese government. Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR/AFP via Getty Images The Chinese government is targeting Mongolian language and culture in certain online spaces, systematically di

A Genocide Watch Special Report By Kristie Moore February 11, 2026 A truck with refugees from Artsakh on September 28, 2023. Following the takeover of the region, thousands of refugees were forced out of their homeland overnight. Photograph: Alain Jocard/ AFP via Getty Images Following an Azerbaijani military offensive in September 2023, an estimated 115,000 ethnic Armenians fled Artsakh (often referred to as Nagorno-Karabakh). They included roughly 30,000 children,18,000 peo

Humanitarian operations have been impeded by attacks, looting and restrictions on movement. Hunger deepens in South Sudan as fighting cuts off aid to displaced families By Mariamne Everett , Al Jazeera Staff  and News Agencies Ajok Ding Duot crouches on the dusty floor of a displacement camp in South Sudan’s Lakes State, cracking nuts open one by one. She and her family of 10 arrived here about two weeks ago, fleeing intensifying fighting between government and opposition for

In closing statements at the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others, prosecutors demanded 45 years in prison for each of them, based on the 'gravity' of the war-crimes charges against them. Hashim Thaci (R) and Rexhep Selimi (L) at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, February 9, 2026. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers Livestream/Screenshot. On the first day of closing statements in the war-crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a