For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad
For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad Truth Nigeria September 11, 2026 Judd Saul brings aid to victims of Islamic terrorist attack. Photo by Masara Kim. By Mike Odeh James (Makurdi, Benue State) Twenty-five years after 19 hijackers killed 2,977 Americans in one morning, Nigeria’s Christians measure their September 11 not as a date but as a status quo. In 1998 Osama bin Laden signed a declaration of war against “Jews and Crusaders.” Crusaders meant Christi
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Human Rights Watch condemns Iran executions
Iran’s Execution Campaign Against Protesters Human Rights Watch Sep 11, 2026 Day after day, Iranian authorities are sending protesters, including teenagers, who took part in widespread protests from December 2025-January 2026 to the gallows. Between March and August this year, a span of just five months, authorities arbitrarily executed at least 59 men on politically motivated and vague national security charges following grossly unfair trials. Those put to death include at l
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Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide
Reconceptualizing Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide, Part 1. By Renata Lampert United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Jacob Igra. International jurisprudence has treated human trafficking and genocide as distinct legal categories for decades. The former is litigated predominantly within the paradigm of transnational organized crime and socio-economic exploitation, under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially
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Water as a Weapon in Gaza
Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images by Karolina Bonde May 2026 Historically civilians’ restricted access to water during warfare has been a form of collateral damage when infrastructure is damaged and water supply chains are disrupted. Recently, restricting water usage has been used as a key method of warfare. By damaging water infrastructure, military combatants gain cumulative tactical leverage while avoiding actual combat. However, international actors have not been able to p
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Genocide Watch Ten Stages of Genocide World Map 2026
Where does genocide happen, and where are warning signs already visible? Genocide Watch’s new Ten Stages of Genocide Map provides a global overview of our latest findings. It is a major update to the previous version from October 2025 and includes our latest assessments and reports through the beginning of August 2026. The new map is now available on the Ten Stages page, below the explanations of the individual stages. See where the Ten Stages are occurring Countries and regi
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Closure in families as Residential Girls are reburied
Peace and closure among families as girls who died at residential school are reburied Natalie Pressman July 23, 2026 Alice and Rosanna Drygeese will be buried in Yellowknife, N.W.T., next to their father Mary Jane Drygeese and her great-granddaughter. Drygeese's two sisters are coming home to Yellowknife decades after they died at residential school in Fort Resolution. (Submitted by Berna Ross) In some of his final words, Berna Ross’s grandfather spoke of how nice it would be
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