Fulani abduct 166 Nigerian Christians. Gov't denies facts.
Nigeria’s Official Strategy of Denial of Another Church Attack TruthNigeria January 21, 2026 By Mary Kiara Cherubim and Saraphim Church was vandalized during the attack. Photo by Mike Odeh James. Officials dismissed eyewitness accounts and delayed confirmation as Christian worshippers were marched into captivity. (Kaduna) – When armed Fulani militants stormed three churches in Kurmin Wali, southern Kaduna State, during Sunday worship on January 18, congregants fled into sur
Mary Kiara | Truth Nigeria
3 days ago
ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant
Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. Workers clean up the scene, and Taliban police secure the area on January 20, 2026, after an explosion a day earlier at a Chinese restaurant, right, killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, in Kabul, Afghanistan [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP] ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that
Al Jazeera
5 days ago
Iran Under Brutal Dictatorship: Nation Silenced by Force
By Raziya Masumi Since December 2025, Iran has witnessed a new wave of protests that initially emerged from the country’s working class. What began as labor-centered demonstrations soon evolved into a nationwide social movement. Workers, facing chronic economic hardship, unpaid wages, inflation, and deteriorating living conditions, raised their voices to demand fundamental rights. However, these demands rapidly transcended economic grievances and turned into broader calls for
Raziya Masumi
5 days ago
Trump Tests Boundaries of his Power in Minnesota
By Tom Bateman January 18, 2026 BBC accompanies ICE observer on the lookout for agents in Minneapolis With 1,500 troops reportedly on standby to deploy to Minnesota, tensions are rising in the state as protests continue against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. US officials say they are targeting the "worst of the worst" but critics warn migrants with no criminal record and US citizens are being detained, too. "It could be anybody," says Sunshine, as she drives around her
BBC News
6 days ago
Statement on the Brutal ICE Murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Released on January 15, 2025 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security is deeply alarmed and saddened by the state-sanctioned murder of Renee Nicole Good, 37, on 7 January 2026 by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ms. Good was a U.S. citizen. She leaves behind her wife and three children. We extend our deepest condolences to the Good family and condemn state violence against civilians in all its forms. Ms.
Lemkin Institute
Jan 15
Iran protests: What we know so far
Protests began over the fall in value of the currency have grown into wider demonstrations and calls for the fall of Iran’s clerical establishment By Kate Lamb Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, 9 January 2026. Photograph: AP Escalating protests have swept through Iran in recent weeks, sparked by an economic crisis that has evolved into a widespread anti-government movement, and one of the most destabilising episodes of unrest the Iranian reg
The Guardian
Jan 14
Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran
As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters. By Erika Solomon , Farnaz Fassihi , Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.Credit ...via Reuters As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos
New York Times 1
Jan 13
Syrian army expels Kurds from Aleppo, fights Kurdish forces
People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities The Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria . The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early af
The Guardian
Jan 13
Nigerian troops shoot anti-terrorist protesters
In Nigeria, Protests Draw Gunfire While Terrorists Operate Unchecked TruthNigeria January 13, 2026 By M. Kiara Face of Army officer who allegedly shot an unarmed protester in Edo state. ‘Nigeria’s security forces respond to protest faster than to crime‘ (Ekpoma, Edo State) – A Nigerian soldier opened fire on an unarmed protester in Edo State Jan. 10 after residents took to the streets demanding protection from kidnappings and Fulani terrorist attacks. The shooting echoe
M. Kiara | TruthNigeria
Jan 13
DR Congo Blames Rwanda-Backed Rebels for 1,500 Deaths
By Cai Nebe January 5, 2026 Kinshasa says Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed 1,500 civilians despite a US-brokered ceasefire, as fresh clashes erupt near Uvira and tensions spill into Burundi. Displaced people try to cross into Burundi at the Kavimvira border to escape the M23 advance | Image: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Image Violent fighting erupted on Saturday between pro-Kinshasa forces and M23 rebels near Uvira, a key border city connecting the Democratic Republic of Cong
DW
Jan 5
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in New Ceasefire Violations
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid. By Al Jazeera Staff January 4, 2026 Displaced Palestinian children watch as the first supermoon of the year, the ‘Wolf Moon’, rises over the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on January 3, 2026 [Eyad Baba/AFP] The Israeli army has launched more attacks into parts of Gaza outside its direct military control, despite the ceasefire deal mediated by the Unite
Al Jazeera
Jan 4
Aid Groups Face Challenges After Israel Bans Gaza Operations
International aid groups grapple with what Israel’s ban will mean for their work in Gaza By Sam Mednick and Julia Frankel January 4, 2026 TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel’s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 groups represent some of the most prominent of the more
Associated Press
Jan 4
