Sahrawi hunger strike Protests Moroccan camp destruction
Relatives of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari have alerted that he and eight other detained activists have renewed their hunger strike on 23 September 2026. By International Service For Human Rights September 30, 2026 Naama Asfari © Antony Jean Naâma Asfari’s family also reported that, during a phone call on 29 September, he confirmed to them that he had been transferred to a Marrakesh prison and that he was continuing the hunger strike he has been waging alongside
AI Chatbots Remove Hijabs From Images Of Muslim Women
by Johana Bhuiyan October 1, 2026 Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photo. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images When prompted, AI chatbots will edit images to remove the hijabs from Muslim women, a violation of one of the world’s most common and visible expressions of faith. The Guardian asked ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini and Claude to take the veil off an AI-generated image of a woman wearing a hijab. Both Ope
The Guardian
Sep 30
Sudan: almost half a million people lost life saving serviceS
The International Rescue Committee October 1, 2026 Credit: Fahmo Mohammed for the IRC As of today at least 473,700 people have lost access to health care, nutrition support, clean water and protection services after funding for IRC's Sudan response ended. 36 health facilities, 29 nutrition centers, 8 Women and Girls Safe Spaces and 6 child-focused safe spaces have closed. Sudan is the world's largest displacement crisis, with 33.7 million people in need of aid and more than 9
Court Blocks Republika Srpska From Funding secession
By Dragana Erjavec September 25, 2026 Court bans Republika Srpska from paying international lobbying firms to promote the entity’s independence from the Bosnian state. Credit: EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA. Bosnia’s Constitutional Court on Friday declared that budgetary funds used by Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity to pay foreign consulting firms to lobby for independence violate the state’s constitutional architecture. The ruling targets a consulting agreement signed bet
Balkan Insight
Sep 30
Peru faces human rights court over Indigenous protections
Peru faces human rights court over protections for isolated Indigenous Peoples By Steven Grattan (AP) September 25, 2026 Peru faces a regional human rights court over allegations it failed to protect isolated Indigenous peoples in the Amazon from logging and other activities Credit: ABC News PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Peru faced the final day of a landmark hearing before a regional human rights court Friday over allegations that it failed to protect I
ABC News
Sep 29
Eviction ordered for Garifuna community in Honduras
By Berta Camprubí Pàmies September 19, 2026 The communities of the indigenous Garifuna people announce a massive mobilization towards Cayos Cochinos in response to the presence of 200 police officers while Supervivientes (Survivors) changes the filming location. International mission to investigate violations of the rights of Garifuna peoples in Honduras. Credit: Berta Camprubí Pàmies The spectators who, this Thursday, were enjoying the morbid curiosity and excitement of the
El Salto Diario
Sep 29
Zambia: Cancelling Passports used to Silence Critics
Amnesty International September 11, 2026 Private Photo. Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that the Zambian authorities have cancelled the passports of former Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia and former Permanent Representative to the African Union Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition Members of Parliament Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State House Special Assistant Kaizer Zulu, and blogger Lillian Mutambo
Amnesty International
Sep 29
Number Of Sudanese Fleeing Surges As Aid Runs Dry, UN Says
By Olivia Le Poidevin September 25, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh GENEVA, (Reuters)- There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is failing to keep up with needs, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. More than 400 people a day have been crossing into eastern Chad over the past week, a 20-fold increase from the numbers seen in recent months, UNHCR said. They
Reuters
Sep 29
Indian mosque partially demolished for Hindu pilgrimage
By Durdana Bhat September 30, 2026 Fearing outright demolition, Muslims volunteer to take down parts of Shahi Mosque themselves as authorities widen road to prepare for a 2028 event. Police officers stand guard in front of Shahi Masjid in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, September 28, 2026 [Reuters] Zeeshan Khan says he has not slept properly for three nights in a row. It began on Sunday when the 30-year-old joined hundreds of Muslims in central India’s Ujjain city for a night
Al Jazeera
Sep 29
Rohingya Schools In Malaysia Close Amid Online Hate Speech
By Rozanna Latiff July 27, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) - Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class. "Why do you want to go to school? Do you want to take over our country?" they asked, according to Nur, whose family declined use of her full name for fear of repercussion. Nur is just one of many Rohingya children to face harassme
Reuters
Sep 29
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an anti-government alliance amid renewed tensions and fighting in Tigray.
Reuters
Sep 29
NGO Coalition To Review Malawi President’s First Year
Joseph Mwale September 29, 2026 President Peter Mutharika’s first year in office is set to face scrutiny from a coalition of civil society and professional organisations on October 20 2026 at a national dialogue in Lilongwe. The National Stakeholders Dialogue, scheduled for Bingu International Convention Centre in the capital city, will bring together government, Parliament, the Judiciary, civil society, academia, the private sector, media and other stakeholders. His tenure u
Nation Online
Sep 29
