Hong Kong Journalist Arrested On Sedition Charge
Al Jazeera Staff and AP September 30, 2026 Authorities detain media founder over Prince Edward station clash video, as press freedom groups voice concern. Police officers patrol outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong [File: May James/EPA] Hong Kong police have arrested an independent journalist on suspicion of incitement by spreading disinformation, local media report. Tang Ho-wing, founder of the online Boom News, was arrested on Wednesday morning, accordi
Al Jazeera
Oct 6
Argentina To Host US Unit To Fight Drug Trafficking
Buenos Aires Herald October 6, 2026 The Security Minister said Washington approved funding of US$13.3, 10 times the current resources allocated to bilateral cooperation. Credit: Buenos Aires Herald The United States created a regional unit based in Argentina to fight drug trafficking and organized crime, Argentine Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva announced Monday. The unit falls under the purview of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law E
Buenos Aires Herald
Oct 6
Macao's first national security case raises concerns
Kanis Leung July 29, 2026 Credit: Cherry Au Hon I via AP HONG KONG – When former Macao pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was arrested in July 2025, his family and observers of politics in the Chinese special administrative region were shocked. A year on, little is known about his case, even by his daughter. Au is the first publicly known arrest under Macao’s national security law since its 2009 enactment and critics say his case signals Beijing’s emphasis on security and into
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Macau concludes first closed-door national security trial
By AFP Wire September 19, 2026 Au Kam San was one of the organisers of annual vigils in Macau — a former Portuguese territory which reverted to China in 1999 — in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Credit: Au Kam San via Facebook, via Hong Kong Free Press. Macau has concluded its first national security trial behind closed doors, a court said on Friday, days after proceedings began in a former pro-democracy lawmaker’s case. A verdict will be issued
Hong Kong Free Press
Oct 6
Cyberattacks to Job Losses, what AI means for security
By Bruce Hamilton October 6, 2026 AI is both threat and solution — here’s what leaders must do now Credit: News4JAX Cybersecurity agencies from five of the world’s most powerful nations are sounding the alarm: artificial intelligence is no longer a future problem — it is here, it is accelerating, and it is rewriting the rules of engagement for governments, corporations and everyday people around the globe. The Five Eyes alliance — made up of agencies from Australia, the Unite
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Oct 6
White supremacists rally at Danbury,Ct, police HQ
By Richard Chumney October 5, 2026 Credit: Carol Kaliff/Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — City leaders roundly condemned a group of masked white supremacists who held a brief protest outside police headquarters this weekend over a recent decision to allow immigrants to join the force. Mayor Roberto Alves, a Democrat who championed the new officer hiring policy, said white supremacy is not welcome in Danbury. He described diversity as one of the city’s greatest strengths. “
CT Post
Oct 6
Domestic violence reports surge during Chuseok
By Hwang Sun-jun September 27, 2026 The Korean National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) Domestic violence reports to police averaged 1,294 a day during this year’s Chuseok holiday, up 42.4 percent from the average daily level. The provisional figure released Sunday compares with a daily average of 908.9 reports so far this year. It was also 13 percent higher than last Chuseok’s daily average of 1,145.3, according to the National
The Korea Herald
Oct 6
Rights Groups Urge Kazakhstan To Halt Extradition
By Kazakh Telegraph Agency 6 October, 2026 A number of international human rights organizations have issued a joint appeal urging the authorities of Kazakhstan to halt the extradition of activists Yulia Emelyanova and Mansur Movlayev—requested by Russia—or to allow them to safely travel to another country. "Kazakhstan must not allow its courts and detention facilities to become instruments of transnational repression against people who fled Russia in search of safety. If retu
Bombs prevent rescue of kidnapped youths in Nigeria
Nigerian police say they have located a camp where 19 national youth service recruits are being held by gunmen but cannot move in as they believe the place is mined with explosives.
BBC News
Oct 6
OvaHerero Seek SA Support For German Genocide Reparations
OvaHerero descendants in South Africa have petitioned South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to support their calls for justice, reparations and historical redress over the genocides committed by Imperial Germany between 1904 and 1908. By Martin Endjala October 3, 2026 Source: The Namibian The petition, dated 2 October and seen by The Namibian calls on the South African government to publicly support the OvaHerero and Nama peoples’ demands and recognise that the consequences
The Namibian
Oct 6
UK Trial Challenges ‘Responsible Gold’ Certification
Families of Tanzanian Mine Victims Seek Justice Juliane Kippenberg October 1, 2026 North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime district, northwest Tanzania. © 2022 Private An unusual trial will begin next week in London’s High Court: the families of two 23-year-old Tanzanian men who were fatally shot in 2019 at a Canadian-owned gold mine in northern Tanzania are bringing a case against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), an industry body that oversees the London gold market. Ano
Human Rights Watch
Oct 6
Congo: plea for a Better-Represented Africa at UNGA
By Africa24 Editorial Staff October 3, 2026 Credit: Africa24 English Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of the Congo advocated for a reform of the multilateral system that grants Africa a more prominent role. Conveying the message of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Constant-Serge Bounda Minister of Foreign Affairs, La Francophonie, and Congolese Abroad also reaffirmed the country’s diplomatic and economic priorities. Addressing th
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