Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war
Al Jazeera 29 Sep 2026 Picture by AJLabs Newly updated Google Maps satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip nearly three years into Israel’s genocidal war. With neighbourhood after neighbourhood reduced to rubble and little left but the faint outlines of main roads, it is now almost impossible to tell one part of Gaza from another. Farmland has been charred, and centuries-old places of worship have been damaged or wiped from the landscap
Al Jazeera
Oct 2
Special report: Gaza and the Ten Stages of Genocide
By Karolina Bonde, Genocide Watch October 2026 Palestinian woman in Gaza rubble credit:Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images Genocide is one of the most severe crimes in international law, defined as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. This crime does not begin with mass graves. It begins with language, law, and the slow erasure of a people's humanity. Dr. Gregory Stanton maps that process in Ten
Genocide Watch
Oct 2
‘Stand on the right side of history’: Starbucks urged to close stores in China’s Xinjiang
By Rebecca Bailey October 2, 2026 US lawmakers say operating in region where Muslim minorities face mass detention is ‘morally bankrupt’ People walk past a Starbucks in Beijing, China. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters US lawmakers have urged Starbucks to close newly opened outlets in China’s Xinjiang, saying it was a “morally bankrupt decision” to operate in a region where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses against Muslim minorities. The coffeehouse ch
The Guardian
Oct 2
Israeli aid group opens clinic for children in Gaza
Israeli aid group opens medical clinic for 10,000 children in Gaza refugee camp The Times of Israel 25 August 2026 By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff Set to open September 1 in crowded Al-Mawasi, facility will provide vaccinations, consultations, rehab for children with disabilities, education services with anti-hate messaging A teacher educates children at the al-Mawasi camp in the Gaza Children's Village. (Courtesy) The Israeli humanitarian organization NATAN Worldwide Disaster R
Cameroon Grapples with Gender-Based Violence
By Juliana Nnoko August 28, 2026 The government has many plans--and few results--on gender-based violence Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa, Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, at the International Day of Rural Women celebrations in Nguibassal, Centre Cameroon, October 17, 2022. © 2022 Giordanno Brumas/SOPA Images/Sipa via Getty Images Several women were killed, including by current or former partners in Cameroon between August 6 to 26, some in the presence of their child
Human Rights Watch
Oct 2
UNSC To Meet On Western Sahara Ahead Of MINURSO Vote
By Adil Faouzi October 02, 2026 A Moroccan flag stands before the UN Security Council chamber, with desert dunes in the foreground. (Designed by MWN team) For Morocco, the task now is to consolidate the gains secured through Resolution 2797 adopted last year and translate that diplomatic momentum into a lasting settlement. Marrakech – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold two closed meetings on Morocco’s Western Sahara on October 7 and 8, ahead of the October 3
Morocco World News
Oct 2
700 Detained As Delhi, Mumbai See Electoral Roll Protests
Edited by Chandrajit Mitra October 2, 2026 Senior AAP leader Atishi was detained during the protest in Delhi New Delhi/Mumbai: Hundreds have been detained in New Delhi during a protest by opposition outfits demanding the resignation of India's election chief over alleged voter-related irregularities. Visuals showed senior AAP leader and former chief minister Atishi being dragged by police. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), too, held a demonstration in Mumbai, where a large pol
NDTV
Oct 2
Authorities trampling on human rights in Protest Crackdown
By Amnesty International October 2, 2026 Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “The right to protest is not dependent on government approval. It
Ten years after Gabon’s post-election violence, painful questions remain
Radio France Internationale 31 August 2026 Ten years on, victims of violence that followed president Ali Bongo’s disputed re-election in Gabon are still demanding truth and justice. Questions also remain over the possible involvement of French nationals and the response of the French authorities. Barricades on a street following an election protest in Libreville, Gabon, on 1 September 2016. © Joel Bouopda / AP The crisis erupted on the night of 31 August to 1 September 2016,
NJIT PhD Grad Helps AI Detect Hate Speech
By Mindy Weisberger October 2, 2026 An economic theory called rational inattention led Yuan Zhao '26 to a new approach for improving LLM pattern detection. Count from one up to fifty. Simple, right? Now try that while watching a video about the history of math and listening to a song about multiplication, as ten nearby people shout random numbers. Not so easy, is it? When you're surrounded by distractions, focusing on one task can be a challenge — for people and for artificia
Apremeya Sudarshan
Oct 2
Amnesty International: Abolish ICE
In a new report, Amnesty International documented widespread human rights violations committed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies during the Trump administration’s large-scale, militarized immigration enforcement operations in Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans and Washington, DC. The report, “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Oper
Algeria Threatens to resume executions after 30 years
Amnesty International 15 September 2026 Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images Algeria’s authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty. The organization calls on Algeria’s authorities to immediately establish an official morato
