Iraq Country Report 2026
By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch Iraq has long been caught between its reliance on United States’ (U.S.) military and monetary support and its desire to maintain a working relationship with Iran. The already difficult-to-uphold balance was further complicated in February 2026, when the U.S. and Israel began their war on Iran. MOSUL, Iraq: A giant Iraqi flag hangs from the Hadba minaret of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri on Sept 29, 2026. — AF
Genocide Watch
Oct 30
World Scouting brings peace education to Congo-Brazzaville
By World Scouting October 28, 2026 Credit: World Scouting In a country where social cohesion, inclusion and peaceful coexistence remain essential to building a stable and united society, the Scoutisme Congolais are taking concrete action to nurture a new generation of peacebuilders within schools. Through the Culture of Peace in Schools project, trained Messengers of Peace ambassadors are bringing peace education directly into classrooms, empowering children and adolescents t
World Scouting
Oct 30
Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month ban
By Jaroslav Lukiv October 25, 2026 PA Gabon says it has lifted a ban on social media imposed eight months ago - a move that triggered widespread criticism at the time. The High Communication Authority (HAC) announced the U-turn on Saturday in a televised statement. The BBC has approached the country's media regulator for comment. The ban had been introduced on 17 February, with the HAC saying that online content was fuelling conflict and deepening divisions in the country. Th
BBC News
Oct 29
Bolivia Close Gaps Exploited by Organized Crime
By: Guillermo Saavedra/Diálogo Published: October 30th, 2026 Officers with Bolivia’s FELCN guard the border with Brazil in Guayaramerín, Bolivia, August 13, 2026, during the launch of the Secure Borders plan. The initiative strengthens intelligence sharing and coordinated operations between Bolivia and Brazil to combat transnational criminal organizations operating on both sides of the border. (Photo: Aizar Raldes/AFP) Key Points Bolivia and Brazil launched the Secure Borders
Guinea-Bissau Country Report - September 2026
By Iradj Ipaktchi Umaro Sissoco Embaló - seen here voting in Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections last month - is now in neighbouring Senegal (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Guinea-Bissau Country Report September 2026 By Iradj Ipaktchi Intermittent political violence and decades of corruption in Guinea-Bissau increase the risk that authorities and powerful actors will persecute targeted groups. Guinea-Bissau won independence from Portugal in 1974. President Luis Cabral's Afr
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
UN experts warn of human rights violations facing North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China
Luke Ravetto | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US October 23, 2026 03:50:20 am Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that many nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forcibly returned from China remain unaccounted for, warning that they may face enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations. China resumed large-scale forcible returns of DPKR nationals in
JuristNews
Oct 29
UN says Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza since truce
Thomson Reuters October 26, 2026 (Jehad Alshrafi/The Associated Press) A United Nations commission says Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, in a report published Monday that Israel dismissed as part of a "misinformation campaign." The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Pales
United Nations Palestine
Oct 29
Country report: Myanmar October 2026
By H. H. Hlaing People extinguish a fire in a building that was destroyed in a bombardment carried out by Myanmar’s military in Thabeikkyin Township in Mandalay Region of Central Myanmar on April 19, 2025. Getty Images Since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar has experienced prolonged conflict between the Bamar-dominated government and ethnic minority groups, including the Rohingya. The persecution of the Rohingya intensified under the military rule of General Ne Win, who
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
Arab parties accuse Netanyahu of inciting hatred to scare voters
By Daniel Khalili-Tari 28 October, 2026 In one social media post, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian citizens in Israel of ‘raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections’. An Arab-Israeli woman casts her ballot during Israel's general elections on October 27, 2026 in Umm al-Fahm, Israel [Amir Levy/Getty Images] Prominent politicians from Arab-led lists have accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting hatred against Palestinian citiz
Al Jazeera
Oct 28
Kazakhstan Women Need Action on Domestic Violence
By Viktoriya Kim October 14, 2026 Reform Necessary to Close Legal Gaps, Ensure Accountability Participants at the international Women's Day rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2022. © 2022 Stanislav Beketov During its October 6 review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Kazakhstan pledged new legislation to make domestic violence a standalone crime – a timely commitment. Now the government should turn words into action
Junta Strips 5 More Exiled Critics of Nationality
By Human Rights Watch September 22, 2026 Latest Crackdown Heightens Rights Concerns Amid Renewed Political Tensions Former Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou speaks to the media in Paris, August 1, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Christophe Ena (Nairobi) – Niger’s junta has provisionally stripped five more exiled opposition figures of their nationality, extending a controversial policy increasingly used against critics of the military authorities, Human Rights Watch said today.
Meta Fined $25 billion to New Mexico in Data Privacy Case
By Diana Novak Jones October 21, 2026 A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Purchase Licensing Rights Oct 21 (Reuters) - A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab on Wednesday to pay the state $25 billion after a jury found the company had misled consumers about the privacy of their data, hitting the company with one of the largest financial penalties in US history. The ruling came in a c
Reuters
Oct 28
