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
Africa24
Oct 6
China’s Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse
Allegations of worker violence and environmental harm surround China’s mineral projects on the continent By ADF September 29, 2026 Millions of liters of toxic effluent flowed from a breach in the tailings dam at the Sino-Metals Leach copper mine in Zambia in February 2025. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As China has expanded its investment in mineral mining projects on the continent, allegations of environmental and human rights abuses have risen at an alarming rate. The Business and H
Africa Defense Forum
Oct 5
Anti-immigration group says Ottawans should brace themselves
By Kristy Nease October 6, 2026 Dominion Society 'advocating for ethnic cleansing when they call for remigration,' far-right researcher says. Credit: Dominion Society via CBC News For weeks, posters and stickers across Ottawa advertising the anti-immigration group Dominion Society of Canada — which is calling for mass deportations of millions of people — have been generating complaints of racism and white nationalism online, to police and to the city. But Ottawa police say th
CBC News
Oct 5
Modi and The Mobland
By Mani Shankar Aiyar October 6, 2026 Two reports have documented an alarming rise in mob violence during the Modi decade, linking it to the spread of Hindutva under BJP rule. The impunity the mobs have enjoyed has helped violence that began as communal vigilantism spread across society. At a rally condemning the mob lynching of a Muslim youth named Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand, in Thane on July 10, 2019. | Photo Credit: VIBHAV BIRWATKAR “It is a denial of Hinduism and ahimsa t
Frontline Magazine
Oct 5
Clandestine mass grave found in Mexico with 1,600 baby teeth
1,600 baby teeth: the clandestine mass grave in Michoacán that sent shockwaves even to the Senate By Nallely Sánchez (Infobae) September 24, 2026 It was starting in 2023 that approximately 80 children were reportedly cremated in a clandestine grave in the municipality of Zacapu, Michoacán. “It is highly likely that these children were victims of sexual exploitation, organ trafficking, or child pornography,” said Margarita López, a searching mother and founder of Buscando Cuer
Infobae
Oct 5
Russia's Latest Propaganda? A.I. Generated War Songs.
By Steven Lee Myers October 2, 2026 Russians are creating and spreading music glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, using platforms built in the United States. Credit: Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times Russia has a new weapon in its propaganda war against Ukraine: songs generated by artificial intelligence. Hundreds of them — from maudlin ballads to grinding thrash metal — have sprouted on the world’s most popular music streaming platforms, created using a growing number of
New York Times
Oct 5
On China’s National Day, Tibetans Raise Their Voice at UNHRC
Members of the Tibetan community and Tibet supporters gathered in Geneva on Thursday for a peace march calling international attention to the human rights situation in Tibet and urging meaningful action from the international community.
Peoples Tribunal condemns Canada on Indigenous Peoples
Final report released to coincide with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Pierre Saint-Arnaud · The Canadian Press · The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal judges, from left to right, Seanna Howard, Frances Webber and Valmaine Toki give preliminary conclusions following a week of hearings in Montreal in May. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Canada is failing to meet international legal obligations by refusing to hold thorough investigations into the crimes committed in
Pierre Saint-Arnaud
Oct 5
Lebanon Country Report 2026
August 2026 By Aiden Carlton Genocide Watch A man waves a Lebanese flag as he stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Tyre, Lebanon, November 27, 2024 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On April 16, 2026, a United States (US)-brokered ceasefire took effect in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, who have been engaged in a multi-staged armed conflict since October 8, 2024, following Hamas’ invasion of Israel the day prior, in which it committed genocidal atta
Genocide Watch
Oct 5
