Suriname’s Saamaka tribe works to protect the Amazon rainforest
By Steven Grattan October 26, 2026 The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands. They hope to get government recognition and protection against illegal logging and mining. Last year, Suriname pledged to protect its forests, but the Saamaka say incursions continue. Credit: AP News As roads, logging and gold mining encroach deeper into Saamaka territory, communities are turning to modern technology to defend forests protected for gener
AP News
Oct 27
CyberWell sends social media companies recommendations to improve antisemitism moderation
By Alex Carson The guidance was submitted as a public comment this month in response to a call for input from Meta's Oversight Board regarding the use of large language models in content moderation Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images CyberWell released new guidance for social media companies earlier this month on improving artificial intelligence content moderation to better target antisemitism, while protecting free expression. The guidance was submitted as a public comment this
Tech Policy Press
Oct 27
Automating death: Israel’s AI-powered genocide in Gaza
By: Mariam Javid October 15, 2026 Powered by artificial intelligence, Israel’s strategy of keeping soldiers “out of harm’s way” while they kill Palestinians relies on quadcopter drones and various AI systems to identify and target people. Photo Credit: AFP ISLAMABAD – On February 29, 2024, Israeli forces fired at civilians as they gathered around an aid convoy. At least 115 people were killed in what has since become known as the ‘Flour Massacre’. Survivors recalled the invol
Asian News Network
Oct 27
Special Report: Cyber Scam Operations in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian cyber scam operations have evolved into a transnational criminal ecosystem fusing human trafficking with industrial-scale fraud: at least Thousands of victims from dozens of countries have been trafficked, mostly through fake online job offers, into guarded compounds where they endure 16-19-hour workdays, torture, sexual exploitation, debt bondage and passport confiscation under conditions the UN describes as modern slavery of "industrial proportions".
Genocide Watch
Oct 27
Brazil: Lula Should Focus on Human Rights in New Term
Implement Consistent Rights Agenda October 25, 2026 President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voting in the second round of the 2022 presidential election, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. © 2022 Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil (São Paulo, October 25, 2026) – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has been reelected as Brazil’s president, should use his new term to tackle chronic human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said today. President Lula defeated the Liberal Party candidate, Flávi
Human Rights Watch
Oct 27
AI-Driven Disinformation Running Rampant On Social Media Before US Midterms
By George Chidi October 27, 2026 Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling lies. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Social media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”. As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their vote, social media c
The Guardian
Oct 27
US Accused Of Trapping Women And Children In Somalia’s Floods
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? Mark Townsend in Kismayo Oct 26, 2026 A colonel from US special operations in Somalia with a soldier from a branch of the Somali army trained by US special forces, in Mogadishu in 2023. Photograph: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images The water was rising rapidl
The Guardian
Oct 27
El Salvador continues to deploy soldiers to Haiti as gangs threaten violence
By Jacqueline Charles October 26, 2026 Credit: Patrice Noel REUTERS Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing. The men were ambushed on Oct. 18 in a gang-controlled territory east of Port-au-Prince and remain unaccounted for. Members of the armed forces of El Salvador, they were deployed under the United Nations-aut
Miami Herald
Oct 27
US Seeks To End MINURSO Peacekeeping In Western Sahara
Throughout the year, Washington had repeatedly signaled that drawing down or streamlining MINURSO’s mandate, among other missions, was under consideration. By Adil Faouzi Oct, 26, 2026 US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz pictured alongside the Moroccan and US flags, with an aerial view of Western Sahara in the background. (Designed by MWN team) Marrakech – Washington is working to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, US Ambassador to the
Morocco World News
Oct 27
West Africa Monthly Report: September 2026
September marked another turbulant period for West African countries.
Genocide Watch
Oct 27
El Salvador Continues Deployment To Haiti Amid gang violence
By Jacqueline Charles October 27, 2026 An armored personnel carrier belonging to the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti is on patrol after El Salvador announced a rescue mission for four air force members who went missing after a gang ambush. Patrice Noel REUTERS Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing. The men were
Miami Herald
Oct 26
At Least 62 Killed In Attack On A Community In Nigeria
By Dyepkazah Shibayan October 27, 2026 /An unidentified woman sells Nigerian national flags during an event to mark Nigeria independence day in Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File). ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 62 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northeastern Nigeria, the country’s emergency agency said Tuesday. The attack, reportedly carried out by criminals known as bandits, happened on Friday in Binnari community locat
Human Rights Watch
Oct 26
