Pakistan-administered Kashmir Votes amid Unrest
By Abid Hussain September 24, 2026 Lawmakers will choose a president despite seven vacant seats in districts at the centre of months of unrest. A woman from Pakistan-administered Kashmir living in Karachi casts her ballot during the second phase of the region's general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, August 2, 2026. Credit: Al Jazeera, Shahzaib Akber, & EPA Islamabad, Pakistan – Legislators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting on Thursday to elect a president, filling
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Police Break Up Congo Constitutional Protests
By Jean-Yves Kamale September 16, 2026 People march during a protest organized by opposition parties against constitutional changes proposed by President Felix Tshisekedi, in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Police in Congo fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against constitutional changes they said could allow President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office. The oppositi
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Morocco's political parties battle youth disenchantment
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Alexander Dziadosz September 17, 2026 A view of the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco, September 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi Summary Governing parties pledge 1 million jobs over next term Monarchy retains overall control of policy direction Analysts say protests and Ceuta border rush signal discontent Few 18- to 24-year-olds have registered to vote RABAT/CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Morocco’s political partie
Country Report: Belarus August 2026
By Sophia Khan Belarus opposition supporters lay flowers near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester, died on Aug. 10, 2020, during a protest in Minsk. (Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images) Although Belarus was a founding republic of the Soviet Union, the 1988 discovery of mass grave sites from Stalin-era targeting prompted calls for independence. Belarus declared independence on August 25, 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet U
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Aug 17
Pakistan-administered Kashmir Votes Amid Civil Unrest
By Abid Hussain August 10, 2026 Voting postponed in seven of 11 Poonch division constituencies as boycott calls and violence mar the region’s legislative elections. A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the second phase of elections for the regional Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on August 2, 2026. Credit: Amiruddin Mughal & EPA in Al Jazeera Islamabad, Pakistan – Voting is under way in the third and final phase of Pakistan-a
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Aug 11
30 Dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Vote Unrest
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters July 30, 2026 Deadly clashes reported in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid first round of voting for regional elections on July 27. Activists protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on July 29 after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Credit: AFP in Al Jazeera Watchdogs have raised concerns over mounting reports of deadly clashes during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir,
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Jul 30
Nine Killed in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Clashes
By Tariq Maqbool July 14, 2026 People chant slogans as they walk during a protest and shutter-down strike called by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an alliance of civil society groups, in Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir, June 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Credit: Reuters, Naseer ud Din MUZAFFARABAD, July 14 (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and supporters of a banned protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed nine people
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Jul 14
Deadly Protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
By Al Jazeera Staff June 9, 2026 Experts say the current crisis is part of a deeper, long-running debate about governance in the region. Source: Al Jazeera Security personnel patrol a street in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on June 8, 2026 on the eve of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)'s anticipated rally, days after the local government banned the protest group under anti-terror laws [AFP] At least 11 people were killed on Sunday during clashes be
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Jun 14
Fighting in Somalia’s capital as anger over election delay erupts
A truck carrying Somali security forces drives in Mogadishu before planned antigovernment protest. [Feisal Omar / Reuters] Residents flee from their homes due to fighting between two warring political factions. Violence has erupted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as government forces and opposition-allied militias have exchanged fire before an antigovernment protest, damaging buildings and forcing residents to flee. Fighting began on Wednesday and continued into Thursday bef
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Jun 4
How Iranians Protest: The Green Movement
By Alžběta Frommerova Since late December 2025, Iran has experienced widespread protests in response to a dramatic decline in the value of its currency, ongoing government mismanagement of basic services, and deteriorating living conditions. The protests began with strikes and store closures, then progressed into large-scale street rallies across the country. Millions of Iranians went into the streets demanding the overthrow of the Islamic Republic regime. Supporters ral
Genocide Watch
Mar 19
Türkiye Country Report: December 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses his supporters at a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters The systemic oppression of Kurdish people in Turkiye dates back to the creation of the Turkish Republic. The Kurds have faced mass murders, deportations, wrongful arrests for expressing their identity, and political repression in the form of detaining democratically-elected members of the pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy P
Genocide Watch
Dec 12, 2025
General sworn in as interim leader of Guinea-Bissau after coup
Officers order suspension of electoral process, border closures a day before presidential vote results expected. By: Rédaction Africanews with AP Nov. 27, 2025 New Guinea-Bissau leader, General Horta Inta-A, takes the oath of office in Bissau on 27 November 2025. - Copyright © africanews TGB Guinea-Bissau via AP/Copyright 2025 The AP. Military officials in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday named a general as the country’s transitional president. Horta Inta-A’s inauguration came a
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