Zambia: Repression In Post-Election Crackdown
By Human Rights Watch November 1, 2026 Opposition Members and Critics Forcibly Disappeared, Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten A police vehicle on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, August 14, 2026. © 2026 Alfonso Nqunjana/AP Photo Zambian police and military forcibly disappeared, arbitrarily detained, beat, and threatened opposition members, lawyers, journalists, and government critics in the days before and after general elections in August. The post-election climate of intimidati
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Study: Voter registration in Indian Country down 59%
By Kevin Abourezk October 29, 2026 A study by the Native American Rights Fund shows many obstacles remain to voting in communities with high Native populations, including the big barrier of registering to vote. Volunteer Steven Marlin, left, helps a driver register to vote at a drive up location outside the Dallas County Elections Department in Dallas Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Tristan Douville understands the challenges of voting in rural Alaska, where Indigen
Indian Country Today (ICT)
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The authoritarian future is already here in Uganda
The Authoritarian Future is Already Here in Uganda The New York Times Oct. 8, 2026 By Megan K. Stack Plainclothes thugs frog-marching a radio commentator from the microphone midbroadcast. An opposition activist dying after reportedly being barricaded in his house, which was then set on fire. Security forces raiding a powerful independent media company, cutting electricity and imposing a monthlong closure. General Kainerugaba inspecting a military parade at his father’s inaugu
U.S. Voting Rights Threatened
Special Report, October 2026 By Genocide Watch Photo Credit: Voter casts a ballot, PBS NEWS © 1996 - 2026 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Genocide Watch writes to alert readers about escalating systemic threats in the United States (US) against voting rights regarding the 2026 Midterm Elections. In combination with growing judicial and extrajudicial repression and violence against immigrants, trans people (particularly trans women), and, indeed, all women in th
Genocide Watch
Oct 21
Protests Erupt in Homa Bay After DCI Allegedly Arrests Suspected Goon Leader
by Timothy Cerullo on Friday, 9 October 2026 - 10:32 am DCI Headquarters, Nairobi PHOTO | DCI Police in Homa Bay have arrested a suspected gang leader accused of being behind a series of violent incidents in the county, months after deadly chaos disrupted a Linda Mwananchi leaders' rally. The suspect was arrested on Thursday night, October 8, 2026, as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) executed a warrant issued by the Homa Bay Law Courts on A
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Oct 9
Somalia: Baidoa conflict causes worsening hunger crisis
© UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet A mother and child wait to receive treatment at a nutrition facility in Baidoa, Somalia. Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies. In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state’s
Horn Observer
Oct 3
US and Australia close pre-election Brazil consulates
US halts consular services in Brazil ahead of election, increasing tensions. October 2, 2026 By Lisandra Paraguassu and Doina Chiacu A U.S. flag flies outside the U.S. Embassy, after the United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil ahead of general election, citing security concerns, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Citing security concerns, the
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Oct 2
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,
Tanzania: Jailed Opposition Asks, Where Is Ousted VP?
Jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has joined growing public calls for answers over the whereabouts of former Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi, who has not been seen publicly since his resignation and subsequent expulsion from CCM The Chanzo Reporter September 26, 2026 Dar es Salaam-The jailed Tanzanian opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, has used the minutes after court sessions and during breaks to ask about the whereabouts of ousted Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi. Lissu firs
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Sep 29
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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Sep 26
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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Sep 22
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
