Algeria Threatens to resume executions after 30 years
Amnesty International 15 September 2026 Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images Algeria’s authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty. The organization calls on Algeria’s authorities to immediately establish an official morato
Concern Grows Over Gabon’s Social Media Clampdown
By Eromo Egbejule May 13, 2026 Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent The granddaughter of the former prime minister of Gabon, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, holds a placard in the colours of the flag of Gabon reading ‘Free my grandfather’ during a demonstration in Paris on 25 April. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platf
The Guardian
Oct 1
UNICEF Humanitarian Update on Djibouti
By the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) September 21, 2026 Credit: © UNHCR highlights As of 18 September 2026, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity, just over 3,100 people have arrived in Djibouti from Yemen. Nearly half of them are children, including 523 children aged five and under. The pace of arrivals has slowed down since 16 September, reportedly due to fuel shortages in Yemen. However, authorities anticipate a possible new surge, and partne
UNICEF
Sep 30
Sahrawi hunger strike Protests Moroccan camp destruction
Relatives of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari have alerted that he and eight other detained activists have renewed their hunger strike on 23 September 2026. By International Service For Human Rights September 30, 2026 Naama Asfari © Antony Jean Naâma Asfari’s family also reported that, during a phone call on 29 September, he confirmed to them that he had been transferred to a Marrakesh prison and that he was continuing the hunger strike he has been waging alongside
Zambia: Cancelling Passports used to Silence Critics
Amnesty International September 11, 2026 Private Photo. Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that the Zambian authorities have cancelled the passports of former Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia and former Permanent Representative to the African Union Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition Members of Parliament Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State House Special Assistant Kaizer Zulu, and blogger Lillian Mutambo
Amnesty International
Sep 29
NGO Coalition To Review Malawi President’s First Year
Joseph Mwale September 29, 2026 President Peter Mutharika’s first year in office is set to face scrutiny from a coalition of civil society and professional organisations on October 20 2026 at a national dialogue in Lilongwe. The National Stakeholders Dialogue, scheduled for Bingu International Convention Centre in the capital city, will bring together government, Parliament, the Judiciary, civil society, academia, the private sector, media and other stakeholders. His tenure u
Nation Online
Sep 29
Mali: Evidence of War Crimes
Members of Mali’s armed forces working together with personnel from the Wagner Group committed war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians, during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Amnesty International
Sep 29
Can content moderation offer a model for AI oversight?
By Hannah Robbins August 10, 2026 (Credit: id-work/iStock) As AI becomes more deeply embedded in online communication, questions about transparency, accountability and human oversight are receiving greater attention. At the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, experts examined what years of global content moderation could teach policymakers, companies and civil society about governing AI. During the discussion, speakers described how AI can generate images, videos an
AI For Good
Sep 29
Libya: Dozens Executed, Scores Remain at Imminent Risk
By Amnesty International September 11, 2026 At least 50 men under sentence of death in eastern Libya are at imminent risk of execution as the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), the de facto authorities in the region, have resumed executions for the first time in Libya since 2010. Since 23 August 2026, the LAAF have carried out arbitrary executions of at least 30 individuals sentenced to death following grossly unfair torture-tainted and secretive trials before military courts.
Amnesty International
Sep 29
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
The Chanzo Reporter
Sep 29
Haiti gangs kill 11 after gov't security crackdown
By Onès Joseph September 29, 2026 Four members of the same family were among those murdered in retaliation after a Gang Suppression Force operation against Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Mayor Hubert Cénéac says Local residents gather by a telecommunication company's store. Photo by Caleb Volny Overview: The Kokorat San Ras gang carried out a shooting spree against residents of Gros-Morne, a commune in the Artibonite department that has been under gang control in recent years
The Haitian Times
Sep 28
Escalating Violence Blocks Access To Health Care In Somalia
With roads to hospitals blocked since the fighting started, many of the wounded have been unable to access care. By Medecins Sans Frontieres | Doctors Without Borders September 28, 2026 Patients wait to be seen at an MSF health post in Elbeti displacement camp, Baidoa. | Somalia 2026 © Yahya Mohammed/MSF On September 28, fighting erupted in and around Baidoa, Somalia, leaving a health facility severely damaged, an ambulance looted, and reports of one health worker killed and
