Pakistani drone strikes kill three civilians in Balochistan
ANI October 21, 2026 Credit: Reuters Balochistan [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Three civilians were reportedly killed and two others critically injured in separate drone strikes in Balochistan's Ziarat and Kech districts, according to local sources, as reported by The Balochistan Post. According to The Balochistan Post, the first incident occurred in the Anzargi area of Ziarat, where a drone strike killed a shepherd and left two other people seriously wounded. Residents said
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Pakistan: Rights Lawyers Receive 10-Year Sentences
Human Rights Watch October 30, 2026 Caption: Aamir Qureshi/AFP (New York) – An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan imposed 10-year prison sentences on two human rights lawyers on October 29, 2026, in an escalation of the government’s crackdown on civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. Pakistani authorities should immediately quash the convictions, release Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha, and cease criminal proceedings aimed at punishing human rights ad
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Dispatches from Detention: Dr. Mahrang Baloch
Human Rights Foundation October 25, 2026 Credit: Human Rights Foundation Dr. Mahrang Baloch is serving two life sentences in Pakistan on politically motivated terrorism charges. She is the founder of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a network of activists dedicated to peaceful advocacy for Pakistan’s Baloch minority, and she regularly organizes demonstrations and events to highlight the enforced disappearance, torture, and killing of Baloch people. She was arrested in March 202
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Pakistan under fire over abduction of 14-year-old Hindu girl
IANS November 3, 2026 Credit: VividhBarathi Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the abduction, forced conversion and marriage of a minor Hindu girl in Pakistan, highlighting the vulnerability of minority children amid escalating atrocities across the country. According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), 14-year-old Bindiya Kumari, a ninth-grade student, should be attending school rather than being cau
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Pakistan: Afghan migrants face harassment, torture, detention
IANS November 3, 2026 Credit: IANSLive Kabul, Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan has increased the deportation of Afghan migrants from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after the expiration of an October 31 deadline set by the authorities. Afghan migrants who have recently returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan accused Pakistani police of mistreating them, saying that they faced harassment and torture after being detained there, local media reported on Tuesday. Around 50 Afghan families returned
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Macau opposes European Parliament criticism of Au's trial
MNA October 10, 2026 Credit: Macau Business The Macau SAR Government and the Legislative Assembly have issued statements expressing strong opposition to a report by the European Parliament (EP) regarding national security proceedings and calls for the release of former lawmaker Au Kam San. Au stands accused of “subversion against state power”, “establishing ties with external entities to engage in acts endangering state security”, and “breach of secret”—marking the first nati
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CE praises national security handling, urges judicial reform
Yuki Lei October 16, 2026 Caption: Macau Daily Times Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai used the opening of the new judicial year to outline seven priorities for the judiciary, praising its handling of Macau’s first national security case while calling for stronger integrity and reform. Sam praised the judiciary for “strictly carrying out the investigation and trial of Macau’s first case involving national security in accordance with the law,” saying it safeguarded national sec
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West Papuan civil society calls for UN and Pacific access
Johnny Blades October 22, 2026 Caption: RNZ/Johnny Blades West Papuan civil society organisations have called on Indonesia to allow access to their region for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and to open up genuine, inclusive dialogue. Claims of persistent human rights abuses continue as violent conflict has deepened in the rugged interior of the Indonesian-controlled Papua region in recent months, causing an increasing number of Internally Displaced Peo
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Papua committee reports 124,000 displaced, 59 killed in 2026
Documentation Centre October 19, 2026 Caption: Human Rights Monitor The Papua Special Committee of Indonesia’s Regional Representatives Council (DPD RI) reported to the council’s 3rd Plenary Session of the 2026–2027 Legislative Year that around 124,000 Papuans remain internally displaced by armed conflict and 59 people have been killed this year (see photo on top). The committee concluded that civilians have borne the brunt of the violence, with daily life, schooling and heal
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CE reaffirms Macau's safeguarding of press freedom
Yuki Lei October 28, 2026 Credit: Macau Daily Times Macau fully safeguards press and publication freedom under the Basic Law and the Press Law and has consistently supported the media sector in strengthening its professional capabilities and achieving healthy development, Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai said as he opened the 59th Annual Conference of the Chinese Language Press Institute. Speaking at yesterday’s opening ceremony, Sam said Macau’s rising profile as a global ce
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Singapore: Government criminalises human rights defenders
CIVICUS Monitor October 29, 2026 Credit: The Independent Singapore Singapore’s civic space is rated as ‘repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. There are ongoing concerns about the use of restrictive laws as well as the harassment of human rights defenders. The 2019 Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) provides excessive powers to the government and has been used to target activists and critics, and block websites, while there are ongoing restrictions on
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Jordan to Toughen Penalties for Terrorism Crimes
By Jordan News November 8th, 2026 Jordan Moves to Toughen Penalties for Terrorism Crimes The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan at its meeting on Sunday, decided to begin amending a package of laws related to terrorism offences to impose harsher penalties on those convicted of terrorist crimes, in a move aimed at protecting national security and maintaining civil and societal peace. The Cabinet decided to double the minimum prison sentences for terrorism offence
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