EGYPT COUNTRY REPORT
Country Report: Egypt October 2026 By Elisabeth Lucetta Illustrative - Coptic Christians attend Christmas mass at the Saint Simon Monastery in Mokattam mountain, Cairo, Egypt, on January 6, 2026. (Photo: Ahmed Mosaad/NurPhoto) Once considered relatively stable in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt faces growing security threats from terrorism, transnational crime, and domestic unrest. Its strategic location, controlling the Suez Canal and bordering Libya, Sudan, Israel,
Genocide Watch
Oct 23
Burundi Set To Win Human Rights Council Seat Despite Abuses
by Human Rights Watch October 12, 2026 Lack of Competition Virtually Guarantees a Spot on Key Forum. Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, New York, September 23, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Heather Khalifa (New York) – Burundi is set to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote on October 13, 2026, with no competition, Human Rights Watch said today. Burundi is seeking
Human Rights Watch
Oct 23
Criminal networks threaten the Amazon
By Steven Grattan October 18, 2026 Credit: AP BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna starting Monday. More than a dozen Indigenous representatives from Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador are participating in the Oct. 19-23 U.N. conference on transnational organized crime, known as COP13. The leaders want governments to tackle th
AP News
Oct 22
UN Warns Fighting Persists In DR Congo Despite Peace Efforts
By APA Kinshasa October 15, 2026 Source: APA News Despite diplomatic initiatives led by the United States, Qatar and the African Union, fighting continues in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), where the security and humanitarian situation remains alarming, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, told the Security Council on Tuesday. “A genuine ceasefire remains elusive,” the UN official said, citing continued clashes in DR Congo, particularly
APA News
Oct 22
HRC RECORDS 37 ELECTION VIOLENCE CASES, RAISES DETENTION CONCERNS
By Victoria Kayeye Yambani October 19, 2026 Source: Diamond TV Zambia The Human Rights Commission has recorded 126 election-related incidents during Zambia’s 2026 General Election, including 37 cases of violence, 12 cases categorised as electoral fraud, eight cases of voter intimidation and seven cases of vandalism. In its report covering the period from 2025 to September 30, 2026, the Commission calls for stronger accountability for electoral violence, safeguards against arb
Diamond TV Zambia
Oct 22
Tanzanian Opposition Leader Charged With Treason
By Bloomberg News October 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC The Oct. 29 2025 election was marred by violence and widespread unrest. Source: AFP/Getty Images A Tanzanian court charged a senior opposition figure with treason, adding to a widening crackdown a week ahead of the first anniversary of deadly election protests. John Pambalu, director of training, organization and elections of the main opposition Chadema party, appeared in court in Dar es Salaam, the commercial hub, on Wednesda
Bloomberg
Oct 22
Singapore:Kokila Annamalai charged in anti-free speech trial
By: Lydia Lam October 7, 2026 After she received the correction direction, Kokila Annamalai put up an article titled, "I Defy: Why I am not complying with my POFMA Correction Direction". Credit: CNA/Raydza Rahman SINGAPORE: Activist Kokila Annamalai went on trial on Wednesday (Oct 7) for failing to comply with a correction direction issued to her under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA). This was in relation to posts that she made on social med
Channel News Asia
Oct 21
Letter from Human Rights Advocates for Shahriar Kabir
Shahriar Kabir credit: The Telegraph Picture An Open Letter in Defense of Historical Memory, Freedom of Expression, and Shahriar Kabir Issued jointly by Genocide Watch (United States), Chair of the Alliance Against Genocide, together with Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (Canada), European Bangladesh Forum (UK and EU), International Crimes Strategy Forum (United Kingdom), South Asian Democratic Forum (Belgium), NEVER AGAIN Association (Poland), Greek Helsinki
Trump ramps up third-country US deportations
By Alia Chughtai and Umar Farooq October 15, 2026 Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to. Credit: Sgt Walker Pino/US Department of Defense/AFP United States immigration authorities have dramatically stepped up detentions and deportations since January 2025, when Donald Trump became president. Trump campaigned on a pledge to implement the “largest deportation operation in American history”. Officers
Al Jazeera
Oct 20
Yemenis cross Red Sea to Djibouti to flee Houthi war
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation. By The Guardian October 20, 2026 Madinah Abdullah (in pink) and her family members at the Markazi humanitarian site in Obock, Djibouti, on 6 October. Photograph: Carlos Mureithi/The Guardian Abubaker Saeed was fishing in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast last month when he noticed explosions in the distance. His mind turned immediat
hornofafrica4
Oct 20
Amnesty: fewer death penalties in SE Asia; Singapore still executes
By Ellie Cho October 9, 2026 Credit: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Amnesty International on Thursday said a growing number of Southeast Asian states are cutting back on the death penalty, creating new momentum towards abolition in a region long known for its strong support for capital punishment. The statement came ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10, alongside a new briefing examining progress towards abolition and continued resis
Jurist News
Oct 20
Iranian Intelligence Department Arrests 39 Protesters
By IranWire October 19, 2026 According to the Tasnim News Agency, citing the General Directorate of Intelligence of Qazvin Province, 39 citizens have been arrested in connection with the January 2026 protests. The identities of those detained, their current locations, and the status of their legal cases remain unknown. In a report that included no names or identifying details, the Qazvin Intelligence Department claimed that the detainees operated across eight separate groups
