Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia
By AP and Reuters Oct 7, 2026 Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia for his first visit since the 2021 coup, as deportations of Myanmar nationals draw concerns from the UN and rights groups. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing gestures at a business forum during his official state visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi [File: Thinh Tien Nguyen/Reuters] Myanmar’s military leader-turned-president has arrived in Malaysia for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as Kuala Lumpu
Al Jazeera
Oct 7
Djibouti face "overlapping emergencies" as Yemen's refugee exodus continues
By United Nations News (UN News) October 6, 2026 Djibouti is facing “overlapping emergencies” as refugees fleeing the conflict in Yemen arrive on its shores while migrants continue to travel in the opposite direction, the UN migration agency (IOM) warned on Tuesday. Credit: © IOM/Alexander Bee More than 3,700 refugees have reached the Horn of Africa nation in the past three weeks after a dangerous crossing of the Red Sea, said Alexandre Coissac, head of IOM’s mission in the
UN News
Oct 7
Japan Provides Emergency Grant to Yemen and Djibouti amid humanitarian crisis
By Arab News Japan October 6, 2026 Credit: Arab News Japan (ANJ) TOKYO: The Government of Japan decided to provide an Emergency Grant of USD 10 million to Yemen and Djibouti, in light of the urgent humanitarian needs arising in both countries in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen and its expanding repercussions on neighboring states, to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East region, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is of utmos
ARAB NEWS
Oct 7
Another Lao Activist Vanishes in Thailand
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. By Mark Wright September 28, 2026 A photo of Khieo Lapchanh, a dissident Lao exile, that was posted on his Facebook page on Mar. 20, 2026. Credit: Facebook/Khiew Channel In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanishe
The Diplomat
Oct 5
AI and Hate Speech: Meta Must Do More Against Harmful Deepfakes Containing Hate Speech
Oversight Board September 17, 2026 The Oversight Board has found that a deepfake video of a UK local politician should be removed from Facebook because it contains hate speech against refugees, overturning Meta’s decision to leave it up. The Board found Meta needs to do much more to effectively address such content, including by increasing penalties for sharing harmful deepfakes, to protect users from potential deception. Why This Matters The case surfaces monumental challeng
Oversight Board
Oct 4
Syria: Reconstruction Deals Lack Critical Rights Framework
Human Rights Watch September 27, 2026 Government, Donors, Investors Should Ensure Rebuilding Serves Communities A destroyed school in Ghadfa village, Idlib countryside, Syria. © 2026 Ali Haj Suleiman/Human Rights Watch (Amman) – The Syrian transitional government is signing billions of dollars in reconstruction deals without a human rights framework that would ensure that rebuilding respects, protects, and fulfills the rights of affected people, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch
Oct 4
Amnesty condemns Malaysia's deporting refugees to Myanmar
By Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia September 30, 2026 Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed with deportations despit
Amnesty International: Abolish ICE
In a new report, Amnesty International documented widespread human rights violations committed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies during the Trump administration’s large-scale, militarized immigration enforcement operations in Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans and Washington, DC. The report, “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Oper
Burundi to Receive US-Deported 'Third-Country' Migrants
Reuters September 30, 2026 Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy. An Eastern Airlines plane carrying Venezuelan migrants from Phoenix, Arizona, landing at Maiquetía, Venezuela, on 3 December 2025. Photograph: Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. Howeve
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
Sudan: almost half a million people lost life saving serviceS
The International Rescue Committee October 1, 2026 Credit: Fahmo Mohammed for the IRC As of today at least 473,700 people have lost access to health care, nutrition support, clean water and protection services after funding for IRC's Sudan response ended. 36 health facilities, 29 nutrition centers, 8 Women and Girls Safe Spaces and 6 child-focused safe spaces have closed. Sudan is the world's largest displacement crisis, with 33.7 million people in need of aid and more than 9
Number Of Sudanese Fleeing Surges As Aid Runs Dry, UN Says
By Olivia Le Poidevin September 25, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh GENEVA, (Reuters)- There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is failing to keep up with needs, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. More than 400 people a day have been crossing into eastern Chad over the past week, a 20-fold increase from the numbers seen in recent months, UNHCR said. They
Reuters
Sep 29
