Country Report: Ireland October 2026
By Senan Monks O'Connell Street during the 2023 Dublin riots. Image by Brian Lawless/PA via The Irish Examiner Historical atrocities like the Cromwellian Conquest, the Great Hunger and Bloody Sunday shape Irish national memory, as does past discrimination of Irish immigrants in the United Kingdom and United States. Today, minorities within Ireland face similar prejudice. Mincéirí (Irish Travelers) are a native, traditionally nomadic ethnic group of around 33,000 people with a
Genocide Watch
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Person shot during encounter with ICE agents in NYC
By John Miller, Julianna Bragg and Mark Morales 08 October 2026 Members of law enforcement gather at the scene after a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New York, October 8. David Dee Delgado/Reuters A man was shot during an encounter with federal immigration agents in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department. Just after 4 p.m., agents with ICE’s Enforcement and Remov
The New York Times
5 days ago
White supremacists rally at Danbury,Ct, police HQ
By Richard Chumney October 5, 2026 Credit: Carol Kaliff/Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — City leaders roundly condemned a group of masked white supremacists who held a brief protest outside police headquarters this weekend over a recent decision to allow immigrants to join the force. Mayor Roberto Alves, a Democrat who championed the new officer hiring policy, said white supremacy is not welcome in Danbury. He described diversity as one of the city’s greatest strengths. “
CT Post
6 days ago
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 5
Arab party chiefs barred from Israeli election
By Ariela Karmel September 23, 2026 Sohlberg, attorney general, all opposition parties back disqualification of Joint List party’s No. 3 in unusual consensus; panel also disqualifies Hadash MK Ofer Cassif Balad chair Sami Abou Shahdeh appears on a screen behind the Central Elections Committee during a disqualification hearing at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The Central Elections Committee voted 30-4 Wednesday to disqualify the largely
Ariela Karmel
Sep 29
Exile has not broken young Rohingya people
By Ajas Khan September 28, 2026 Rohingya in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks that forced them to flee their home in Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 August. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Nine years ago, I was forced to flee my home in Maungdaw township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was 13 years old. I remember how quickly an average day turned into a day when life felt extinguished, leaving behind the place where I grew up with my family. Even now,
The Guardian
Sep 28
Amnesty International USA: Abolish ICE
ABOLISH ICE. Our extensive investigation into ICE operations in cities across the country concludes that reform isn’t an option — the entire agency HAS TO GO. And we must demand it right now. Here are the most important highlights of our report: Human rights violations were repeatedly committed across enforcement operations in Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C, including ICE and federal agents unlawfully using lethal force. The consistency of the
Amnesty International
Sep 25
Burundian Groups Urge AU Action On Xenophobia
By Francine Iradukunda September 16, 2026 The appeal follows a crackdown on small-scale foreign traders in Kenya that affected mostly Burundian nationals and was followed by reports of violence, prompting the groups to demand stronger regional safeguards for Africans moving across the continent. Four Burundian civil society groups call for stronger action against xenophobia in Africa / Jimbere A group of Burundian civil society organisations has called on the African Union to
Breaking Burundi
Sep 23
Fascist Squads Patrol The Streets In Valencia, Spain
By Joaquín Gil August 29, 2026 The far-right political party España 2000 uses an NGO as cover to monitor neighbourhoods that have large immigrant populations They call themselves the “Angels of the Night.” On paper, they present themselves as a grassroots neighborhood group alarmed by rising crime in Valencia. Dressed in black T-shirts and caps bearing a silver logo of two children holding hands beneath angel wings, the self-styled vigilantes are preparing to patrol the stree
El País
Sep 22
Reshaping Europe Through Parliament
By: Alexander Smith Far-right Patriots for Europe group meets in Madrid, February 8-9, 2025. (X/Viktor Orban). The far right has resurged across Europe. Over the past decade, the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU) after a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment; the National Front in France took more than 100 seats in the French parliament; Germany's right-wing became the second largest party in its parliament; dissatisfaction with mainstream governments surged across the c
Genocide Watch
Aug 23
Rise in Neo-Nazism in Contemporary Russia
By Vladimir Kovtun, Alexander Smith, Kristie Moore, and Flora Tu Ultra-nationalists carry flags and banners as they take part in the so-called 'Russian March' in Moscow / Source: Al Jazeera Neo-Nazism has been present in Russian society for decades, emerging in the wake of significant political upheaval and societal change. It has intensified with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the Russian government has, at times, prosecuted extremist organizations, it has also toler
Genocide Watch
Aug 5
Country Report: Moldova July 2026
By Vladimir Kovtun Roma family: Galina and Vijai and their young children. © OHCHR/Vincent Tremeau Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova has continued to experience authoritarian influence and weak rule of law. Most recently, from 2015 to 2019, the oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc effectively controlled Moldova and entrenched a system of corruption and oppression towards opposition figures. Despite the election of the more democratic Party of Action and Solidary
