Anti-Indian racism has been surging in right-wing media
By Sage Hodil & Ben Van Bloem October 9, 2026 Credit: Media Matters Right-wing media’s racist attacks and ethnic slurs directed at Indians, other South Asians, and South Asian Americans have surged over the past year, in part fueled by conservative infighting over the H-1B visa program and a handful of viral posts. Commentators in the conservative media ecosystem have used anti-Indian slurs and characterized the presence of Indian immigrants as “harmful to America.” Some of t
Media Matters
1 day ago
Seychelles: Faure Tells UN the Impact of Middle East Conflict
October 12, 2026 By: The Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora Credit: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Mr. Barry Faure, received the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary General on Africa, H.E. Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa at Maison Queau de Quinssy on Monday 12 October 2026. Discussions focused on the impact the war in the Middle East has had on Seychelles’ ec
Anti-immigration group says Ottawans should brace themselves
By Kristy Nease October 6, 2026 Dominion Society 'advocating for ethnic cleansing when they call for remigration,' far-right researcher says. Credit: Dominion Society via CBC News For weeks, posters and stickers across Ottawa advertising the anti-immigration group Dominion Society of Canada — which is calling for mass deportations of millions of people — have been generating complaints of racism and white nationalism online, to police and to the city. But Ottawa police say th
CBC News
Oct 6
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
AI generated ‘rage bait’ developed by Germany’s far-right
By Derek Scally July 8, 2026 Alternita platform uses Google Gemini, OpenAI and Claude to create provocative social media posts Credit: John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has developed a new software suite, driven by Google Gemini, Open AI and Anthropic’s Claude, that helps party members generate so-called “rage bait” social media postings. Central to the new campaign is the Alternita platform, registered to the AfD’s general secre
The Irish Times
Sep 28
Tour Guide, Commune Councillor and Two Others Convicted of Plotting
By LICADHO 23 September 2026 Clockwise from top left: second deputy commune chief in Battambang’s Anlong Vil commune Rath Sothy, supporter the Cambodia National Rescue Party Suon Bunlor, second deputy commune chief for the Cambodia National Rescue Party Am Vong, tour guide Pin Poch. Photos supplied and from their Facebook pages. The Phnom Penh Capital Court convicted four Cambodians for plotting this morning and sentenced them each to seven years in prison allegedly over phon
LICADHO
Sep 25
Uganda's King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over successor
12 September 2026 By: Swaibu Ibrahim and Bella Twine Funeral procession for Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him. Oyo, 34, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda since the age of three, died last month while undergoing cancer treatment in the US. Tooro is one of Uganda'
BBC News
Sep 11
India blocks film on murdered Punjabi rights activist
By Yashraj Sharma July 14, 2026 Satluj, based on the life and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, is still finding its audience despite the government ban. People watch a special screening of Satluj at a Sikh temple at Tatley village, in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, India, July 8, 2026. Credit: Al Jazeera, Prabhjot Gill, AP Indian authorities are investigating whether a film based on a separatist insurgency in India’s Punjab state in the 1980s and early 1990
Al Jazeera
Jul 14
Upcoming Bollywood Film Angers Kashmiri Pellet Gun Survivors
By Al Jazeera Staff July 7, 2026 A father comforts his son injured by pellet gunshots in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, August 18, 2016. Credit: Al Jazeera, Cathal McNaughton, Reuters Feroz Aslam* sports an abashed smile whenever he hears the clink of a teacup on a saucer. He cannot see, but he knows it is his father. “For the past 10 years, it has been my parents – ailing themselves – who have been serving me food,” the 28-year-old told Al Jazeera. “Being their eldes
Al Jazeera
Jul 7
Odile De Comarmond:Seychelles’ Political Landscape
By: Rassin Vannier and Betymie Bonnelame June 25, 2026 Odile De Comarmond, a Seychellois historian. (Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation) Photo Licence: CC BY Seychelles will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain on June 29. The decision for Seychelles to become an independent nation in June 1976 was finalised in January 1976, when a third Constitutional Conference was held, attended by the then Governor of Seychelles, Collin Hamilton Allen. On
Seychelles News Agency
Jun 24
Poland: Stop helping ICE deport refugees to Ukraine
© Anadolu via Getty Images 13 May 2026 Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, urging an end to the Polish government’s cooperation with the US administration’s unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amnesty International and Human Rights First, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed through Polish airports and travell
Amnesty International
May 19
Press freedom threatened in Somalia and Somaliland
Somali police spokesperson speaks to journalists. | PHOTO Credit: Said Yusuf Warsame. MOGADISHU, Somalia 3 May 2026 – As the world marks World Press Freedom Day today, journalists and media outlets in Somalia are facing an increasingly volatile and restrictive environment, particularly as Somalia enters a critical period marked by political uncertainty and tensions surrounding upcoming elections. Already operating under difficult conditions, media professionals in Somalia and
Horn Observer
May 3
