Destroying Iran's electric and water supply is a war crime
PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: by WIRED Middle East Staff based on image from Getty Images The Illegality of Trump’s Threats to Destroy Civilian Infrastructure in Iran By Karolina Bonde, Genocide Watch 6 April 2026 On March 21, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Islamic Republic of Iran demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran did not comply, Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants, beginning with the largest one. Days late
Genocide Watch
Apr 6
Trump Administration Ends Protections for Trans Students
April 6, 2026 By Annie Ma The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by Kylie Cooper/Reuters WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. READ MORE: Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon The decision means the dep
PBS News
Apr 6
Are Attacks on Iranian Civilian Structures War Crimes?
By Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventions The US-bombed B1 bridge in Karaj, near Tehran, which was struck on 2 April after Donald Trump threatened to ‘bring Iran back to the stone ages’. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and t
Peter Beaumont
Apr 3
Under Trump, 46 deportees have died in ICE custody.
Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’ The New York Times March 29, 2026 As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny. The death of Emmanuel Damas, 56, has galvanized opposition to collaboration between ICE and local and state authorities in Boston.Credit ...Sophie Park for The New York Times By Jazmine Ulloa Allison McCann and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Jazmine Ulloa and All
Israel extending ‘Gaza playbook’ to Lebanon
Medical Aid for Palestinians accuses Israel of ‘deliberately terrorising civilian populations’ across Lebanon. First responders evacuate a body from the site of an Israeli attack in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 6, 2026 [AFP] Israel is exporting its “Gaza playbook” to Lebanon, a nonprofit group has warned, as the Israeli military continues to attack the country after ordering the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians. Medical Aid fo
Al Jazeera
Mar 8
Genocide Alert: Future Consequences of the War in Iran
By Michał Jagielski Senior Iran and Central Asia Team Leader Genocide Watch On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel fired a salvo of missiles, hitting several targets across Iran and starting the ongoing war . As of March 5, the conflict has killed over 1,000 Iranians, including 168 schoolgirls and staff in the attack on an elementary school in Minab, 77 Lebanese, 11 Israelis, 11 people in other affected countries,and six U.S.soldiers. US and Israeli bombing
Genocide Watch
Mar 6
Lebanese civilians flee amid Israeli strikes on Beirut
Highways gridlocked as thousands evacuate while Israel launches its deadliest assault on Lebanon in over a year, killing 31 people. A displaced family fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon arrives in the southern port city of Sidon, early Monday. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo] Lebanese civilians have fled southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs as a deadly escalation erupts between Israel and Hezbollah. Many are seeking sanctuary in makeshift shelters across Lebanon
Al Jazeera
Mar 2
At least 80 children dead as missile hits school in Iran
By Deepa Parent and Tess McClure The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive An image taken from Iranian state television broadcast on 28 February showing what it says is the site of US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. Photograph: Alex Mita/IRIB TV/AFP/Getty Images Iran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they
The Guardian
Feb 28
“You Have Killed Americans,” “Black People Aren’t Apes”
By Democracy Now Image Credit: Reuters (L) Democrats Protest Trump’s State of the Union President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered the longest State of the Union address in modern history, speaking for nearly two hours as he claimed the United States is entering a “golden age” under his leadership. Trump spent much of his speech touting his economic policies and his administration’s immigration crackdown. We play excerpts from Trump’s address as well as responses to it from
Democracy Now
Feb 25
Chaos and violence in Mexico following the death of El Mencho
Chaos and violence in Mexico following the death of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel February 23, 2026 By Agencia EFE Members of the National Guard guard the area where the body of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) killed in Mexico City (Mexico), was transferred. Photo: EFE/Mario Guzmán Mexico City (EFE). - Mexico is facing an escalation of violence, with fires and roadblocks in at lea
Agencia EFE
Feb 24
Fifteen Below Zero
A protester facing down Customs and Border Protection officers during a demonstration over the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents, Minneapolis, January 24, 2026 Arthur Maiorella/Anadolu/Getty Images Fifteen Below Zero The New York Review of Books January 30, 2026 Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein Up against the delirious scale of Operation Metro Surge, ordinary people juggle daily life with looking out for each other however they can. Driving to St. Paul from the airport you
Genocide Watch
Jan 30
US’s & UK’s 1953 Iranian Coup: A Cautionary Tale
By Michał Jagielski Pahlavi’s name is on the lips of many protesters, who chant that they want the “shah” back. | John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images On December 28, 2025, Iranians began widespread protests against the Islamic theocratic regime’s mismanagement of the country’s economy. Food prices had surged by 72% compared to the previous year. Inflation hovered around 40% . The Iranian rial continued to lose value monthly. The government responded with a brutal crackdown
Genocide Watch
Jan 28
