The Iranian Economic and Political Protests of 2017-2018
By Alžběta Frommerova Genocide Watch People take part in pro-government rallies in Iran on Jan. 3 2018 Handout from Tasnim News Agency via Reuters As Iran navigates the pressures of the current global war, which has left many Iranians concerned that the conflict may end without meaningful regime change, despite a century-long struggle against tyranny and for democracy, patterns of protests continue to evolve under pressure. Notably, although perceptions of the United States a
Genocide Watch
May 5
EU Court finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws break EU treaty
The Hungarian anti-LGBTQ laws banned Budapest's 2025 Pride march, but it went ahead regardless The European Union's top court has ruled that Hungarian anti-LGBTQ laws violate EU rules and infringe its values of equality and minority rights. The laws were brought in by Viktor Orbán's government in 2021 and banned so-called promotion of homosexuality or gender change to under-18s, arguing it violated child protection laws. The European Court of Justice ruled that the Orbán refo
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Apr 28
Special Report: Colombian Community Leaders at Risk
By Juliana Girotto Genocide Watch Legislators hold photographs of social leaders who have been killed as Colombia's congress opens its new session ahead of the inauguration of leftist President-elect Gustavo Petro, in Bogota, Colombia July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights In 2024, the South American nation of Colombia saw an average of 16 community leaders killed each month, resulting in a total of 186 documented murders in 2024, or 23
Genocide Watch
Apr 26
Somali Army Takes Over Baidoa, Southwest Somalia
Civilians walk along a deserted street following clashes between Somalia's federal army and forces loyal to the Southwest state, home to international peacekeepers and humanitarian agencies, in an area affected by drought, conflict and displacement, in Baidoa, Somalia, March 30, 2026 [Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff , Anadolu and Reuters Somalia’s national army has taken control of the biggest city in Southwest state, prompting the regional leader to resign two weeks after his
Al Jazeera
Mar 31
Architectonics of Trust: Somalia’s Unilateral Constitutional Amendments, Risk of Fragmentation
On 4 March 2026, Somalia’s bicameral parliament approved amendments to over forty provisions of the Provisional Constitution adopted in 2012. (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba — In 2012, Somalia adopted its Provisional Constitution during a National Constituent Assembly in Mogadishu, marking the country’s transition from a transitional government to a federal system. Intended as a temporary framework until a permanent constitution could be approved by referendum, the documen
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Mar 24
Russia dubs Narva, Estonia a 'people's republic'
Masked Russian "Little Green Men" in Narva, Estonia Copyright AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, file Euronews March 19, 2026 By Johanna Urbancik & Franziska Müller A pro-Russian online campaign is casting the Estonian city of Narva as a "people's republic", spreading propaganda and at times calling for violence and sabotage. A flag, a coat of arms, freshly drawn borders – and rhetoric that echoes the playbook of the so-called "people's republics" in eastern Ukraine and Russian-occupied
Kosovo postpones controversial foreign visitor law
The law would have hit Serb nationals as well as ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, benefiting from their services Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. (Photo by Erkin Keci/Anadolu via Getty Images) By AFP Published March 14, 2026 Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Saturday said that the government is postponing for 12 months the enforcement of new entry regulations for foreigners, avoiding political fallout with ethnic Serbs. The so-called Law on Foreigners stipulated that all foreign
“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
Poland pulls out of treaty banning antipersonnel mines
Poland needed to defend itself against Russia, a country which “has very aggressive intentions vis-à-vis its neighbors,” the country's deputy defense minister said. An unmanned mine-scattering vehicle is pictured during an open test of unmanned weapon systems conducted by the Polish Armaments Group on Thursday. Wojtek Radwanski / AFP via Getty Images Poland will use antipersonnel as well as anti-tank land mines to defend its eastern border against the growing threat from Rus
AP News
Feb 21
Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million
The New York Times January 27, 2025 By Helene Cooper The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting. The funeral of a Ukrainian soldier in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, last year. The latest accounting of casualties came after talks among Russian, Ukrainian and American officials ended on Saturday on a rare positive note. Credit: Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wound
Bosnian Serb Minister Taunts Overseer by Sending SS Helmet
Trade Minister Stasa Kosarac sent High Representative Christian Schmidt an SS helmet along with a letter calling him the 'embodiment of evil', escalating the Serb entity’s confrontation with Bosnia's international overseer. Azem Kurtic, November 20, 2025 The SS helmet sent to the Office of the High Representative. Photo: Stasa Kosarac/Instagram The Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Stasa Kosarac, sparked a scandal on Thursday by sending an insulting le
Azem Kurtic
Nov 19, 2025
Youth-led protests turn deadly in Morocco
At least two people have been killed and hundreds more arrested in Morocco amid ongoing youth-led protests against corruption and poor public services.
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