43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province. Activists hold signs denouncing the war during a march in Goma, North Kivu, DRC on March 12, 2026 [File: Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana/EPA] At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army. Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi N
Al Jazeera
Apr 3
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
Iran executes political prisoners for links to opposition
London, 30 March 2026: Iranian authorities executed two political prisoners on Monday for membership in the opposition People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI or MEK) and for “attempting to overthrow the Islamic Republic”, the judiciary announced. “After confirmation and final approval of the sentence by the Supreme Court, Akbar Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi-Sangdehi were hanged this morning,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said. Justice for the Victims of the
Iran 1988 Massacre
Apr 2
Genocide Watch: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Genocide Watch: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan by Franzie Schatzl and Grace Harris April 2, 2026 Credit: Wikipedia. Source: CIA Gilgit-Baltistan is in the northernmost corner of Pakistani Kashmir . Gilgit-Baltistan is a Shi’ite region in predominantly Sunni Pakistan. The citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) have no representation in the Pakistani Parliament. Pakistani Kashmir suffers from extreme poverty and underdevelopment, although it is abundant in natural resources. Gilgi
Genocide Watch
Apr 2
Belgium tries ex-Belgian diplomat for murder of Lumumba
Family of the then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcomed the decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘the beginning of a reckoning.’ 17th March 2026 Soldiers stand guard over Patrice Lumumba (right) and his associate Joseph Okito after their arrest in December 1960. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state,
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
