UN Urges Tanzania To Stop Maasai Evictions
By David Herbling August 28, 2026 Maasai herders in Tanzania. Photographer: Rob Taggart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The United Nations called on Tanzania to immediately halt evictions of Maasai families from ancestral lands to make way for tourism developments. Maasai herders are being forced out of homes bordering the Serengeti National Park without adequate and meaningful consultation, according to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “Restrictions
Bloomberg
Aug 28
USCIRF on Religious Freedom Violations In India
India Must Be Held Accountable for Religious Freedom Violations
USCIRF
Aug 27
US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
By Tom Bateman , State department correspondent and Helen Livingstone August 25, 2026 US President Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House last year (Source: AP) The US has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years, lifting what it said was the "final major barriers" for private sector investment in the country and its reintegration into the global economy. US Secretary Of State Marco Rubio said the move
BBC News
Aug 27
Tribe alleges US agents 'trespassed' on indigenous land
By Umar Farooq August 26, 2026 The Tohono O’odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation. The Tohono O'odham Nation, an Indigenous tribe along the US-Mexico border, has warned that construction along the border could harm sacred sites and natural resources [File: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters] An Indigenous tribe located between the United States and Mexico has accused US federal agents and construction workers of illeg
Al Jazeera
Aug 27
Pansak cites billion-dollar toll from Thai-Cambodia conflict
An analysis shared by Pansak Vinyaratn says the return of about 900,000 Cambodian workers exposes the two economies’ deep dependence. Veteran Thai policy adviser Pansak Vinyaratn Thailand and Cambodia are paying a mounting economic and humanitarian price for their border conflict, with the mass return of Cambodian workers exposing how deeply the two neighbouring economies depend on each other, according to a third-party analysis shared by veteran Thai policy adviser Pansak Vi
The Nation
Aug 25
Nigeria search for kidnapped mosque worshippers
With elections set for January, President Tinubu seeks to clamp down on kidnapping trend in northern Nigeria.
Al Jazeera
Aug 25
