Country Report: South Korea March 2026
By Juliana Girotto Protesters attend a rally against South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in Seoul, South Korea, December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon Purchase Licensing Rights Despite its strong record on democratic governance and human rights, South Korea has faced persistent challenges in freedom of expression, labor rights, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights. Its growing relationship with the Democra
Genocide Watch
Jul 9
Is Guatemala's Mayan Genocide Continuing Today?
Maya Ixil women lead thousands of people marching for democracy in Guatemala City. Sandra Cuffe Source: Truthout Guatemala´s Indigenous Mayan Communities: Displacement, Cultural Destruction, and the Question of Genocide By Laura Rodriguez Martin, Genocide Watch, June 2026 For over four decades, Guatemala´s Mayan Indigenous communities have been displaced from their ancestral lands, first through massacre and scorched-earth warfare, and more recently through mining concessions
Genocide Watch
Jul 8
Country Report: Romania July 2026
The deportation of Iasi pogrom survivors by Romania's Antonescu Regime in 1941, and the disposal of those who died en route. Credit: Historisches Archiv der Stadt Koln Genocide Watch Country Report: Romania 2026 By Vladimir Kovtun In September 1940, General Ion Antonescu became Prime Minister of Romania, with the support of the fascist Iron Guard movement. Antonescu’s Government from 1940 until 1944 was allied to the Third Reich and directly participated in the Shoah. The Ant
Country Report: Hungary July 2026
Hungary's parliament passes an amendment banning LGBTQ+ public gatherings, April 2025. Source: Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP Genocide Watch Country Report: Hungary 2026 By Vladimir Kovtun From 2010 to 2026, Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz (Hungarian Civil Alliance) Party ruled Hungary in successive terms. Their rule weakened Hungary’s rule of law, curtailed rights, and increased discrimination against minorities, in particular Roma, LGBTQ+, and Jews. Though Hungary’s e
How Iranians Protest: The 2019 Gasoline Protests
By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch When the state announced gasoline rationing and increased petrol prices, on Nov. 15, 2019, the Iranian people took to the streets. The protests came to be known as Bloody Aban, or Bloody November, and they were, at the time, the largest and most violent display of opposition to the Islamic Republic. Iranian protesters rally against an increase in petrol prices, in the central city of Isfahan. [AFP] The new
Genocide Watch
Jul 7
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
