Ex-Prisoners Reveal Torture, Scripted TV Confessions of January Protest Detainees in Isfahan
October 9, 2026 by Roghiyeh Rezaei IranWire has obtained accounts detailing severe torture and forced confessions extracted from several January 2026 protesters currently facing execution. Three former inmates of Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, held between late January and mid-summer 2026, told IranWire that most of the young men executed or facing capital punishment in Dastgerd hail from working-class and marginalized backgrounds, working as laborers or coming from working-clas
IranWire
Oct 9
Group of 20 graduates rescued after being abducted in Nigeria
Gabriela Pomeroy and Chris Ewokor, BBC Africa, Abuja Nigerian police, pictured at the site of a previous abduction in June, said they rescued the young people | Credit: Reuters A group of 20 young people who were abducted in south-east Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say. The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the Abia and Akwa Ibom states in the south of the country. They were rescued by
BBC News
Oct 9
Grand Jury Indicts liberian Ex-VP jewel howard-Taylor, Others
By Lincoln G. Peters, October 8, 2026 Ex-VP Taylor TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia, October 7, 2026: The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Justice, has formally indicted former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and several others on multiple charges in connection with the alleged US$317 million cocaine trafficking case. Also named in the indictment are Mark Quiah, former Deputy Director for Operations of the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), and Gerald Foley
The New Dawn
Oct 9
DRC: New Masisi Fighting as AU Rushes to Save Ceasefire
By Africa News and Malaika Elysee, AFP October 8, 2026 A first delegation to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and M23 was deployed to the region in late August New fighting broke out Wednesday in Masisi, in eastern DR Congo, a day after the African Union Panel of Facilitators visited Goma. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been riven by decades of conflict, with myriad armed groups fighting over its mineral-rich territory, including the M23. The Rwan
Africa News
Oct 9
Somalia's Human Rights Crisis Deepens
Staff Reporter Garowe Online October 9, 2026 Somalia continues to face serious human rights challenges, including restrictions on freedom of expression, forced evictions, abuses against civilians and widespread impunity, raising questions about the government's ability to protect citizens and hold perpetrators accountable. International human rights organizations have documented persistent violations across the country. Human Rights Watch, in its 2026 World Report, highlighte
Garowe Online
Oct 9
Health Crisis Looms for Zimbabwe Following US Withdrawal of Aid
Humanitarian Crises 05/10/2026 • Jeffrey Moyo Zimbabwean Health Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora launched the country’s national health plan in July, committing more money to health – but this won’t be enough to fill the gap left by the withdrawal of US aid. HARARE – In March, 27-year-old Jemitius Gangata succumbed to malaria in Mahombokombe village in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province, becoming part of the country’s growing malaria statistics. By mid-April, the country had
Health Policy Watch
Oct 9
