Georgia: Critics Jailed for Online Speech
By Human Rights Watch September 18, 2026 The Georgian Interior Ministry headquarters in Tbilisi, February 2, 2010. © 2010 David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters (Berlin, September 18, 2026) – Georgian authorities are using vague administrative offenses to jail or heavily fine people for online speech, deepening the government’s crackdown on freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Since June 2026, a new Ministry of Internal Affairs unit has monitored social media and refer
Human Rights Watch
Oct 7
Baha’is Face New Prison Terms Across Iran
By IranWire October 2, 2026 Three Baha'is in Tehran, Hengameh Sharifinia, Foad Abdolghaffari and Fahim Agahi, have been sentenced to a combined 35 years in prison, along with supplementary penalties and the confiscation of property. As of 2 October 2026, the BIC has verified that 64 Baha’is, including 33 women and 31 men, are currently detained or imprisoned across Iran. At least 19 others are serving sentences outside prison under electronic monitoring or are temporarily on
IranWire
Oct 7
Angola: Chronic Oil Spills Poison Coast And Communities
By Journalismfund Europe September 28, 2026 LUANDA - A cross-border investigation reveals European, British and US oil giants have been routinely spilling oil in Angola’s oceans for 13 years, leaving residents ill and unable to eat. Multiple complaints have been ignored, while fishermen are asked to clean up under ‘voluntary work agreements’. Praia dos pobres. In the background: LNG refinery in Zaire province (Angola). | Photo: ©Giorgio Michalopoulos While Western oil majors
Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
UN News August 18, 2026 Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “continued and unlawful use of capital punishment.” Credit: The United Nations According to the experts – who receive no salary for their work from any UN entity and are not employed by any organization – the Government’s mandatory death penalties and statutory p
United Nations
Oct 6
Human rights organizations call on Singapore to drop charges
Morgan Polen September 10, 2026 Credit: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in support of Gaza, and to challenge the death penalty. Elijah Tay, Kyal Sin Linn Naing, Dayana Noor Mohamed, Nur Sabrina Kamel, Nurul Afiqah Kamel and Ami
Jurist News
Oct 6
The Human And Political Choices Behind AI Warfare
By Antony Loewenstein October 2, 2026 Israel's war on Gaza has become a testing ground for AI-enabled warfare. But behind the algorithms, data systems and targeting tools are people making decisions. Gaza is an AI-enabled genocide. But more importantly, humans are ultimately making the decision about who lives and dies. The AI apocalypse in warfare may be coming, but I want people to think more about the humans who are behind warfare now and in the future. I've written about
The New Arab
Oct 6
