White supremacists rally at Danbury,Ct, police HQ
By Richard Chumney October 5, 2026 Credit: Carol Kaliff/Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — City leaders roundly condemned a group of masked white supremacists who held a brief protest outside police headquarters this weekend over a recent decision to allow immigrants to join the force. Mayor Roberto Alves, a Democrat who championed the new officer hiring policy, said white supremacy is not welcome in Danbury. He described diversity as one of the city’s greatest strengths. “
CT Post
Oct 6
Domestic violence reports surge during Chuseok
By Hwang Sun-jun September 27, 2026 The Korean National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) Domestic violence reports to police averaged 1,294 a day during this year’s Chuseok holiday, up 42.4 percent from the average daily level. The provisional figure released Sunday compares with a daily average of 908.9 reports so far this year. It was also 13 percent higher than last Chuseok’s daily average of 1,145.3, according to the National
The Korea Herald
Oct 6
Rights Groups Urge Kazakhstan To Halt Extradition
By Kazakh Telegraph Agency 6 October, 2026 A number of international human rights organizations have issued a joint appeal urging the authorities of Kazakhstan to halt the extradition of activists Yulia Emelyanova and Mansur Movlayev—requested by Russia—or to allow them to safely travel to another country. "Kazakhstan must not allow its courts and detention facilities to become instruments of transnational repression against people who fled Russia in search of safety. If retu
Reuters
Oct 6
Bombs prevent rescue of kidnapped youths in Nigeria
Nigerian police say they have located a camp where 19 national youth service recruits are being held by gunmen but cannot move in as they believe the place is mined with explosives.
BBC News
Oct 6
OvaHerero Seek SA Support For German Genocide Reparations
OvaHerero descendants in South Africa have petitioned South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to support their calls for justice, reparations and historical redress over the genocides committed by Imperial Germany between 1904 and 1908. By Martin Endjala October 3, 2026 Source: The Namibian The petition, dated 2 October and seen by The Namibian calls on the South African government to publicly support the OvaHerero and Nama peoples’ demands and recognise that the consequences
The Namibian
Oct 6
UK Trial Challenges ‘Responsible Gold’ Certification
Families of Tanzanian Mine Victims Seek Justice Juliane Kippenberg October 1, 2026 North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime district, northwest Tanzania. © 2022 Private An unusual trial will begin next week in London’s High Court: the families of two 23-year-old Tanzanian men who were fatally shot in 2019 at a Canadian-owned gold mine in northern Tanzania are bringing a case against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), an industry body that oversees the London gold market. Ano
Human Rights Watch
Oct 6
