AI and Hate Speech: Meta Must Do More Against Harmful Deepfakes Containing Hate Speech
Oversight Board September 17, 2026 The Oversight Board has found that a deepfake video of a UK local politician should be removed from Facebook because it contains hate speech against refugees, overturning Meta’s decision to leave it up. The Board found Meta needs to do much more to effectively address such content, including by increasing penalties for sharing harmful deepfakes, to protect users from potential deception. Why This Matters The case surfaces monumental challeng
Oversight Board
Oct 5
West Bank Raids Spread as Over 6,500 Palestinians Displaced
By Palestine Chronicle Staff October 1, 2026 Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: via QNN) Israeli occupation forces raided Palestinian communities across the West Bank as settler attacks continued, with thousands displaced since 2023, OCHA reported. Key Developments Israeli occupation forces searched homes across the West Bank early Thursday, detained a Palestinian in Tammun and seized a vehicle in Tuqu’. Settlers stole Palestini
Syria: Reconstruction Deals Lack Critical Rights Framework
Human Rights Watch September 27, 2026 Government, Donors, Investors Should Ensure Rebuilding Serves Communities A destroyed school in Ghadfa village, Idlib countryside, Syria. © 2026 Ali Haj Suleiman/Human Rights Watch (Amman) – The Syrian transitional government is signing billions of dollars in reconstruction deals without a human rights framework that would ensure that rebuilding respects, protects, and fulfills the rights of affected people, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch
Oct 5
Morocco: Surveillance used to silence journalists and activists
Amnesty International 1 October 2026 Credit: Amnesty International Ex-security agent provides rare first-hand insight into how Morocco surveillance system works from the inside. Targets secretly recorded in detention, offices, homes, cars and airports Intelligence services conspired with phone shop owners to sell phones pre-infected with spyware Authorities in Morocco operate an expansive and vast surveillance apparatus that combines digital and analogue tools to track, mo
Nepal former Chief Justice Rana arrested
A senior police source confirmed that officers arrested Rana at his Maharajgunj residence on Sunday, with further details yet to emerge. Author: Gaurav Pokharel Former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana has been arrested, the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office said on Sunday. Rana was arrested at his residence in Maharajgunj, a senior police source confirmed. Further details were not immediately available. Rana became chief justice on January 1, 2019. An impeachme
Gaurav Pokharel
Oct 4
UNDP Spotlights Seychellois Women for Sustainable Development
October 5, 2026 By: Joshua Marie The edition looks at how the four women are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (United Nations Development Programme) Four Seychellois women working across government, parliament and environmental conservation have been highlighted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their contributions to sustainable development in Seychelles. First Lady Veronique Herminie, Acting Clerk of the National Assembly Alexan
