United Nations extends sanctions against militias in CAR
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies July 29, 2026 UN Security Council renews sanctions on armed groups in CAR, New York, 29 July 2026 - Copyright © africanews Cleared The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending sanctions against armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to armed groups. C
Africanews
Oct 4
Air Strike In Sudan Kills UN Aid Truck Driver: WFP
By AI Jazeera and AFP October 4, 2026 WFP food aid truck attacked in Sudan’s South Kordofan, killing one driver as violence escalates in the region. Credit: Marwan Ali/AP Photo An air strike on United Nations trucks has killed a driver in Sudan’s South Kordofan, according to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP said in a statement released on Sunday that the trucks, carrying food aid, were “clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles” as they came under attack. The agency
Al Jazeera
Oct 4
Amnesty condemns Malaysia's deporting refugees to Myanmar
By Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia September 30, 2026 Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed with deportations despit
Amnesty: Philippine gov't must ensure right to protest
By Amnesty International September 18, 2026 © Getty Images Ahead of planned demonstrations marking one year since mass anti-corruption protests took place in the Philippines on 21 September 2025, Ritz Lee Santos III, Executive Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said: “As people prepare to take to the streets once more to demand accountability for corruption, Philippine authorities must ensure the right to peaceful assembly is protected and refrain from using exces
Special Report: The Persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazaras
By August Wyma and Sophia Khan Girls read from their textbooks at the Dasht-e-Barchi Education Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Credit:UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani) Afghanistan is a religiously and ethnically diverse country whose modern history has been shaped by attempted intervention, political instability, and national identity struggles. Within such circumstances, the Hazara people in Afghanistan have endured over a century of systematic persecution because of their distinct eth
Genocide Watch
Oct 3
On Gab, Pittsburgh synagogue shooter posted hate speech
By Kevin Roose Oct. 28, 2018 Early Saturday, moments before the police say he barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, Robert Bowers’s anti-Semitic rage finally boiled over as he posted one last message online. But he did not turn to Facebook or Twitter. Instead, the man accused of killing 11 people went to Gab, a two-year-old social network that bills itself as a “free speech” alternative to those platforms, and that has become a haven for white nationalists, neo-
New York Times
Oct 3
