US strikes Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz
By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, and Elena Becatoros November 3, 2026 Credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi / ISNA via AP The United States launched strikes on Iranian targets, a U.S. official said, in what appeared to be a limited operation on the eve of Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections. Iranian state media reported explosions being heard on the islands of Qeshm and Hengam in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and in the nearby mainland area of Bandar Abbas. Unlike earlier in the war
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Tanzania: Human Rights Defender Mwaipaya abducted
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Tanzania and Kenya. 11/02/2026 By: International Federation For Human Rights (FIDH) Twaha Mwaipaya Social Media Pages. Source: FIDH Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed about th
Genocide Denial on the Anniversary of Srebrenica
By: Sofia Gilmore and Alexander Smith Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery; Photo: Wikimedia July 11, 2026 marked the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, in which Bosnian Serb forces under the command of General Ratklo Mladić overran Srebrenica, a United Nations (UN)-designated “safe area,” and committed mass killings and genocide. There have been many attempts at memorializing the genocide at Srebrenica. In 2000, then-High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch de
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Families And Survivors seek Justice Over Miners' Deaths
By Ibrahim and Ndiamitso October 30, 2026 Dantala Tanko stands beside the grave of his son Suleiman, a detained miner and a key source of support for the family who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Gunu, Niger State, Nigeria, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ibrahim Ndamitso Purchase Licensing Rights MINNA, Nigeria, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria want swift justice and the return of pr
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AI is automating gendered violence and misogyny
By: Janine Deselaers and Janet Heard November 1, 2026 The current alarm about the future dangers of agentic AI might distract us from the very real AI harms already happening. As we speculate about whether machines might one day become dangerous to humankind, AI is deepening misogyny, eroding safety and automating gendered abuse. Credit: iStock/Jocelyn Adamson Debate about “agentic AI”, systems that act independently and might go “rogue”, has prompted fresh calls for a pause
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US strategy links Myanmar peace talks to rare-earth access
By Simon Lewis November 3, 2026 Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing inspects an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony ahead of his meeting with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Azneal Ishak/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Washington hopes for opportunities in 'bountiful rare earth resources' now largely shipped to China State Department intel chief has joined quiet contacts with Myanmar's military-
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