India Responds to Cockroach Janta Party Protests
By Sarah Shamim July 29, 2026 The BJP government’s response so far has been a measured crackdown as it also attempts to woo the youth. Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026. Credit: Rafiq Maqbool & AP in Al Jazeera As the dust settles over New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after weeks of some of the biggest protests against Prime Minister N
Al Jazeera
Jul 30
30 Dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Vote Unrest
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters July 30, 2026 Deadly clashes reported in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid first round of voting for regional elections on July 27. Activists protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on July 29 after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Credit: AFP in Al Jazeera Watchdogs have raised concerns over mounting reports of deadly clashes during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir,
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Jul 30
United Arab Emirates Country Report
By Karolina Bonde Genocide Watch The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates established in 1971. The UAE bans political parties, and hereditary rulers retain concentrated political power, with Abu Dhabi holding the presidency since the federation’s founding. The UAE is an authoritarian state with severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly. A portrait of imprisoned UAE activist Mohammed al-Siddiq is held during a rare protest
Genocide Watch
Jul 29
Qatar Country Report: July 2026
By Genocide Watch July 29, 2026 Construction workers in Doha, Qatar, November 16, 2022. Credit: 2022 ddp images/AP Photo in Human Rights Watch Since Qatar’s establishment in 1971, the country has faced international condemnation for ongoing human rights abuses. Global demands for reform have focused on Qatar’s exploitative treatment of migrant workers through the kafala labor system, restrictions on public expression, threats of arbitrary arrest, and insufficient protection o
Genocide Watch
Jul 29
DRC Takes Rwanda to International Court of Justice
By Emery Makumeno June 26, 2026 The M23 rebels have captured huge tracts of DR Congo's east The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of breaching multiple international treaties. In a statement, DR Congo said Rwanda had dispatched forces and backed armed groups to carry out unlawful military operations on its territory following the 1994 Rwandan genocide. On Friday, Congolese Justice M
BBC News
Jul 29
Securitization and Radicalization in France
Part Two: How Securitization Drives Radicalization By Vladimir Kovtun Genocide Watch The mother of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of Algerian descent who died in 2023 after being shot by a policeman, on top of a van during a demonstration in Nanterre (France). Photo by Bertrand Guay (AFP) Introduction France has a well-resourced approach to combat radicalism through educating students to value France's republican values, French secularism, and laïcité (in layman’s terms, freed
