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Darfur Women Action Group Webinar April 24, 9 AM EDT
You are invited to join an event on “A World Without Genocide - The case of Sudan” hosted by Darfur Women Action Group , in partnership with No Business With Genocide , Genocide Watch , and Alliance Against Genocide in commemoration of Genocide Awareness Month. The event is focused on the ongoing atrocities and humanitarian crisis in Sudan and to explore what can be done to stop the current crises and prevent future atrocities. This program will bring together Genocid


Sudanese war and genocide enters fourth year
Sudan enters fourth year of war as officials lament an 'abandoned crisis' The Washington Post April 16, 2026 By Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick | AP Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.” Patient Saidal Altaher, aged two months, receives treatment for malnutrition at the paediatric hospital stabilization center in Port Sudan, Sudan, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) PORT SUDA


Sudan is Not in a Civil War. It is in a Double Genocide.
A Sudanese woman who fled El Fashir (Str/AFP via Getty Images) I Have Watched the Catastrophe of My Country Be Reduced to Nothing New York Times April 15, 2026 By Mohammed Ahmed Mr. Ahmed is a Sudanese writer based in Seoul. The word “home” held two meanings in my life. One was the physical space of my childhood in Sudan: the textured walls of my room, the scent of my mother’s cooking, the squeak of ceiling fans pushing back against the endless summer heat. The other was an u


Why the Israeli and US War in Iran is "Not Europe's War"
An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station destroyed during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran on March 3. (Vahid Salemi/The Associated Press) Why the Israeli and US War in Iran and Lebanon is “Not Europe’s War” April 17, 2026 By Jeanne Macé and Alžběta Frommerová Since the launch of the Israel and US war against Iran on February 28, 2026, European countries have been exposed to the consequences of a conflict they neither initiated nor sought to


Doctors Without Borders: Rape is a weapon of war in Sudan
A temporary clinic in Tawila for people fleeing conflict in Darfur. "There is mounting evidence that rape is being deliberately and systematically used as a weapon of war," says UN Women. © UNFPA Rape is used as a weapon in Sudan's war, doctors group says The Washington Post March 31, 2026 By Evelyne Musambi and Samy Magdy | AP The aid group Doctors Without Border says that sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan’s fierce conflict b


Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids’ path to school
Palestinian students walk to school using an alternative route that is nearly twice as long because a fence separates their village from the nearby Israeli settlement of Carmel, near the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) Associated Press April 15, 2026 By SAM METZ and JALAL BWAITEL RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hajar and Rashid Hathaleen have always walked to school from their neighborhood on the outskirts of Umm al-Khair. But


Israel's Death Penalty Violates Israel's Basic Law
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners had campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.Credit ...Erik Marmor/Getty Images Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel’s Death Penalty Law Violates International Law and Israel’s Basic Law Israel has executed only two convicted criminals since 1948. The first was Meir Tobianski, executed in 1948 for treason, who was posthumously exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, execute


Israel’s New Death Penalty Law Is a Warning
By Talia Sasson The prickly pear cactus, a widely recognized symbol in Palestinian culture, representing steadfastness and the ability to survive prolonged hardship while remaining rooted to the land, even in harsh conditions .Credit- Valerio Muscella The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, last week passed a law allowing the hanging of Palestinians convicted of killings during militant attacks, using language that effectively exempts Jewish perpetrators of nationalistic violen


200 civilians die in Nigerian Air Force bombing of market
Up to 200 civilians killed in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market Associated Press April 13, 2026 Civilian patients in hospital in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria wounded in Nigerian Air Force strike ostensibly aimed at Boko Haram terrorists. Copyright AP Photo By Gavin Blackburn Such "misfires" are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups who control vast forest enclaves. A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadis


Hungary's Orbán is defeated after 16 years in power
12 April 2026 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center, addresses after a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussion


Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account
By Ernesto Londoño, Mitch Smith, Haley Willis, and Robin Stein Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said. Credit: New York Times Almost immediately after an immigration agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis this winter, the federal government cast the injured man as an attempted murderer and the agent as the victim of a brutal beating. That version of events began unraveling wh


Genocide Warning: Russian Incitement against the Baltics
Vladimir Solovyov, one of the most prominent faces of political commentary in Russia. Credit BBC, originally from Solovyov Live, VGTRK March 2026 By Vladimir Kovtun Genocide Watch is issuing a genocide alert on Russia’s incitement against Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Russia has begun an information campaign regarding the Baltic countries which is similar to its propaganda strategy against Ukraine. According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), this constitutes a “


Is Morality Dead on Arrival?
Is morality dead on arrival? Independent Catholic News April 9, 2026 By Rebecca Tinsley Until recently, nations gave lip service to international laws that classified certain actions during conflict - attacking hospitals and essential civilian infrastructure like power generation and desalination plants - as illegal. Such attacks might only be lawful if the military advantage gained outweighed the loss of civilian life. The problem arose - vexing politicians, military leaders


Nigerian Army Hides As Fulani Militia Burn Christian Towns
by TruthNigeria | Ekani Olikita Burnt Houses after Fulani Militia attack on Gidan-Ogiri (Sabon-Gida) community on Thursday Credit: Gidan-Ogiri archive (Makurdi) Heavily armed Fulani ethnic militia have razed three predominantly Christian communitie s in Central Nigeria’s Nasarawa State in coordinated attacks over a 24-hour period. Residents say the violence lasted more than 24 hours without any intervention from security forces. The affected communities: Gidan-Ogiri (Sabon


Israel's Death Penalty Violates ICCPR & Israel's Basic Law
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.Credit ...Erik Marmor/Getty Images Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel’s Death Penalty Law Violates International Law and Israel’s Basic Law Israel has executed only two convicted criminals since 1948. The first was Meir Tobianski, executed in 1948 for treason, who was posthumously exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, executed i


Serbia Will Produce Drones with Israeli Arms Giant
Serbia plans to produce drones with the Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems, BIRN/Haaretz can reveal, despite the firm’s high-profile involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza. April 7, 2026 07:45 Hermes 900, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions that Elbit sold to Serbia, was displayed at a military parade in Belgrade on October 20, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Sasa Dragojlo In early March, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the imminent openin
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