NIAMEY, Niger — A hundred civilians were killed in attacks by suspected militants in the West African The villages are in the southwestern region of Tillabéri, where civilians have increasingly come under in remarks broadcast Sunday on national television from a visit to the area of the assaults, put the death

By Cai Nebe January 5, 2026 Kinshasa says Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed 1,500 civilians despite press conference, the Congolese army presented 15 prisoners of war — seven Rwandan soldiers and eight civilians accused each other of jeopardizing the peace agreement. © OpenStreetMap contributors Fresh clashes, mass deaths Since the beginning of December "Rwandan operations" have caused the deaths of around 1,500 civilians

investigates Myanmar military's mass killings The Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men, a BBC investigation has found. The military has faced resistance from civilians since it seized control of the country, which is also The largest killing took place in Yin village, where at least 14 men were tortured or beaten to death The killings appeared to be a collective punishment for attacks on the military by civilian militia groups

Chaos and violence in Mexico following the death of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel rural area led to an armed confrontation in which the military repelled an attack, resulting in the deaths

Revolutionary Court has sentenced another dissident, Iranian social media activist Mahmoud Mehrabi, to death criminal offenses under the Islamic Republic's interpretation of Sharia law, both carrying the penalty of death Prominent Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death by the same court just last month This sentence comes amid an escalating use of the death penalty in Iran, following the unprecedented

Lidia Thorpe has made a claim about the Northern Territory Chief Minister over Indigenous deaths in custody been calls, including from Indigenous Affairs Minister Malindiri McCarthy, for an external review of deaths “The politicisation of a death in custody by federal independent and Labor MPs shows just how little “Similarly, the recent AFP death in custody incident will also be investigated by NT Police.” Meanwhile, Anthony Albanese has weighed in on the deaths in custody, saying “all governments have not

That wait is now over; Salehi has been sentenced to death. was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting the massive protests that broke out after the death Her death inspired the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran. A revolutionary court in Isfahan recently issued the verdict and the sentence of death. He said, “We once again condemn the Iranian regime’s use of the death sentence as a tool to suppress

By NOHA ELHENNAWY CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region A military-civilian government now rules the country.

CABO DELGADO, MOZAMBIQUE/WASHINGTON - At least nine civilians were killed in new attacks carried out On Tuesday, Islamist militants entered the district of Mocimboa da Praia, killing one civilian at a flour IS links Since 2017, militant attacks on civilians and government security forces in Cabo Delgado have

"This was an instrument of death, but now [it] is a witness." death flights of the 1970s. It was the first time the death flights could be documented and proven. Her mother was among those taken on a death flight.  The pilots who flew the Skyvan PA-51 death flights were sentenced to life in prison.

Vietnamese lawmakers on Wednesday abolished the death penalty for eight offenses, including bribery, which Truong My Lan (C) was convicted of and sentenced to death for last year. United Press International June 26, 2025 By Darryl Coote June 26 (UPI) -- Vietnam has abolished the death smuggling, setting the stage for the courts to spare the life of a real estate tycoon sentenced to death penalty for the remaining offences punishable by death.

People react during a protest following Albert Ojwang's death in police custody at the Central Police Monicah Mwangi/Reuters CNN —  Outrage over the death of a Kenyan teacher and activist in police custody Ojwang’s death further enrages Kenya’s youth, who have railed against the disappearance of dozens of the National Police Service headquarters demanding the resignation of senior officers following the death The head of Kenya’s police, Kanja, on Wednesday retracted the initial claim on Ojwang’s cause of death