GENOCIDE  WATCH

Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. Workers clean up the scene, and Taliban police secure the area on January 20, 2026, after an explosion a day earlier at a Chinese restaurant, right, killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, in Kabul, Afghanistan [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP] ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that

By Raziya Masumi Since December 2025, Iran has witnessed a new wave of protests that initially emerged from the country’s working class. What began as labor-centered demonstrations soon evolved into a nationwide social movement. Workers, facing chronic economic hardship, unpaid wages, inflation, and deteriorating living conditions, raised their voices to demand fundamental rights. However, these demands rapidly transcended economic grievances and turned into broader calls for

By Tom Bateman January 18, 2026 BBC accompanies ICE observer on the lookout for agents in Minneapolis With 1,500 troops reportedly on standby to deploy to Minnesota, tensions are rising in the state as protests continue against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. US officials say they are targeting the "worst of the worst" but critics warn migrants with no criminal record and US citizens are being detained, too. "It could be anybody," says Sunshine, as she drives around her