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New wave of anti-regime protests in Iran.
Photo by Tianlei Wu on Unsplash.com A new wave of protest has hit Iran, as hundreds of citizens swarm the streets of more than 100 cities to call for the fall of the Islamic Republic . Protests began on the 28th of December, as a reaction to a further depreciation of the Iranian currency against the US dollar, compounded by inflation soaring to over 40% and citizens lamenting chronic mismanagement of basic services and worsening living conditions . Protests started among
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Jan 132 min read
The International Rescue Committee places Sudan first in the 2026 Emergency Watchlist.
Photo by Freeman Goldstar on Pexels.com The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has placed Sudan at the top of its annual Emergency Watchlist for 2026 , meaning that the current crisis could further escalate rapidly. It’s the third year in a row that Sudan is assigned this position. The data collected by the IRC accurately explains why: 67% of the population (33.7 million people out of 50.4 million of the total population) is in humanitarian need; between October 2025 and J
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Jan 132 min read
Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Detained and Allegedly Abused as Iran Intensifies Repression of Nationwide Protests.
Photo on Pixabay.com Protests in Iran continue to shake the Islamic Republic, leading to aggressive repression by governmental authorities. According to multiple sources, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is among the hundreds of demonstrators who have been impacted by this fierce response. In December 2025, Narges Mohammadi’s family reported to the Narges Foundation that she was arrested by Iranian Security Forces in the northeastern city of Mashhad. One w
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Jan 133 min read
Victims of Iran protest crackdown file complaint in Argentina.
Photo by Sima Ghaffarzadeh on Pexels.com The quest for accountability and truth has led a group of survivors of the Iranian government’s crackdown during the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests to take unprecedented legal action. On December 16, 2025 the first criminal complaint was filed against 40 named Iranian officials for alleged crimes against humanity, including gender persecution, murder, torture, and other inhumane acts, notably the targeted blinding of protesters.
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Jan 132 min read
UN Security Council Raises Alarm Over Escalating Violence Against Children in Eastern Congo.
Photo by kassoum_kone on Pixabay.com In the latter part of 2024, the United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict reviewed the ninth report of the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering the period f rom April 2022 to March 2024. Published as S/2024/705, the report outlines a deeply troubling rise in violence against children, particularly in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, Sout
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Jan 133 min read
UN Human Rights Office Struggles in “Survival Mode”.
Photo by Anfaenger on Pixabay.com The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is facing one of the most severe financial crises in its history, threatening its ability to protect human rights at a time of escalating global conflict. Speaking in Geneva on December 10, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the office is operating in “survival mode” following major funding cuts from international donors, according to Reuter
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Jan 42 min read
European Parliament casts vote on abortion access scheme.
Photo by Manny Becerra on Unsplash.com On the 17th of December, the European Parliament passed a vote on guaranteeing EU-wide access to abortion. The resolution passed with 358 votes in favour, 202 against and 79 abstentions . The resolution was adopted in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, which was presented to the Commission in October . While the Parliament’s vote is a step forward, it is not decisive, as it has a mere advisory role ; t
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Jan 42 min read
The Sudan crisis appears far from an end: new drone attacks in the Kordofan region.
Photo by JACLOU-DL on Pixabay.com The atrocities in Sudan have not ceased; as a matter of fact, the situation appears to be worsening. The ongoing conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April 2023, spreading rapidly throughout the whole State, and causing one of the most devastating humanitarian crises happening worldwide. Indeed, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at
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Dec 30, 20252 min read
EU Expands Humanitarian Operations Amid Ongoing Conflict in Sudan.
Photo by RDNE Stock project on pexels.com The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is now considered one of the most concerning active global issues. As the situation has deteriorated in recent months, international institutions such as the European Union (EU) have become increasingly involved in seeking solutions to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. Recently, the European Commission has invested in flights aimed at providing life-saving assistance to the western region of D
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Dec 30, 20253 min read
Informal settlements: a threat to housing and health, and an unseen victim of the climate crisis.
Photo by @ harikrishnan ndd on Pixabay.com Amnesty International is shedding light on the neglected repercussions of informal settlements. Informal settlements refer to the self-settling of populations in spontaneous locations, often as a result of displacement driven by conflict, poverty and housing unaffordability, or climate disasters . The number of informal settlement residents, estimated at 1.1 billion in 2020, is expected to increase to around 3 billion over the ne
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Dec 24, 20252 min read
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