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Deadly Market Attack In Nigeria’s Niger State

At least 50 people have been killed, and many others kidnapped, after armed men attacked a busy market in Niger State, Nigeria. The attack happened on 03rd January,2026 afternoon at Kasuwan Daji market in Demo village. Police said the attackers, known locally as bandits, arrived on motorcycles and began shooting without warning. They also set [...]

Niger Orders Nationwide Military Mobilization

Niger’s military rulers have approved a general mobilization to strengthen the fight against armed groups across the country. The decision was made after a cabinet meeting and allows the government to use people and goods for security needs. This marks a major step by the military leaders who took power in a coup in July [...]

Barriers To Justice For Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Survivors In Tajikistan

Gender-based violence (GBV) in Tajikistan is still a serious problem, even though the government has adopted some laws and policies. Many survivors, especially women, find it hard to get justice and protection because the law does not treat domestic violence as a crime on its own, and marital rape is not clearly recognized. Survivors often [...]

Deadly Violence Worsens Crisis In Darfur

Violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed at least 114 people in the past week, according to medical sources. Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces killed 63 civilians in the town of Kernoi, while army drone strikes on the RSF-controlled town of Al-Zuruq killed 51 people in markets and residential areas. Sudan has been at [...]

South Sudan Civil Groups Urge Ceasefire

Civil society groups in South Sudan are warning that violence is increasing across the country and are calling on all political and military parties to respect the 2018 peace agreement and follow a strict ceasefire. They said recent clashes in areas like Unity and Jonglei could undo years of fragile peace and may lead to [...]

Saudi Arabia Executes Record Number In 2025

In 2025, Saudi Arabia executed 356 people, the highest number ever recorded in a single year in the kingdom. Most of these executions were linked to Riyadh’s “war on drugs,” with 243 people put to death for drug-related crimes. Many of those executed had been arrested years earlier, and most were foreigners. Saudi Arabia resumed [...]

Eritrea Ranks Lowest On Press Freedom

Eritrea has one of the worst press freedom situations in the world. It kept the lowest position in the 2025 Global Press Freedom Index, showing that there is almost no independent media in the country. The government controls all news, censors information, and watches people’s communications closely. Independent journalism is banned and any reporter who [...]

Deadly Floods Follow Heavy Rain In Afghanistan

Heavy rain and snowfall in Afghanistan ended a long dry spell but caused sudden floods in many areas. Officials report that at least 17 people died and 11 were injured. In Herat province, five members of one family were killed when their home’s roof collapsed; this included two children. Flooding damaged roads, homes, and farms [...]

UAE-Backed Forces Claim Deepens Yemen’s South–North Divide

UAE-Backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) says it now has full control over most of southern Yemen after expanding its forces across the region. It claims this step brings security and order and that it is ready to manage the south as a united area. The internationally recognized government disagrees with this claim and says the [...]

Concern Over Forced Return Of Vietnamese Activist

Human rights organizations are deeply concerned about the forced return of Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap from Thailand to Vietnam on November 28, 2025. Bdap is a peaceful Christian activist from the Montagnard Indigenous community in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. He has worked to document human rights abuses against his people and to promote religious freedom. [...]

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