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Thailand Criminalizes Sexual Harassment, Including Online Abuse

On 30 December 2025, Thailand amended its laws to protect people from sexual harassment, including online sexual harassment. In this regard, a new amendment to the Penal Code has been introduced, which considers sexual harassment to be unwanted words, gestures, stalking, and messages. This law protects all genders, but the focus is on women and [...]

Rising Jihadist Violence And Kidnappings In Northern Nigeria

Since the start of 2026, Nigeria has faced a serious rise in jihadist violence, especially in the northern states. Groups like Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province, and Fulani militant Islamists have carried out deadly attacks, kidnappings, and massacres. In February alone, dozens of people were killed in Kebbi, Zamfara, and Kwara states, and [...]

Rising Jihadist Violence In Niger’s Border Areas

In Niger, there is a surge in jihadist attacks, especially in the border regions with Benin and Nigeria. Jihadist groups such as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Islamic State Sahel Province are becoming more dominant and are carrying out more deadly attacks. These groups are becoming more organized and are openly declaring responsibility for their [...]

Gender-Based Violence And Barriers To Justice In Tajikistan

Gender-based violence in Tajikistan remains a serious and ongoing human rights problem. A recent report by the International Commission of Jurists explains that many women do not receive proper protection or justice. Although some laws and national strategies exist, they are not fully enforced in practice. Domestic violence is not treated as a separate crime, [...]

Drone Attacks Escalate Violence In Sudan

Fighting in Sudan has intensified as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on civilian sites in Al-Ubayyid, the capital of North Kordofan state. Early on Friday, drones hit classrooms at Kordofan University for the second time this week, a medical supply center, and a private home in Riyadh Al-Salihin. No [...]

Deadly Attack In South Sudan Kills 122

A deadly attack has killed at least 122 people in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan. The assault happened on March 1st when a group of unidentified armed men attacked the region. According to Ruweng’s Information Minister, James Monyliak Majok, 82 of those killed were civilians, mostly children, women, and elderly people. He also [...]

Iran Attacks Shake Gulf States

Tensions are rising across the Gulf after Iran launched missiles and drones at several countries. In Saudi Arabia, two drones targeted the Saudi Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura. The drones were intercepted, but falling debris caused a small fire. Oil supplies were not affected. In Kuwait, debris injured two workers at the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery. [...]

Rising Tensions Between Eritrea And Ethiopia

Tensions are rising again between Eritrea and Ethiopia, raising fears of another war in the Horn of Africa. The two countries have a long and troubled history. Eritrea became independent from Ethiopia in 1993, but it later fought a deadly border war. In 2019, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made peace with Eritrea and even [...]

War Between Afghanistan And Pakistan Escalates

Afghanistan and Pakistan are now in a serious war after weeks of rising border clashes and mutual attacks. Pakistan says it launched airstrikes on cities like Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia under a military campaign it calls Operation Ghazab lil Haq, claiming this is a response to Afghan forces attacking its troops near the shared border [...]

Holiday Homes Flooded At Uluabat Lake

The rising waters of Uluabat Lake in the northwestern part of Türkiye have engulfed holiday homes following weeks of torrential rain and melting snow. The water level in the lake rose rapidly and overflowed into the Karacabey Plain, engulfing agricultural land and extending to the Akcalar neighborhood in Bursa. Most of the small homes, bungalows, [...]

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