Lettre d'information de la Section des Archives et des Droits Humains - 2026-05 (May) - SAHR Newsletter Woking Group (ICA, 2026)

News from the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights - 2026-07 (July) - SAHR Newsletter Woking Group (ICA, 2026)

Data defence delay - Staffing shortages, technology gaps and training needs slow move towards full enforcement of personal information protection law (Jamaica Gleaner, 2026)
The regulatory body responsible for Jamaica’s national data protection regime has said it will require another two years before it is in a position to fully enforce the Data Protection Act (DPA), which was passed by Parliament in 2020. Established under the DPA, the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is responsible for overseeing the use of personal data and addressing breaches as outlined in the law.
Jamaica

Des preuves de crimes de guerre commis par des groupes armés dans la région de Gao (Amnesty International, 2026)
Les exécutions sommaires d’au moins 19 soldats maliens par des membres de groupes armés à Tabrichat, un village situé dans la région de Gao, au nord du Mali, doivent faire l’objet d’une enquête pour crimes de guerre, a déclaré Amnesty International après avoir analysé des images vidéo de l’incident survenu à la suite d’une embuscade tendue aux soldats le 18 juillet.
Mali

Evidence of war crimes by armed groups in Gao region (Amnesty International, 2026)
Killings of at least 19 Malian soldiers by armed groups in central Mali must be investigated as war crimes
Mali

Evidencia de crímenes de guerra de grupos armados en la región de Gao (Amnistía Internacional, 2026)
Las ejecuciones sumarias de al menos 19 soldados malienses perpetradas por miembros de grupos armados en Tabrichat, un pueblo de la región de Gao (centro de Malí) deben ser investigadas como crímenes de guerra, ha afirmado Amnistía Internacional tras analizar imágenes de vídeo del incidente, que tuvo lugar el 18 de julio tras caer los soldados en una emboscada.
Mali

WFP restarts Gaza aid registration app, but cyber-attack questions linger - Irwin Loy (The New Humanitarian, 2026)
WFP restarts Gaza aid registration app, but cyber-attack questions linger - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Palestine

Volker Türk, haut-commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme : « Au Liban, les victimes ont besoin de s’exprimer et que leurs paroles soient validées » - Stephan, Laure (Le Monde, 2026)
En visite à Beyrouth les 26 et 27 juillet, le haut-commissaire est revenu, dans un entretien au « Monde », sur les violations commises pendant la guerre qui a opposé Israël au Hezbollah entre mars et juin, sur les perspectives de justice pour les victimes et sur ses inquiétudes concernant le retrait de la Finul à la fin de l’année.
Lebanon

Volker Türk, haut-commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme : « Au Liban, les victimes ont besoin de s’exprimer et que leurs paroles soient validées » - Stephan, Laure (Le Monde, 2026)
En visite à Beyrouth les 26 et 27 juillet, le haut-commissaire est revenu, dans un entretien au « Monde », sur les violations commises pendant la guerre qui a opposé Israël au Hezbollah entre mars et juin, sur les perspectives de justice pour les victimes et sur ses inquiétudes concernant le retrait de la Finul à la fin de l’année.
Israel

Des documents de Shell révèlent l'existence d'un pipeline « en piteux état », des puits « introuvables » et des coûts de démantèlement s'élevant à 9,5 milliards d’euros, tandis que le scandale lié à la pollution prend de l'ampleur (Amnesty International, 2026)
Shell doit répondre de décennies de pollution dans le delta du Niger.
Nigeria

Fair Trial Concerns at Tribunal (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Bangladesh authorities are failing to uphold international legal standards at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal.
Bangladesh

Mientras crece el escándalo de la contaminación, documentos de Shell ponen de manifiesto la existencia de un oleoducto que es “una ruina”, pozos “desaparecidos” y unos costes de desmantelamiento de 10.900 millones de dólares (Amnistía Internacional, 2026)
Documentos internos de Shell revelan infracciones de las normas, infraestructuras defectuosas y costes de limpieza no satisfechos que amenazan con hacer que las comunidades afectadas tengan que pagar el precio.
Nigeria

Shell documents expose ‘basket’ pipeline, ‘missing’ wells and US$10.9bn decommissioning costs as pollution scandal grows (Amnesty International, 2026)
Shell documents reveal broken rules, failing infrastructure and unresolved clean-up costs leaving communities in Nigeria to pay the price.
Nigeria

Pakistan accused of fatally shooting 30 unarmed protesters in Kashmir - Baloch, Shah Meer (The Guardian, 2026)
Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackout
Pakistan
Keywords: Amnesty International; Human rights; Kashmir; Pakistan; Protest; South and central Asia; World news

Lessons from 5 Years of Principles for Interrogation Without Torture - Barela, Steven J., Juan E. Méndez (Just Security, 2026)
The Mendez Principles, drafted to end the use of torture in interrogations, are being implemented variously across regions and institutions.
Worldwide

Guerre d’Espagne : « Comment j’ai retrouvé la trace de mon arrière-grand-père républicain, oublié des fosses communes » - Muñoz, Garance (Le Monde, 2026)
Comme plus de 100 000 autres républicains, José Molina Lopez a été jeté dans l’anonymat d’une fosse et sa mémoire confisquée par le récit national imposé par Franco. La journaliste Garance Muñoz a exhumé le passé de son arrière-grand-père. Un pèlerinage en forme de réparation rendu possible grâce aux lois de mémoire successives votées depuis 2007.
Spain

Red Cross Movement continues tracing 17,000 missing persons cases as families await answers (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
As of July 2026, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement records 17,000 active tracing cases of missing persons in Nigeria, down from close to 24,000 cases worked on over the years, following a comprehensive review aimed at ensuring the Movement maintains regular contact with the families it supports.
Nigeria

Israel seizing West Bank heritage sites ‘piece by piece’ - Reiff, Ben (+972 Magazine, 2026)
The army is expropriating thousands of dunams in Sebastia and Nabi Samwil, using archaeology as a pretext to further isolate Palestinian communities.
Israel

Israel seizing West Bank heritage sites ‘piece by piece’ - Reiff, Ben (+972 Magazine, 2026)
The army is expropriating thousands of dunams in Sebastia and Nabi Samwil, using archaeology as a pretext to further isolate Palestinian communities.
Palestine

Ukrainian launches "Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers Crimes Archive" to preserve evidence of alleged violations during mobilization - Tetiana Herasimova (Ukra News, 2026)
Activist Stanislav Babunts announced on his Threads account the launch of the “Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers Crimes Archive.” According to him, this is a public online archive for preserving “evidence of violence and unlawful detentions during mobilization.”
Ukraine

Le CICR en Libye et au Tchad : maintenir les liens familiaux au temps du conflit (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
L’un des épisodes les plus marquants de son engagement humanitaire de longue date dans cette région du monde est la guerre qui a opposé la Libye et le Tchad entre 1978 et 1987. Né d’un différend territorial, le conflit a donné lieu à de violents affrontements militaires et à une redéfinition des alliances régionales, dont les effets ont été terribles pour de nombreuses familles : séparation, incertitude, détention, blessures physiques, déplacement et, pour beaucoup d’entre elles, plusieurs années d’angoisse à se demander ce qui était arrivé à leurs êtres chers.
Libya

Le CICR en Libye et au Tchad : maintenir les liens familiaux au temps du conflit (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
L’un des épisodes les plus marquants de son engagement humanitaire de longue date dans cette région du monde est la guerre qui a opposé la Libye et le Tchad entre 1978 et 1987. Né d’un différend territorial, le conflit a donné lieu à de violents affrontements militaires et à une redéfinition des alliances régionales, dont les effets ont été terribles pour de nombreuses familles : séparation, incertitude, détention, blessures physiques, déplacement et, pour beaucoup d’entre elles, plusieurs années d’angoisse à se demander ce qui était arrivé à leurs êtres chers.
Chad

Syria ‘not alone’ in locating missing persons, tackling displacement (UN News, 2026)
Syria is not alone in tackling challenges, including the hundreds of thousands who remain missing during past tumultuous decades, the head of a UN institution said on Thursday as António Guterres departs on his first visit to the country in his current capacity as Secretary-General.
Syria

Making Public AI reality: How cultural heritage can lead the way - Lorena Aldana (Common European Data Space For Cultural Heritage, 2026)
After months of collaborative development and iteration with the data space community and the Europeana Initiative, we are excited to share the newly published paper, ‘The case for Public AI: making it happen with cultural heritage’!
Worldwide

Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives (The Guardian, 2026)
Officials sought identity of sources ‘long before’ reporters wrote about the president’s Air Force One jet from Qatar
United States of America
Keywords: Media; New York Times; Newspapers; Trump administration; US news; US politics; US press and publishing

Finding Loved Ones Again Through the Power of Digital Connectivity (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
Abubaker Ali Adam had never been so worried. In 2023, he fled the civil war raging on in his native Sudan, ending up at the Gorom Refugee Settlement on the edge of the South Sudanese capital Juba. He came with nothing except memories of his once serene and bustling village in the western region of Darfur. His dream was to begin a new and quiet life in a country that was itself still reeling from decades of conflict and violence.
South Sudan

Guinea asks France to return colonization-era looted manuscripts - Balde, Diarouga Aziz (Le Monde, 2026)
Conakry seeks the return of the Quran of Samory Touré, one of Guinea's leading figures of resistance against the French colonial conquest.
France

Guinea asks France to return colonization-era looted manuscripts - Balde, Diarouga Aziz (Le Monde, 2026)
Conakry seeks the return of the Quran of Samory Touré, one of Guinea's leading figures of resistance against the French colonial conquest.
Guinea

ICE officers to use body cameras during vehicle stops, Trump ‘border czar’ says (The Guardian, 2026)
Tom Homan’s comments come amid scrutiny over federal immigration agents’ fatal shooting of two men in six days
United States of America
Keywords: ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Maine; Texas; Trump administration; US immigration; US news; US politics; World news

Ukraine to Grant Poland Access to Classified Files on Volhynia Tragedy (UNITED24 Media, 2026)
Zelenskyy announced Ukraine will open secret SBU and intelligence archives on the Volhynia tragedy and grant exhumation permits to improve ties with Poland.
Ukraine

Ukraine to Grant Poland Access to Classified Files on Volhynia Tragedy (UNITED24 Media, 2026)
Zelenskyy announced Ukraine will open secret SBU and intelligence archives on the Volhynia tragedy and grant exhumation permits to improve ties with Poland.
Poland

U.S. Used the World Cup to Test New Surveillance Tech - John Klopotowski (Foreign Policy, 2026)
Long before fans watched Qatar and Switzerland take the field that day, the stadium watched the fans: tracking faces at the gates, flagging suspicious sounds in the crowd, and feeding a constant stream of data to an on-site control center, where it then became accessible to a network of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies coordinating security for the event.
United States of America

Robodebt whistleblower was told her royal commission evidence ‘could cost you your job’, court hears - Knaus, Christopher (The Guardian, 2026)
Jeannie-Marie Blake is suing the Australian government over alleged threats, which her department denies making
Australia
Keywords: Australia news; Australian politics; Centrelink; Centrelink debt recovery; Welfare

Trump tries to undermine trust in elections, but documents don't support his claims - Liz Landers (PBS News, 2026)
The Trump administration escalated efforts to exert control over the nation’s elections. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened local election officials with jail time if they refuse to cooperate with requests for voter data. It follows the president's prime-time address reviving debunked claims about the integrity of American elections.
United States of America

À Gaza, l'urgence pour sauver un patrimoine culturel en péril (franceinfo, 2026)
Alors que les bombardements continuent dans la bande de Gaza, artistes, associations et habitants se mobilisent pour préserver un patrimoine historique et culturel ayant déjà subi de lourds dégâts.
Palestine

Across Borders and Prison Walls: Keeping Families Connected During the Libya–Chad Conflict (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
One important chapter began during the Libya–Chad conflict, which lasted from 1978 to 1987. The conflict was shaped by territorial dispute, military confrontation and shifting regional alliances. But for the families affected, its consequences were much more immediate: separation, uncertainty, detention, injury, displacement and, for many, years of not knowing whether a loved one was alive.
Chad

Across Borders and Prison Walls: Keeping Families Connected During the Libya–Chad Conflict (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2026)
One important chapter began during the Libya–Chad conflict, which lasted from 1978 to 1987. The conflict was shaped by territorial dispute, military confrontation and shifting regional alliances. But for the families affected, its consequences were much more immediate: separation, uncertainty, detention, injury, displacement and, for many, years of not knowing whether a loved one was alive.
Libya

From colonial storage to open access - Furaha Ruguru (Africa is a Country, 2026)
For a century, African musical heritage was recorded, boxed, and shipped to museums abroad. In Nairobi, a new generation of archives is bringing cultural memory home — and putting it online.
Africa

‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s ​home - Hellmann, Melissa (The Guardian, 2026)
Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives
United States of America
Keywords: Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Slavery; Trump administration; US news; US politics

The Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to a Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes - Kolina Koltai (bellingcat, 2026)
Mahoney and Rocket agreed that current laws were limited in their effectiveness against sites like LeakedBB. “The fact of the matter is there are places where … until there is an enforceable international law, that content is going to be available forever, which means there is a risk of it being shared forever,” Rocket said.
Worldwide

How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran - Mike Abrams (The New York Times, 2026)
Even before the current war, Iran was among the hardest places in the world to report on. Much of the work of The New York Times happens from the outside, through conversations with contacts inside, verified visual material and social media posts.
Iran

Lutte contre la fraude documentaire : la numérisation des archives de l'état civil officiellement lancée à Kindia - Zoumanigui, Joseph (Guinéenews, 2026)
Le ministère de l'Administration du Territoire et de la Décentralisation (MATD), à travers l'Office national de l'état civil et de l'identification (ONECI),
Guinea

Measuring the Humanitarian Information Landscape (The Living Library, 2026)
Project developed by iMMAP, CartONG, HOT and Kobo with the formal support and endorsement of ICVA Network, InterAction, H2H Network and Sphere: “… Humanitarian Information Landscape Assessment (HILA) is an innovative framework designed to measure the health of humanitarian information ecosystems and identify the systemic barriers that prevent evidence-based decision-making on the ground.
Worldwide

Strengthening accountability for torture and enforced disappearance in the southern border provinces (International Commission of Jurists, 2026)
On 2–3 July 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) co-convened a workshop in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province on the investigation and p
Thailand

Patient records stolen in cyber-attack on Australian healthcare provider - Australian Associated Press (The Guardian, 2026)
Partnered Health says personal information and medical details and notes were breached in the attack on 21 clinics
Australia
Keywords: Australia news; Cybercrime; Health; Technology

Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy - Fecteau, Mary (PBS News, 2026)
Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. use AI-powered cameras to scan billions of vehicles each month, often without drivers ever realizing. Supporters say the technology is a tool for solving crimes. But critics warn it's creating a nationwide surveillance network, raising urgent questions about how much privacy Americans are willing to sacrifice in the name of safety. Paul Solman reports.
United States of America

FBI Has Looked at Using AI to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots - Jeremy Kohler and Doug Bock Clark (ProPublica, 2026)
The FBI has explored using artificial intelligence to assess the validity of signatures on tens of thousands of mail-in ballot envelopes seized from Fulton County, Georgia, the latest push in the Trump administration’s unprecedented reinvestigation of the 2020 vote.
United States of America

« C'est une forme de résistance » : il reconstruit le musée d’histoire naturelle de Palestine - Pernot, Philippe (Reporterre, 2026)
Mazen Qumsiyeh est le fondateur du musée d’histoire naturelle de Bethléem, en Cisjordanie. Pour lui, la colonisation de la Palestine et la guerre à Gaza sont aussi une catastrophe environnementale et climatique, qui concerne l’humanité dans son ensemble. Il a classifié la faune et flore sauvage de Palestine, mais aussi étudié les conséquences environnementales de la guerre à Gaza, ou encore la résistance palestinienne historique, tout en bravant les interdictions de voyage pour rencontrer des activistes du monde entier.
Palestine

Freedom of Information Bill 2026 betrays people's right to know (ARTICLE 19, 2026)
The FOI Bill 2026 is not the landmark reform the Malaysians have long been promised. It is a deeply flawed and regressive Bill that falls far short of international human rights standards and further undermines the fundamental principles of the right to information.
Malaysia

‘Our Call for Justice for Our Missing Loved Ones Must Reach the World Just as World Cup Goals Do’ (Inter Press Service, 2026)
Enforced disappearances in Mexico hit migrant families particularly hard, as their precarious immigration status compounds the lack of state support. Families and search groups are taking advantage of the fact that international attention is currently focused on the World Cup being played in Mexico to raise awareness of this crisis and demand that the Mexican government search for and find the disappeared.
Mexico

Pour l'Unesco «protéger la culture, c’est défendre l’identité des peuples» - Dionisi, Davide (Vatican News, 2026)
Entretien avec le porte-parole de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture: «Si elle s’inscrit dans des stratégies plus larges de paix, d’éducation et de développement, la culture peut contribuer à reconstruire les sociétés de manière durable, tout en rouvrant la voie au dialogue, à la réconciliation et à la cohésion sociale». Mosquées, mausolées, bibliothèques: il ne s’agit pas seulement de dommages collatéraux, mais de cibles délibérées, visées pour effacer l’identité de communautés entières. S’en prendre au patrimoine culturel, c’est s’en prendre à l’âme d’un peuple. C’est pourquoi le patrimoine culturel est de plus en plus souvent la victime directe des conflits armés. Et c’est un défi que l’Unesco relève chaque jour, entre protection juridique et reconstruction sur le terrain.
Worldwide

NIDS ID gaining traction... but privacy concerns and public trust issues persist (Jamaica Gleaner, 2026)
For Jamaicans who have already signed up for the new national identification (ID) card, one question has loomed larger than most: Can I actually use it?At least where the country’s banks are concerned, within the last month, the answer is increasingly becoming yes.The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) says all of its member institutions have now added the National Identification System (NIDS) card to the list of government-issued photo identification cards accepted when conducting business.
Jamaica

En Jamaïque, levée de boucliers contre l’accueil de ressortissants de pays tiers expulsés des Etats-Unis - Hauteville, Jean-Michel (Le Monde, 2026)
Un accord conclu entre Washington et Kingston, dont les termes n’ont pas été publiés, prévoit d’envoyer sur l’île caribéenne plusieurs dizaines d’étrangers par mois. ONG et Eglises se mobilisent contre ce procédé, déjà adopté par une trentaine de pays à travers le monde.
Americas

Israel to assume one-year chairmanship of WWII Arlosen Archives - Sidney Blasco (The Jerusalem Post, 2026)
In 2025, the Arolsen Archives partnered with Israel’s Central Zionist Archive to digitize over 1300 child tracing files, records originally created for unaccompanied Jewish children after the war.
Germany

Israel to assume one-year chairmanship of WWII Arlosen Archives - Sidney Blasco (The Jerusalem Post, 2026)
In 2025, the Arolsen Archives partnered with Israel’s Central Zionist Archive to digitize over 1300 child tracing files, records originally created for unaccompanied Jewish children after the war.
Israel

Who was here first? Why maps, old compasses and history classes matter in South China Sea dispute (The Straits Times, 2026)
Ancestral records continue to be amplified as claimant states entrench their arguments.
Asia

The Remnants Of Ukraine's 'Liberation Museum' In Prague - Chapple, Amos (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
Decades after it was dissolved by Soviet-backed authorities, remnants of the Museum of the Liberation Struggle of Ukraine are held in two Czech archives. RFE/RL sourced some artifacts from the museum intended to be a safehouse for objects from Ukraine’s early 20th century fight for independence.
Czech Republic
Keywords: Photo Galleries; The Rundown Stories; Ukraine

The Remnants Of Ukraine's 'Liberation Museum' In Prague - Chapple, Amos (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
Decades after it was dissolved by Soviet-backed authorities, remnants of the Museum of the Liberation Struggle of Ukraine are held in two Czech archives. RFE/RL sourced some artifacts from the museum intended to be a safehouse for objects from Ukraine’s early 20th century fight for independence.
Ukraine
Keywords: Photo Galleries; The Rundown Stories; Ukraine

Nhandeflix, una plataforma guaraní para luchar contra la colonización de las aplicaciones digitales globales - Gutiérrez, Bernardo (El País América, 2026)
En lugar de prohibir por completo internet, una comunidad indígena de Brasil propuso un servidor de contenido local con películas, podcasts y videos propios.
Brazil

31 Years On, Srebrenica Genocide Denial Resurges in Bosnia - Memišević, Ehlimana (Just Security, 2026)
Dehumanizing anti-Muslim rhetoric from Bosnian Serb leaders echoes wartime narratives and endangers Bosniaks today.
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police - Murray, Jessica (The Guardian, 2026)
Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’
United Kingdom
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Business; Crime; Facial recognition; Human rights; Police; Privacy; Retail industry; Technology; UK civil liberties; UK news

The ICRC’s Digital Emblem – bringing humanitarian protection into the digital battlespace - Stuart Gordon (LSE International Development, 2026)
As warfare moves deeper into the digital domain, the protections that have safeguarded hospitals, aid workers and humanitarian infrastructure for over 160 years risk becoming invisible. Professor Stuart Gordon argues that the ICRC's Digital Emblem Project, now entering its second phase, represents a vital and overdue attempt to carry the protective logic of international humanitarian
Worldwide

Un-erasable: This open-access digital archive is preserving evidence of war from Gaza - Zarif Faiaz (The Daily Star, 2026)
ArchiveGenocide brings together tens of thousands of videos and photographs, as researchers race to protect potentially important material from deletion, censorship and digital decay
Palestine

NZ legalised homosexuality 40 years ago – but even today, justice issues remain - Gledhill, Kris (The Conversation, 2026)
Same-sex marriages and an apology from the state followed the homosexual law reform, but gaps remain for some people trying to have historic convictions expunged.
New Zealand

Why India Has Spent Years Blocking the Release of Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Satluj’ - Mashal, Mujib; K.B, Pragati (The New York Times, 2026)
Censors demanded 127 cuts to the film that explores a dark period of police brutality in Punjab state. Filmmakers say it’s the latest, chilling example of entrenched censorship.
India
Keywords: Censorship; Dosanjh; Diljit; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; India; Modi; Narendra; Movies; Politics and Government; Propaganda; Punjab (India); Punjabi (Ethnic Group)

Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transparency and public participation in a democracy based on the rule of law.
Germany

The Kagame Regime Must Not Be Allowed to Seize the Archives of the ICTR - Ann Garrison (Black Agenda Report, 2026)
The records of the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda should not be surrendered to the Rwandan regime led by President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2026)
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Human rights; Israel; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; World news

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2026)
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
Palestine
Keywords: Gaza; Human rights; Israel; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; World news

UN Urges Guatemala to Open Military Archives - News, Mirage (Mirage News, 2026)
The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances urged Guatemala to open archives and military installations to search for
Guatemala

El discurso de odio y la desinformación causan daño real a las personas desplazadas (ACNUR, 2026)
ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, muestra su preocupación porque la propagación de la desinformación, el discurso de odio y los deepfakes están exacerbando e incitando daños en el mundo real contra las personas refugiadas y el personal humanitario. La inteligencia artificial (IA) está intensificando estos riesgos para la integridad de nuestro ecosistema de información y socavando la confianza, pero también puede ser parte de la solución si se gestiona adecuadamente.
Worldwide

Hate speech and misinformation are creating real-world harm for displaced people (UNHCR, 2026)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned that the spread of misinformation, hate speech and deepfakes is exacerbating and inciting real-world harm to refugees and humanitarians. Artificial Intelligence is intensifying these risks to the integrity of our information ecosystem and undermining trust, but it can also be part of the solution if managed in the right way.
Worldwide

South Korea Strengthens Law to Curb Spread of Fake News - Young, Jin Yu (The New York Times, 2026)
An amendment to South Korea’s communications act will clamp down on purveyors of false information online. Critics worry it could threaten freedom of speech.
South Korea
Keywords: Censorship; Computers and the Internet; Fines (Penalties); Freedom of Speech and Expression; Freedom of the Press; Law and Legislation; Media; News and News Media; Politics and Government; Rumors and Misinformation; South Korea

Historical Commissions Are Crucial for Syria - Aboueldahab, Noha (Just Security, 2026)
The atrocities Syrians suffered did not take place in a 14-year vacuum of civil war, spurred by the anti-government uprising that started in 2011. They spanned many decades from late Ottoman and French rule, through the reign of Hafez Al Assad and under the subsequent rule of his son, Bashar Al Assad. A transitional justice process that neglects to address these deeper, pre-2011 historical legacies of injustice risks producing – and reproducing – social and sectarian divisions that have long marked the country’s history. The historical legacies of injustice in Syria that continue to play out today have thus left a colossal task of reckoning with such a complex past.
Syria

Nace el primer Archivo Vivo de la Memoria AfroLGBTIQ+ en Argentina - Agustina Ramos (Agencia Presentes, 2026)
La iniciativa colectiva busca recuperar y transmitir las memorias de afrodescendientes y sus trayectorias de lucha en el movimiento LGBT.
Argentina

The first Living Archive of AfroLGBTIQ+ Memory is born in Argentina - Agustina Ramos (Agencia Presentes, 2026)
The collective initiative seeks to recover and transmit the memories of Afro-descendants and their struggles in the LGBT movement.
Argentina

Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss For Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers - Giangreco, Leigh (Block Club Chicago, 2026)
The closure of the South Side center will take place “over the next few years.” The records and documents will be relocated, but it’s unclear where and how many employees are affected.
United States of America

Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy - Taylor, Josh (The Guardian, 2026)
With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfalls
Australia
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Australia news; Health; Technology

Le retrait du Statut de Rome consacre l’impunité et menace de priver les victimes de crimes de guerre de justice et de réparations (Amnesty International, 2026)
Réagissant à la décision du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger de déposer des notifications officielles de retrait du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Marceau Sivieude, directeur régional d’Amnesty International pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et l’Afrique centrale, a déclaré : « Cette décision des gouvernements du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger menace de priver des milliers de victimes de la possibilité d’obtenir vérité, justice et réparations. Depuis plus d’une décennie, Amnesty International recense les crimes relevant du droit international commis contre des civil·e·s lors des conflits qui affectent chacun de ces pays. Bon nombre de ces crimes pourraient relever de la compétence de la CPI.
Niger

Le retrait du Statut de Rome consacre l’impunité et menace de priver les victimes de crimes de guerre de justice et de réparations (Amnesty International, 2026)
Réagissant à la décision du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger de déposer des notifications officielles de retrait du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Marceau Sivieude, directeur régional d’Amnesty International pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et l’Afrique centrale, a déclaré : « Cette décision des gouvernements du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger menace de priver des milliers de victimes de la possibilité d’obtenir vérité, justice et réparations. Depuis plus d’une décennie, Amnesty International recense les crimes relevant du droit international commis contre des civil·e·s lors des conflits qui affectent chacun de ces pays. Bon nombre de ces crimes pourraient relever de la compétence de la CPI.
Burkina Faso

Le retrait du Statut de Rome consacre l’impunité et menace de priver les victimes de crimes de guerre de justice et de réparations (Amnesty International, 2026)
Réagissant à la décision du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger de déposer des notifications officielles de retrait du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Marceau Sivieude, directeur régional d’Amnesty International pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et l’Afrique centrale, a déclaré : « Cette décision des gouvernements du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger menace de priver des milliers de victimes de la possibilité d’obtenir vérité, justice et réparations. Depuis plus d’une décennie, Amnesty International recense les crimes relevant du droit international commis contre des civil·e·s lors des conflits qui affectent chacun de ces pays. Bon nombre de ces crimes pourraient relever de la compétence de la CPI.
Mali

Safeguard Truths of Srebrenica against Denial, Revisionism, Secretary-General Urges in International Day Message (UN News, 2026)
Remembering Srebrenica means safeguarding these truths against denial and revisionism, pursuing accountability and recognizing the suffering of every victim. It also means confronting hate speech and discrimination, and renewing our resolve to make “never again” a reality for all.
Bosnia and Herzegovina

‘I can still hear the children’: Canada’s residential schools survivors welcome chance to reclaim sites - Bowden, Olivia (The Guardian, 2026)
Former Mohawk Institute in Ontario latest to become a museum, as survivors hope preserving sites will prevent horrors they witnessed from being forgotten
Canada
Keywords: Americas; Canada; Colonialism; Indigenous peoples; Race; World news

Trump administration can remove history and climate info from US parks, court says - Ede-Osifo, Uwa (The Guardian, 2026)
In latest legal twist, appeals panel rules US does not have to reinstate signage on climate, immigration and slavery
United States of America
Keywords: Climate crisis; Donald Trump; Law (US); National parks; Race; Slavery; Trump administration; US immigration; US justice system; US news; US politics

Freedom of expression is essential to democratic elections (ARTICLE 19, 2026)
In the run up to the legislative elections on 2 July 2026, Algeria is at a decisive moment for freedom of expression. The elections will take place in a context marked by persistent restrictions on critical voices and opposition groups, while plans to reform the country’s media framework and to ensure pluralism of information remain pending. These issues raise important questions about the conditions of public debate during the election period.
Algeria

Liberté d'expression essentielle pour des élections démocratiques (ARTICLE 19, 2026)
À l’approche des élections législatives du 2 juillet 2026, l’Algérie traverse un moment décisif pour la liberté d’expression. Les élections se dérouleront dans un contexte marqué par des restrictions persistantes sur les voix critiques et les groupes d’opposition, tandis que plusieurs projets liés au cadre médiatique du pays et à la garantie du pluralisme de l’information restent en suspens. Ces questions soulèvent des questions importantes sur les conditions du débat public pendant la période électorale.
Algeria

Overview and Status of Property Surveying, Registration and Digitization in the South and Nabatiyeh (ReliefWeb, 2026)
Since the re-escalation of hostilities in Lebanon beginning on 2 March 2026, several governmental institutions responsible for land administration and property documentation have faced operational disruption, in particular in the South and Nabatiyeh Governorates. This may have a profound impact on affected property owners, who may be displaced, who have lost housing land and property documents, as well as whose homes, agricultural lands, commercial premises or other properties have been destroyed.
Lebanon

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased - Davison, Tamara (WIRED Middle East, 2026)
Distributed backups, cyber resilience and half a million records are preserving Palestinian history beyond any single building or border.
Palestine

Les archives humanitaires sont, elles aussi, en danger - Juilliard, Hélène ; Taithe, Bertrand ; Proudfoot, Philip (Alternatives Humanitaires, 2026)
Les coupes budgétaires, les fermetures de programmes et la lente dégradation des infrastructures numériques initiées depuis le début de 2025 ne remettent pas seulement en cause l’action humanitaire : elles aboutissent aussi à la destruction des archives, données et documents qui portent l’histoire du secteur et contribuent à sa redevabilité. Une nouvelle initiative mondiale vise à déterminer ce qui a déjà été perdu et ce qui peut encore être sauvé. Le secteur humanitaire perd la mémoire. Au début de l’année 2025, le principal site web de l’USAID, y compris ses archives, bases de données, évaluations de programmes et rapports opérationnels, a été mis hors ligne. Les comptes de messagerie du personnel de l’agence ont été désactivés, les systèmes internes verrouillés. Ce n’était pas l’œuvre de pirates informatiques hostiles, ni la conséquence d’une catastrophe exogène. C’était le résultat d’une décision politique, mise en œuvre avec une efficacité brutale tout entière contenue dans le simple acte de débrancher un serveur.
Worldwide

Venezuela’s Dead: A Seaport Is Now a Morgue - Romero, Tibisay; Herrera, Isayen; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis; Glatsky, Genevieve (The New York Times, 2026)
As the death toll mounts, thousands of bodies have overwhelmed Venezuela’s forensic system, turning a seaport into a temporary morgue.
Venezuela
Keywords: La Guaira (Venezuela); Morgues and Mortuaries; Venezuela

Archival records name thousands of Moldova’s Soviet deportation victims (2026)
The National Archives Agency of Moldova released declassified nominal lists of individuals deported from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic during the mass Soviet operations of June 13–14, 1941. The documents, originally declassified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2010, are now accessible to the public and available for download in PDF format.
Moldova

Archived records help in search for fallen solders’ identities (vietnamnews.vn)
Trần Việt Hoa, director of the National Archives Centre III under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Bureau of State Records Management and Archives, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the importance of archived records in the search for fallen solders’ identities.
Vietnam

L’Autorité Palestinienne Saisit L’UNESCO Pour Tenter De Limiter Le Contrôle Israélien Des Sites Historiques En Judée-Samarie (i24NEWS)
Ramallah accuse Israël de chercher à imposer sa propre lecture de l’histoire en mettant en avant les liens anciens du peuple juif avec les sites archéologiques de la région. L’Autorité palestinienne a lancé une nouvelle initiative auprès de l’UNESCO afin de contester la gestion par Israël de sites archéologiques et historiques en Judée-Samarie, a annoncé samedi son représentant auprès de l’organisation onusienne. Adel Attieh a expliqué à la radio Voice of Palestine que cette démarche visait à pousser l’UNESCO à intervenir contre des mesures israéliennes qui porteraient, selon Ramallah, atteinte au patrimoine culturel palestinien. Il a notamment évoqué le Caveau des Patriarches à Hébron, inscrit par l’organisation sur la liste du patrimoine mondial.
Palestine

L’Autorité Palestinienne Saisit L’UNESCO Pour Tenter De Limiter Le Contrôle Israélien Des Sites Historiques En Judée-Samarie (i24NEWS)
Ramallah accuse Israël de chercher à imposer sa propre lecture de l’histoire en mettant en avant les liens anciens du peuple juif avec les sites archéologiques de la région. L’Autorité palestinienne a lancé une nouvelle initiative auprès de l’UNESCO afin de contester la gestion par Israël de sites archéologiques et historiques en Judée-Samarie, a annoncé samedi son représentant auprès de l’organisation onusienne. Adel Attieh a expliqué à la radio Voice of Palestine que cette démarche visait à pousser l’UNESCO à intervenir contre des mesures israéliennes qui porteraient, selon Ramallah, atteinte au patrimoine culturel palestinien. Il a notamment évoqué le Caveau des Patriarches à Hébron, inscrit par l’organisation sur la liste du patrimoine mondial.
Israel

Protecting diplomatic records focus of 2026 EU Diplomatic Archives group meeting (European University Institute)
Archivist Mary Carr represented the Historical Archives of the European Union at the 2026 European Union Diplomatic Archives Group annual meetings in Cyprus,
Europe

News from the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights - 2026-06 (June) - SAHR Newsletter Woking Group (ICA, 2026)

Jamaican delegation to travel to UK to lodge formal slavery reparations petition with King Charles - Duncan, Natricia (The Guardian, 2026)
Visit to monarch planned for 6 September and will take Jamaica’s mission for reparatory justice to the ‘next level’
Jamaica
Keywords: Caribbean; Colonialism; Jamaica; King Charles III; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery; UK news; United Nations

Jamaican delegation to travel to UK to lodge formal slavery reparations petition with King Charles - Duncan, Natricia (The Guardian, 2026)
Visit to monarch planned for 6 September and will take Jamaica’s mission for reparatory justice to the ‘next level’
United Kingdom
Keywords: Caribbean; Colonialism; Jamaica; King Charles III; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery; UK news; United Nations

NATO’s Digital Back End Could Fall Apart Without Change - Eaves, David (Foreign Policy, 2026)
Shared standards on cloud services are urgently needed.
Worldwide

Who's counting?: Tigray's hidden mortality data crisis - Jennifer Palmer (Elrha, 2026)
Between 2020 and 2022, intense conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia created a perfect storm of political and operational challenges that disrupted the production of mortality evidence – information governments and their humanitarian partners need to inform crisis responses. Occupation by Eritrean forces, an information blockade, political tensions between the federal and regional authorities and bureaucratic power suppressing critique meant that little robust, timely data was produced.
Ethiopia

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment - McKenna, Anne Toomey (The Conversation, 2026)
Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally subject to Fourth Amendment protections.
United States of America

The choice before Europe: the law of the strongest or reparative justice? - Umubyeyi, Liliane (The Guardian, 2026)
European nations are starting to pay attention after a landmark UN resolution, but reparations is about more than symbolic remembrance or returning stolen artefacts
Europe
Keywords: Africa; Europe; Ghana; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery

Israel recognizes Armenian genocide amid tensions with Turkey (POLITICO, 2026)
Israeli-Turkish relations have soured badly over the past few years. “Despite the extensive and unambiguous historical documentation, the Armenian genocide remains to this day the subject of an institutionalized campaign of denial and minimization, including a manipulative rewriting of history, mainly by the Turkish government,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said at a cabinet meeting.
Israel

Israel recognizes Armenian genocide amid tensions with Turkey (POLITICO, 2026)
Israeli-Turkish relations have soured badly over the past few years. “Despite the extensive and unambiguous historical documentation, the Armenian genocide remains to this day the subject of an institutionalized campaign of denial and minimization, including a manipulative rewriting of history, mainly by the Turkish government,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said at a cabinet meeting.
Armenia

Israel recognizes Armenian genocide amid tensions with Turkey (POLITICO, 2026)
Israeli-Turkish relations have soured badly over the past few years. “Despite the extensive and unambiguous historical documentation, the Armenian genocide remains to this day the subject of an institutionalized campaign of denial and minimization, including a manipulative rewriting of history, mainly by the Turkish government,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said at a cabinet meeting.
Türkiye

Sauvetage des données sur le climat: les scientifiques américains se rebiffent face à Trump (RFI, 2026)
Les climatologues américains répondent aux attaques menées par l'administration Trump. Celle-ci avait fait fermer un site internet de référence sur l'étude du climat, climat.gov, le portail de son Agence d'étude de l'océan et de l'atmosphère. C'est donc climat.us qui vient d'ouvrir ses portes, soutenu par 80 scientifiques bénévoles, le site veut garantir la diffusion de données et d'explications validées par la science sur le changement climatique, indépendamment de tout changement politique.
United States of America

Lebanon-Israel deal may stop war crime victims seeking justice, experts say - Christou, William (The Guardian, 2026)
Agreement could also end hopes of ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon, which advocates pushed for to prosecute Israel
Lebanon
Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu; Hezbollah; International criminal court; Israel; Lebanon; Middle East and north Africa; World news

Lebanon-Israel deal may stop war crime victims seeking justice, experts say - Christou, William (The Guardian, 2026)
Agreement could also end hopes of ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon, which advocates pushed for to prosecute Israel
Israel
Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu; Hezbollah; International criminal court; Israel; Lebanon; Middle East and north Africa; World news

Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The censorship of prominent social media accounts, foreign films, and events with LGBT themes around Pride month illustrates the deteriorating rights situation for LGBT people in China.
China

What is in the Caribbean’s new slavery reparations manifesto? - Duncan, Natricia (The Guardian, 2026)
Caricom Reparations Commission’s Hilary Beckles explains how it will help address the ‘residual legacy of slavery’
Caribbean
Keywords: Africa; Caribbean; Race; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery; World news

Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds - Kaminski, Isabella (The Guardian, 2026)
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution
Worldwide
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Air pollution; Chile; Climate crisis; Computing; Datacenters; Energy; Environment; Environmental activism; Fossil fuels; Google; Ireland; Technology; US news; Water; World news

Tres años de Orgullo: Archivo visual de Santiago Méndez sobre la comunidad queer de Venezuela - Rojo, Gabriela Mesones (Global Voices en Español, 2026)
"Los venezolanos queer ya existían en la esfera pública antes de que el país los reconociera". En los últimos tres años, el fotógrafo y artista visual Santiago Méndez Arvelaez ha estado documentando las celebraciones del Orgullo en la capital de Venezuela, y ha creado un impactante registro visual de la vida, la visibilidad y la resistencia queer.
Venezuela

Entendre l’avertissement de Marc Bloch contre les « étranges défaites » (Le Monde, 2026)
Le résistant courageux jusqu’au sacrifice de sa vie, qui a fait son entrée au Panthéon mardi 23 juin, personnifie nombre des vertus que la République entend célébrer. A l’heure du retour des nationalismes, de la xénophobie, du racisme et de l’antisémitisme, ses messages sont plus que jamais d’actualité.
France

Lebanon’s documentation system collapses under the weight of war - Alaa Sarhal (The New Humanitarian, 2026)
Lebanon’s documentation system collapses under the weight of war - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Lebanon

‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools - Mansoor, Sanya (The Guardian, 2026)
Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report says
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Surveillance; Technology; Trump administration; US immigration; US news; US politics

Fake visuals, defamed civilians, and fabricated wars: How Indian mainstream media failed during operation Sindoor - Parmaar, Sakkcham Singh (Global Voices, 2026)
As India reflects on the media coverage during Operation Sindoor, questions remain over accountability and whether future crises will again feature recycled visuals, misidentified civilians, and narratives of fake conflicts.
India

Three years of Pride: Santiago Méndez’s visual archive of queer Venezuela - Rojo, Gabriela Mesones (Global Voices, 2026)
An interview with Venezuelan visual artist and photographer Santiago Méndez, who has exhaustively documente queerness and Pride in Caracas for the last three years.
Venezuela

Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in custody - Walters, Jonah (The Conversation, 2026)
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also breaking the law.
United States of America

Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive - Alberge, Dalya (The Guardian, 2026)
Written in 1947, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s account of the horrors of the atomic bomb attack will be published in August and is being made into a film
Japan
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Books; Culture; Film; Japan; Nuclear weapons; Second world war; World news

Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive - Alberge, Dalya (The Guardian, 2026)
Written in 1947, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s account of the horrors of the atomic bomb attack will be published in August and is being made into a film
United States of America
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Books; Culture; Film; Japan; Nuclear weapons; Second world war; World news

The Need to Reject Interpol’s Privileges and Immunities Agreement - Grossman, Charlie Magri, Sandra, Ted R. Bromund (Just Security, 2026)
If adopted, the agreement will make it easier for autocratic regimes to persecute those seeking refuge abroad from repression at home.
Worldwide

Cuba’s New Spy Array Raises Concerns for U.S. Security - Renee Pruneau Novakoff (The Cipher Brief, 2026)
Former senior intelligence official Renee Novakoff examines new CSIS findings that Cuba has completed a major signals intelligence antenna array near Havana capable of monitoring communications across much of the Western Hemisphere.
Cuba

Marc Bloch, un historiador y resistente entra en el Panteón - Rodríguez, Ana (El Pais, 2026)
Este profesor y medievalista representa un compromiso ético con la verdad y la justicia. Hoy entra en el lugar de la memoria de los hombres justos.
France

Digital surveillance is breaking activist mental health - Romero, Gina (Global Voices, 2026)
Digital surveillance does much more than steal data. It inflicts deep human wounds; it stops people from safely developing and expressing their identities, breeds trauma that can last for generations, and fractures the human mind.
Worldwide

Uruguay deepens its search for the dictatorship's disappeared with access to new archives (MercoPress, 2026)
Uruguay expanded its policy of searching for those who were detained and disappeared during the dictatorship with the signing of an accord for the treatment, preservation and administration of archives on human-rights violations committed in the country between 1968 and 1985. The agreement, signed on Monday in Montevideo, deepens a strategic pact reached by state bodies in February.
Uruguay

No Papers. No Future? The long wait facing undocumented Millions - Hasina Rahman (Relief Web, 2026)
Different countries, different legal systems, different politics, yet the underlying pattern holds legal documentation determines whether protection on paper becomes protection in practice. A refugee policy without a functioning registration system is a promise without a mechanism. A camp without legal status is a holding pattern, not a solution.
Asia

‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war - Malkani, Gautam (The Guardian, 2026)
When a large number of children were killed during a US drone strike in Somalia last year, two reporters collaborated to piece together what happened
Somalia
Keywords: Al-Shabaab; Drones (military); Media; Middle East and north Africa; Newspapers & magazines; Press freedom; Somalia; US foreign policy

‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war - Malkani, Gautam (The Guardian, 2026)
When a large number of children were killed during a US drone strike in Somalia last year, two reporters collaborated to piece together what happened
United States of America
Keywords: Al-Shabaab; Drones (military); Media; Middle East and north Africa; Newspapers & magazines; Press freedom; Somalia; US foreign policy

Four months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truth - Roth, Andrew; McClure, Tess (The Guardian, 2026)
A secretive investigation into the attack that killed at least 175 has concluded, reports suggest. Will its findings ever see the light of day?
United States of America
Keywords: Iran; Middle East and north Africa; Pete Hegseth; Trump administration; US foreign policy; US military; US news; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

Four months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truth - Roth, Andrew; McClure, Tess (The Guardian, 2026)
A secretive investigation into the attack that killed at least 175 has concluded, reports suggest. Will its findings ever see the light of day?
Iran
Keywords: Iran; Middle East and north Africa; Pete Hegseth; Trump administration; US foreign policy; US military; US news; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

EU Parliament urges Georgia to open Soviet archives to counter Russian propaganda (Jamnews in English, 2026)
If information about Soviet repression and mass killings becomes widely accessible in society, it will be harder for Russia to use its propaganda to weaken Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations
Russian Federation

EU Parliament urges Georgia to open Soviet archives to counter Russian propaganda (Jamnews in English, 2026)
If information about Soviet repression and mass killings becomes widely accessible in society, it will be harder for Russia to use its propaganda to weaken Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations
Georgia

Tu rostro no es un dato cualquiera: los riesgos del reconocimiento facial (UN News, 2026)
Lo hemos visto en las películas distópicas, desde la vigilancia 24/7 hasta la imputación de un delito no cometido: Nuestro rostro digitalizado en malas manos se puede volver en contra de nuestra persona física. Imagina que caminas por una manifestación pacífica. No llevas cartel, no gritas consignas. Solo estás allí, ejerciendo tu derecho a expresar una opinión. Pero una cámara con reconocimiento facial te identifica, etiqueta tu rostro y lo guarda en una base de datos policial. Sin que lo sepas. Sin que hayas dado tu consentimiento. O aún peor, que no seas tú, pero te identifiquen a ti. {}…] Y hoy, un experto en derechos humanos lanza una advertencia contundente: si no se regula con urgencia, el uso del reconocimiento facial por parte de fuerzas de seguridad y servicios de inteligencia puede erosionar derechos fundamentales como la privacidad, la libertad de expresión y la no discriminación.
Worldwide

Lumumba Chia fled to South Africa 27 years ago. He is not allowed to leave - Damons, By Marecia (GroundUp News, 2026)
Refugees and stateless people face a long road to getting documentation
South Africa

Mexico’s Laws Have a New Target: Journalists - Mega, Emiliano Rodríguez; Villegas, Paulina (The New York Times, 2026)
Politicians and officials in Mexico are using the country’s laws to intimidate critics and the media, forcing them into censorship and blunting scrutiny.
Mexico
Keywords: Censorship; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Freedom of the Press; Mexico; News and News Media; Sheinbaum; Claudia; Suits and Litigation (Civil); internal-open-access-from-nl

RightsCon’s Cancellation Signals a Growing Threat to Human Rights and Digital Freedoms - S. Mona Sinha and Mrinalini Dayal (Inter Press Service, 2026)
RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, has served for over a decade as a vital global gathering, bringing together civil society, academics, technologists, policymakers, and the private sector in cross-border collaboration. The abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026, following intervention by Zambia’s government just days before the convening was due to commence in Lusaka, should concern us all. Worryingly, this is not an isolated disruption. It reflects a deeply troubling global pattern of shrinking civic space alongside a rapidly growing, well-resourced, and increasingly networked transnational anti-rights movement.
Zambia

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms - Weaver, Matthew (The Guardian, 2026)
Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concerns
United Kingdom
Keywords: Essex; Health; Information commissioner; Mental health; NHS; Society; UK news

Bulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The Bulgarian government between 2018 and 2023 licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commit serious human rights violations.
Bulgaria

Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach (Access Now, 2026)
The undersigned civil society organizations and experts, condemn in the strongest possible terms the cyberattack on the World Food Programme
Palestine

Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations - Duncan, Natricia (The Guardian, 2026)
Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countries
Barbados
Keywords: Africa; Americas; Barbados; Caribbean; Race; Reparations and reparative justice; World news

A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone - Ferguson, Donna (The Guardian, 2026)
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
Worldwide
Keywords: Biodiversity; Climate crisis; Conservation; Environment; Heritage; Kew Gardens; Libraries; Science; Wildlife; Zoology

Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns - Walker, Peter (The Guardian, 2026)
Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riots
United Kingdom
Keywords: Digital media; Elon Musk; England; Far right; Internet; Internet safety; Media; Politics; Social media; Social media ban; Technology; UK news; Wales; X

London Hospital Worker Tried to Sell Princess Catherine’s Medical Records, Reports Say - Wolfe, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2026)
Britain’s data regulator said it had reprimanded a health worker for misusing sensitive information. The hospital said the person no longer worked there.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Cancer; Catherine; Princess of Wales; Great Britain; Health Care Workers; Hospitals; Privacy; Royal Families; internal-eafs; internal-open-access-from-nl

Libertad de expresión: El poder de los oligarcas tecnológicos supera al de los Estados (UN News, 2026)
La alianza entre gobiernos y gigantes tecnológicos, especialmente la administración de Estados Unidos y las compañías de ese país, está cerrando el espacio para el debate público, según una experta en libertad de expresión. Su mensaje de cierre es contundente: hay que regular el poder digital, pero sin ceder a presiones políticas ni intereses comerciales. [...]La libertad de expresión está siendo erosionada por una asimetría de poder sin precedentes entre los Estados y un pequeño grupo de gigantes tecnológicos que controlan los espacios digitales globales sin rendir cuentas democráticas. Esta es la conclusión central del informe final de la relatora especial* de la ONU sobre libertad de opinión y expresión, Irene Khan**, presentado ante el de Derechos Humanos.
Worldwide

“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns - Barry-Jester, Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria (ProPublica, 2026)
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.
United States of America

“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns - Barry-Jester, Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria (ProPublica, 2026)
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.
Africa

15 articles a day: The extent of the Israeli army’s media interference - Brison, Amos (+972 Magazine, 2026)
In 2025, the military censor banned or redacted over 5,000 news reports, with suppression peaking during Israel’s war with Iran.
Israel

Agathe Habyarimana, un procès pour l’Histoire ? - Robinet, François (The Conversation, 2026)
Le 6 avril 1994, la destruction en vol par un tir de missile de l’avion transportant le président rwandais Juvénal Habyarimana, ainsi que le chef de l’État burundais Cyprien Ntaryamira, marque le début du génocide des Tutsi du Rwanda, au cours duquel plus d’un million de personnes furent massacrées en quelque trois mois. L’entourage de la veuve d’Habyarimana, Agathe, est accusé d’avoir joué un rôle majeur dans l’instigation de ce carnage à grande échelle. Réfugiée depuis des années en France, Mme Habyarimana, qui a bénéficié en 2025 d’un non-lieu qui vient d’être infirmé par la chambre de l’instruction de la Cour d’appel de Paris, pourrait être jugée pour ces faits. Un tel procès, s’il avait lieu, aurait une importance cruciale pour l’histoire du génocide des Tutsi.
Rwanda

Agathe Habyarimana, un procès pour l’Histoire ? - Robinet, François (The Conversation, 2026)
Le 6 avril 1994, la destruction en vol par un tir de missile de l’avion transportant le président rwandais Juvénal Habyarimana, ainsi que le chef de l’État burundais Cyprien Ntaryamira, marque le début du génocide des Tutsi du Rwanda, au cours duquel plus d’un million de personnes furent massacrées en quelque trois mois. L’entourage de la veuve d’Habyarimana, Agathe, est accusé d’avoir joué un rôle majeur dans l’instigation de ce carnage à grande échelle. Réfugiée depuis des années en France, Mme Habyarimana, qui a bénéficié en 2025 d’un non-lieu qui vient d’être infirmé par la chambre de l’instruction de la Cour d’appel de Paris, pourrait être jugée pour ces faits. Un tel procès, s’il avait lieu, aurait une importance cruciale pour l’histoire du génocide des Tutsi.
France

Latvia returns 19 sets of historical Ukrainian documents found in its archives - Tril, Maria (Euromaidan Press, 2026)
Latvia's National Archives has returned 19 sets of historical documents to Ukraine — records of German settler communities dating from 1860 to 1940.
Latvia

Latvia returns 19 sets of historical Ukrainian documents found in its archives - Tril, Maria (Euromaidan Press, 2026)
Latvia's National Archives has returned 19 sets of historical documents to Ukraine — records of German settler communities dating from 1860 to 1940.
Ukraine

France to ditch Palantir’s AI data tools in favour of domestic provider - Henley, Jon (The Guardian, 2026)
Move to ChapsVision is to avoid ‘strategic dependencies’, says PM amid concern about reliance on US-controlled tools
France
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Computing; Europe; France; Palantir; Technology; World news

The Last Check: Magistrate Judges and Federal Seizures of Election Records - Rice, Chelsea, John Keller (Just Security, 2026)
A magistrate judge's review of a search-warrant application may be the last meaningful safeguard against federal interference in an election.
United States of America

ICTR archives belong where history happened (The New Times, 2026)
Rwanda’s renewed appeal to the United Nations Security Council for the relocation of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda archives to Kigali is a matter of justice, memory and historical responsibility.
Rwanda

UNPO Secretary-General Speaks at International Archives Week Webinar on Self-Determination and Non-Sovereign Peoples' Archives (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, 2026)
In her presentation, the Secretary-General drew on UNPO’s 35 years of work with unrepresented nations and peoples to argue that archives, for these communities, are not simply a repository of the past, but also, importantly, they are claims on the future. For UNPO members the question of whether their archives exist, who controls them, and whether they are accessible is directly connected to whether those communities will continue to exist as peoples at all.
Worldwide

Muere Taty Almeida, histórica Madre de Plaza de Mayo, a los 95 años - Miguel, Mercedes López San (elDiario.es, 2026)
La presidenta de Madres de Plaza de Mayo-Línea Fundadora ha muerto a los 95 años. Hace tres meses, en vísperas del 50 aniversario del golpe de Estado cívico-militar en Argentina, Almeida dijo en una entrevista con elDiario.es que anhelaba poder abrazar los restos de su hijo. […] Su activismo se hilvana con el de otras madres luchadoras que durante décadas han alzado la voz reclamando por la memoria, la verdad y la justicia.
Argentina

How Ukraine Uses A.I. to Knock Deadly Russian Drones Out of the Skies - Varenikova, Maria (The New York Times, 2026)
Interceptors show Ukraine’s embrace of autonomous technologies trained on immense troves of wartime data.
Ukraine
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Defense and Military Forces; Drones (Pilotless Planes); Remote Control Systems; Russia; Ukraine

How Ukraine Uses A.I. to Knock Deadly Russian Drones Out of the Skies - Varenikova, Maria (The New York Times, 2026)
Interceptors show Ukraine’s embrace of autonomous technologies trained on immense troves of wartime data.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Defense and Military Forces; Drones (Pilotless Planes); Remote Control Systems; Russia; Ukraine

‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban - Abdul, Geneva; Mohdin, Aamna (The Guardian, 2026)
Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcome
United Kingdom
Keywords: Books; Essex; LGBTQ+ rights; Leicestershire; Libraries; Local government; Local politics; Politics; Pride; Reform UK; Society; Transgender; UK news; World news

Rwanda renews appeal to UN for return of ICTR archives to Kigali - Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo (The New Times, 2026)
Rwanda has renewed its appeal to the United Nations Security Council, calling for the archives of the now defunct International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to be relocated to Kigali. It argues that the records of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda should be preserved in the country where that history unfolded.
Rwanda

Security Council Weighs Future of International Criminal Tribunals Mechanism amid Competing Calls for Its Closure, Continued Support to National Authorities (UN Press Release, 2026)
Amid its review of the entity tasked with concluding the functions of two landmark international criminal courts, speakers in the Security Council today alternately highlighted the need to safeguard the legacy at stake and finalize the work of a mechanism always envisioned as temporary.
Worldwide

Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence - Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for (Inter Press Service, 2026)
African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty
Africa

The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability - Giovanni, Janine di (The Guardian, 2026)
Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Hamas; Human rights; Israel; Law; Palestine; Russia; Sexual violence; Ukraine; United Nations; War crimes; West Bank; World news

Making Syria’s Transitional Justice Process Meaningful for Survivors and Communities - Haid, Mustafa (Just Security, 2026)
One of the central questions facing Syria is whether its emerging justice system can earn the trust of those in whose name it is being built.
Syria

Villages 700 years old destroyed to 'uproot people' from their history - Hannah Story (ABC News, 2026)
Non-governmental organisations Biladi and Blue Shield are among the design experts using new technologies to create detailed records of cultural heritage and help rebuild after conflict.
Lebanon
Keywords: Ania Kotarba; Joanne Bajjaly; biladi; blue shield australia; blue shield international; design in a war zone; iran war; lebanon war; peter stone; protecting cultural heritage sites in war

Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones - Taylor, Josh (The Guardian, 2026)
Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces
Worldwide
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Arms trade; Australia news; Computing; Games; Technology; War reporting

How community archiving strengthens the labor movement (Bulatlat, 2026)
Community archiving is unique in that the archivist’s ability and capacity to archive is tied to their social realities. It requires social investigation or immersion to figure out the best way to archive for a particular community.
Philippines

Secretary-General Highlights Information Integrity Principles for Safer, More Ethical Digital Ecosystem, UN Action Plan to Counter Hate Speech, in Observance Message (UN Press Release, 2026)
Practical solutions can break the dangerous cycle of hate speech, from education to recognize and reject hate speech; to support for those targeted by abuse; to stronger interventions from governments and technology companies. States have clear obligations under international law to combat incitement to hatred, and to promote inclusion, respect for diversity and solidarity. At the same time, freedom of expression must never be an excuse for harmful messages.
Worldwide

“Avoid using the term”: Oxfam in Africa retracts LGBTQ censorship guide - Jacob Goldberg (The New Humanitarian, 2026)
“Avoid using the term”: Oxfam in Africa retracts LGBTQ censorship guide - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Africa

Letters That Keep Memories Alive (Arolsen Archives, 2026)
They have been hidden away in archives for over 80 years – letters written by Ukrainian forced laborers who were deported to Germany during the Second World War. Many of them never reached their families. The initiative “NeprOSTi lysty” – “Difficult Letters” – is bringing these documents back to light.
Ukraine

Letters That Keep Memories Alive (Arolsen Archives, 2026)
They have been hidden away in archives for over 80 years – letters written by Ukrainian forced laborers who were deported to Germany during the Second World War. Many of them never reached their families. The initiative “NeprOSTi lysty” – “Difficult Letters” – is bringing these documents back to light.
Germany

Chilean lawmakers want ‘museum of truth’ to provide far-right take on Allende era - Bartlett, John (The Guardian, 2026)
National Libertarian party wants museum to highlight ‘victims’ of socialist government ousted by CIA-backed coup in 1973
Chile
Keywords: Augusto Pinochet; Chile; World news

The New October 7 Tribunal and the Legitimacy Challenge - Mordecai, Ya'ara (Just Security, 2026)
The tribunal will be judged not only by the verdicts it produces, but by the institutional model of accountability it leaves behind.
Palestine

The New October 7 Tribunal and the Legitimacy Challenge - Mordecai, Ya'ara (Just Security, 2026)
The tribunal will be judged not only by the verdicts it produces, but by the institutional model of accountability it leaves behind.
Israel

UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content - Savage, Michael (The Guardian, 2026)
Ofcom move follows concerns about misinformation and online claims over police response to Henry Nowak stabbing
United Kingdom
Keywords: Digital media; Media; Ofcom; Social media; Technology; UK news

Half a million names: A Kurdish researcher's archive against erasure (Shafaq News, 2026)
The dictatorships that ruled Iraq did not always work in the dark, Omar stated. Many of the crimes were set down in decisions, minutes, and administrative orders, which, in a harsh irony, turn the archive into both a witness to the crime and an instrument for pursuing its truth. "This is a historical trust," she explained, gesturing to the documents in front of her. "They documented the crimes with precision, and today we are trying to reveal them to the world."
Iraq

Somalia Launches UNESCO Workshop to Preserve Historical Archives (Shabelle Media Network, 2026)
Mahmoud stressed the importance of protecting the country’s national memory and media archives, highlighting the archives of Radio Mogadishu as a vital repository of Somalia’s political, cultural and social history. “Preserving the records contained in the national archives is not merely a technical task; it is a national responsibility aimed at safeguarding the identity and history of the Somali people,” the minister said. He described the Radio Mogadishu archive as a living record of Somali culture, arts and nation-building efforts, calling for urgent measures to protect and modernize the collection.
Somalia

France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy - Gournet, Marie-Annick (The Guardian, 2026)
The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences, says academic Marie-Annick Gournet
Caribbean
Keywords: Caribbean; Colonialism; Europe; France; Pesticides; Slavery; World news

France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy - Gournet, Marie-Annick (The Guardian, 2026)
The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences, says academic Marie-Annick Gournet
France
Keywords: Caribbean; Colonialism; Europe; France; Pesticides; Slavery; World news

Kalshi and Polymarket prohibit affiliates from spreading election misinformation - Nowell, Cecilia (The Guardian, 2026)
Prediction market apps ask paid content creators denying election results to remove posts or lose sponsorship
United States of America
Keywords: Gambling; Polymarket; Prediction markets; US midterm elections 2026; US news

The Africa exception: the slavery reparations debate was once ‘unthinkable’. Now it is unavoidable - Chigumadzi, Panashe (The Guardian, 2026)
The architect of the African Union’s reparations framework for the historic UN resolution explains why demands for historical justice are inseparable from the struggle for Black sovereignty
Africa
Keywords: Africa; African Union; Colonialism; Europe; France; Haiti; Law; Race; Slavery; World news

Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest - Stewart, Heather (The Guardian, 2026)
Technology secretary says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ X
United Kingdom
Keywords: Digital media; Elon Musk; Internet; Labour; Liz Kendall; Media; Politics; Social media; Social media ban; Technology; UK news; X

Quand les archives du nazisme bouleversent les mémoires familiales (France 24, 2026)
Pour Corinna, son père avait toujours été social-démocrate. Jusqu'à ce que la mise en ligne par les Américains des registres du NSDAP en mars révèle qu'il avait adhéré en 1935 au parti nazi.
Germany

‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century - Hauenstein, Hanno (The Guardian, 2026)
At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community
Namibia
Keywords: Art; Art and design; Colonialism; Culture; Exhibitions; Forensic Architecture; Germany; Global research; Indigenous peoples; Museums; Namibia

‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century - Hauenstein, Hanno (The Guardian, 2026)
At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community
Germany
Keywords: Art; Art and design; Colonialism; Culture; Exhibitions; Forensic Architecture; Germany; Global research; Indigenous peoples; Museums; Namibia

Who owns my AI twin? Data ownership in a new world of simulated identities - Jurcys, Paulius; Fenwick, Mark; Greenwald, Ashley; Kozuka, Souichirou; Loikkanen, Valto; Mann, Sebastian Porsdam; Earp, Brian D. (Computer Law & Security Review, 2026)
The advent of AI twins (digital replicas encapsulating individuals’ knowledge, psychological traits, memories, beliefs, preferences, values, and behaviors) raises distinctive legal and ethical challenges. These entities, derived from personal data, compel a re-evaluation of what it means to have dominion over one’s data, and what it is to be a person or to have a personal identity in an AI-mediated age.
Worldwide
Keywords: AI SIM; AI cloning; AI simulation of an individual mind; AI twin; Consent; Data ownership; Data portability; Data protection; Digital doppelganger; Digital duplicate; Dominion; Ownership; Personal data; Personality rights; Simulated identities

Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election - Myers, Steven Lee (The New York Times, 2026)
Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.
Armenia
Keywords: Armenia; Computers and the Internet; Pashinyan; Nikol; Rumors and Misinformation; Russia; Social Media

Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election - Myers, Steven Lee (The New York Times, 2026)
Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Armenia; Computers and the Internet; Pashinyan; Nikol; Rumors and Misinformation; Russia; Social Media

Tracing Digital Links Between Viory and Ruptly - Thomas, Elise (bellingcat, 2026)
Bellingcat found mulitple links between the digital infrastructure of Viory and Ruptly news agency, a branch of Russia Today.
Russian Federation

Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff - Badshah, Nadeem (The Guardian, 2026)
Advertisements for non-existent jobs aim to draw in people with access to classified or sensitive information
China
Keywords: China; Espionage; MI5; UK news; UK security and counter-terrorism; World news

Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff - Badshah, Nadeem (The Guardian, 2026)
Advertisements for non-existent jobs aim to draw in people with access to classified or sensitive information
United Kingdom
Keywords: China; Espionage; MI5; UK news; UK security and counter-terrorism; World news

‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen - Hawkins, Amy; Li, Yu-chen (The Guardian, 2026)
Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad
China
Keywords: China; Tiananmen Square protests 1989

A Living Archive Of Lebanon - Hefel-James, Paul (Progressive.org, 2026)
As Israel continues to bomb and occupy southern Lebanon, researchers and archivists are documenting the country’s history—and paving the way for reconstruction.
Lebanon

Syria’s Accountability Gap: The Najib Trial and the Case for the ICC - Roth, Kenneth, Fadel Abdulghany (Just Security, 2026)
The first criminal trial against a senior Assad regime official comes at a time when Syria’s legal framework remains inadequate.
Syria

‘False Information’ Bill Open to Abuse (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
A proposed Philippine law to combat “false information” and so-called troll farms has vague and overly broad language that government officials could readily abuse.
Philippines

Un monument pérenne en mémoire des victimes du génocide des Tutsi, à Paris - Azimi, Roxana (Le Monde, 2026)
Une double stèle de l’artiste Grada Kilomba, élevée sur l’esplanade Habib-Bourguiba surplombant la Seine dans la capitale, doit être inaugurée mardi 2 juin par Emmanuel Macron et le président rwandais, Paul Kagame.
Rwanda

Un monument pérenne en mémoire des victimes du génocide des Tutsi, à Paris - Azimi, Roxana (Le Monde, 2026)
Une double stèle de l’artiste Grada Kilomba, élevée sur l’esplanade Habib-Bourguiba surplombant la Seine dans la capitale, doit être inaugurée mardi 2 juin par Emmanuel Macron et le président rwandais, Paul Kagame.
France

Focus Sahel Plus : l’espace civique sous pression dans l'AES - Blanchard, Sandrine, (dw.com, 2026)
Disparition de l’imam Kindo, suspension de l’UGEB au Burkina Faso et répression accrue sous les régimes militaires. Analyse des tensions et des atteintes aux libertés dans l'AES. Au Burkina Faso, l’arrestation de l’imam Mohamed Ishaq Kindo et la suspension de la principale centrale syndicale étudiante illustrent un durcissement du régime militaire.
Africa

Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack - Jacob Goldberg (New Humanitarian, 2026)
Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Palestine

Pentagon bars journalists from entering its press office, citing re-designation - Nowell, Cecilia (The Guardian, 2026)
Revocation of access is newest attempt by Trump’s defense department to restrict reporting on military affairs
United States of America
Keywords: Media; New York Times; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Trump administration; US military; US news; US politics; US press and publishing