Children disappearing from migration data face increased danger on Balkans Route (Save the Children International, 2026)
Official migration data may be significantly undercounting the number of people travelling on the Balkans route, putting thousands of children at greater risk of abuse and exploitation without systems to protect them, according to a new Save the Children report.
Europe

Sudanese journalists awarded UNESCO press freedom prize (UN News, 2026)
An independent organization for journalists in Sudan has been honoured for its commitment “to deliver accurate, lifesaving information” amid the ongoing civil war, the UN educational and cultural agency UNESCO announced.
Sudan

AI in advertising risks fuelling information crisis, UN warns (UN News, 2026)
With spending on advertising topping $1 trillion a year worldwide, the United Nations on Wednesday highlighted the untapped power of major brands to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence, warning that a failure to act could deepen a global information integrity crisis.
Worldwide

More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website - Devlin, Hannah (The Guardian, 2026)
Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last week
China
Keywords: Alibaba; Asia Pacific; China; Data protection; House of Lords; Ian Murray; Patrick Vallance; Politics; Technology; UK news; World news

More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website - Devlin, Hannah (The Guardian, 2026)
Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last week
United Kingdom
Keywords: Alibaba; Asia Pacific; China; Data protection; House of Lords; Ian Murray; Patrick Vallance; Politics; Technology; UK news; World news

Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert - Sabbagh, Dan (The Guardian, 2026)
Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare
Russian Federation
Keywords: Defence policy; Digital media; Russia; Social media; Technology; UK news; UK security and counter-terrorism; US news

Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert - Sabbagh, Dan (The Guardian, 2026)
Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare
United Kingdom
Keywords: Defence policy; Digital media; Russia; Social media; Technology; UK news; UK security and counter-terrorism; US news

Turkey Passes Legislation Barring Children Under 15 From Social Media - Hubbard, Ben; Timur, Safak (The New York Times, 2026)
The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and privacy online.
Türkiye
Keywords: Children and Childhood; Consumer Protection; Erdogan; Recep Tayyip; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Law and Legislation; Legislatures and Parliaments; Politics and Government; Privacy; Social Media; Teenagers and Adolescence; Turkey

Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor - Betts, Anna (The Guardian, 2026)
Committee to Protect Journalists says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was found innocent after 52 days in detention
Kuwait
Keywords: Journalist safety; Kuwait; Media; Middle East and north Africa; Press freedom; World news

Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts - Wintour, Patrick; Campbell, Sinéad (The Guardian, 2026)
Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts
United Kingdom
Keywords: Foreign policy; Gaza; Israel; Lebanon; Politics; UK news

Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts - Wintour, Patrick; Campbell, Sinéad (The Guardian, 2026)
Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts
Israel
Keywords: Foreign policy; Gaza; Israel; Lebanon; Politics; UK news

Hungary's next government vows to open communist-era secret police archives (Reuters, 2026)
Hungary's new government will open up the historical archives of its communist-era secret police, according to the man who will run the office of Peter Magyar, winner ​of this month's parliamentary election, who is expected to become prime minister ​on May 9.
Hungary

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster - Cassidy, Lauren (The Conversation, 2026)
Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of the Chernobyl catastrophe.
Europe

US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency - Loffhagen, Emma (The Guardian, 2026)
Most-banned book was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in India
United States of America
Keywords: Books; Censorship; Culture; Libraries; US constitution and civil liberties; US news

Information as aid 2.0: lessons from Lebanon, Sudan and Myanmar (CDAC Network, 2026)
CDAC Network’s work in Lebanon, Sudan and Myanmar in 2025 shows a consistent pattern: when trusted information breaks down, humanitarian outcomes deteriorate. This policy brief identifies four major trends in the information environment in crises and makes recommendations for humanitarian systems.
Worldwide

National Archives Releases Troubles Records (Mirage News, 2026)
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, has welcomed the publication today of approximately 1,000 Government records.
United Kingdom

Kremlin forcing big firms to join ‘witch-hunt’ against internet rebels, claims report - Down, Aisha (The Guardian, 2026)
Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sites
Russian Federation
Keywords: Censorship; Europe; Internet; Russia; Social media; Technology; Ukraine

The ‘unregistered Americans’: because of their parents, they do not exist - Spencer, Bailey (The Guardian, 2026)
Hundreds in the United States have no birth certificate or Social Security number. Some covet this 'off-grid' status, but it means being barred from ordinary life.
United States of America

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret - Niranjan, Ajit; Schmidt, Nico; Joyner, Ella (The Guardian, 2026)
Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups
Europe
Keywords: Cloud computing; Computing; Environment; Europe; European Commission; European Union; Internet; Lobbying; Microsoft; Pollution; Technology; Transparency; World news

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret - Niranjan, Ajit; Schmidt, Nico; Joyner, Ella (The Guardian, 2026)
Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups
United States of America
Keywords: Cloud computing; Computing; Environment; Europe; European Commission; European Union; Internet; Lobbying; Microsoft; Pollution; Technology; Transparency; World news

Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists - Ahmed, Kaamil (The Guardian, 2026)
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe houses
Norway
Keywords: Human rights; Myanmar; South and central Asia; Technology; Telecoms; World news

Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists - Ahmed, Kaamil (The Guardian, 2026)
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe houses
Myanmar
Keywords: Human rights; Myanmar; South and central Asia; Technology; Telecoms; World news

Flooding the zone: how inauthentic networks weaponise information in Sudan – and what humanitarians can do (CDAC Network, 2026)
In 2025, CDAC launched a new initiative in collaboration with Valent to use AI to identify inauthentic networks and monitor manipulation of online narratives in Sudan’s war. This report examines the project’s co-design ambitions, and reviews the integration of AI into humanitarian response.
Sudan

Global Leaders in Ankara Tackle Digital Identity Gaps for Migrants (International Organization for Migration, 2026)
More than 70 leaders and experts from around the world gathered in Ankara, Türkiye, on 14–15 April to address a critical gap in migrant protection: access to legal identity.
Worldwide

Sexual, Reproductive Healthcare Data Collection, Planning Must Be Based on Human Rights, Equity, Speakers Tell Population and Development Commission (UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases, 2026)
While expanding data systems, it is crucial to protect privacy and prevent exploitative data practices. The speaker highlighted the phenomenon of “data colonialism”, where data from Global South communities is extracted and monetized without meaningful consent or equitable benefit sharing. Young persons today also face technology-facilitated violence, from doxxing to hate speech. In many countries, “we are still waiting for laws that reflect the realities of our digital lives”.
Worldwide

Content Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Call to Action for the Libraries, Archives and Museums Community - Brador, Isabel (The Library of Congress, 2026)
The white paper is not a “how-to” manual nor does it advocate for or against the use of AI. Rather, it examines the central question: Why should libraries, archives, museums and memory institutions and users care about content authenticity and provenance (CAP), especially for collections material impacted by AI? And more directly, what should my organization do? A few examples to ground the discussion are laid out in the introduction:
Worldwide

Should We Compensate LGBTQIA+ Victorians Who Are Victims Of Historic Gay Hate Crimes? - Lenton, Patrick (Star Observer, 2026)
A new report has put forward ways Victoria might reckon with its history of criminalisation, discriminatory policing, violence and institutional prejudice directed at the LGBTQIA+ community.
Australia
Keywords: Police Violence; Reparation; Victoria

A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers - Sarat, Austin (The Conversation, 2026)
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
United States of America

V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer - Weaver, Matthew (The Guardian, 2026)
Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publications
China
Keywords: Censorship; China; Culture; Museums; UK news

V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer - Weaver, Matthew (The Guardian, 2026)
Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publications
United Kingdom
Keywords: Censorship; China; Culture; Museums; UK news

Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable - Conor Lennon (UN News, 2026)
Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly.
Worldwide

The RCMP’s surveillance of Indigenous groups exposes a centuries-long pattern in Canada - Sims, Daniel (The Conversation, 2026)
To be Indigenous in Canada has often meant living under continuous observation. Indigenous Peoples in Canada have been heavily monitored for hundreds of years in ways that non-Indigenous Canadians might find shocking.
Canada
Keywords: Colonialism

'Comfort My People': The Isaiah Scroll was removed from view due to the war, when Israel needs it more than ever - Gilad, Moshe (Haaretz, 2026)
With its poignant passages about beating swords into plowshares, this biblical manuscript is powerfully resonating. A rare exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript at the Israel Museum opened – and closed – within days
Israel
Keywords: Bible; Dead Sea scrolls; Hebrew language; Israel archaeology; Jerusalem

Guatemala’s Stolen Dead Speak - Angelica Macario; Emily Taylor (Sri Lanka Guardian, 2026)
As a human rights activist, Angélica Macario was used to the hubbub and noise of protests and to seeing her people take their clamor for justice from the mountains of El Quiché to the streets of Guatemala City. For the past 20 years, however, she has carried on that legacy in another way—one which began with her father and dozens of other community activists in the 1980s. Since 2003, she has safeguarded the archives of las Comunidades Étnicas Runujel Junam (Council for Ethnic Community Runujel Junam, CERJ), a community organization founded in 1988 to resist state-sponsored genocide.
Guatemala

Justice Department says law requiring president to turn over records at end of administration is unconstitutional - Melissa Quinn (CBS News, 2026)
The opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel said that because it believes the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, President Trump does not need to comply with it.
United States of America

A Disappearing Data Chronology - Rachel Santarsiero (National Security Archive, 2026)
The Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections. The purpose of this chronology is to keep the public—including journalists, researchers, litigators, and anyone concerned about their right to know—up to date on the current state of data and archival access across the federal government.
United States of America

A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion - Hopkins, Valerie; Sonne, Paul; Matsnev, Oleg (The New York Times, 2026)
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Censorship; Computers and the Internet; Mobile Applications; Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications; Information Technology and Mass Media) (Russia); Russia; Telegram LLC; Wireless Communications; internal-open-access-from-nl

Tennessee library director fired after refusing to move LGBTQ+-themed kids’ books to adult section - Yang, Maya (The Guardian, 2026)
Luanne James said as a librarian she had an obligation to protect the public’s right to access information
United States of America
Keywords: Books; Censorship; LGBTQ+ rights; Libraries; Tennessee; US news

President Lee Pledges Extended Victim Registration, Archive Center for Jeju 4·3 - Jong-Ho, Song (Seoul Economic Daily, 2026)
President Lee Jae-myung pledged to extend victim registration for the Jeju 4·3 Incident, abolish statutes of limitations for state violence crimes, and build an archive center for UNESCO-listed records.
Republic of Korea

Hungary charges journalist after claims minister was in touch with Moscow - Garamvolgyi, Flora; Kassam, Ashifa (The Guardian, 2026)
Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered a story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei Lavrov
Hungary
Keywords: Europe; Hungary; Viktor Orbán; World news

Hungary charges journalist after claims minister was in touch with Moscow - Garamvolgyi, Flora; Kassam, Ashifa (The Guardian, 2026)
Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered a story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei Lavrov
Russian Federation
Keywords: Europe; Hungary; Viktor Orbán; World news

Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law (The Guardian, 2026)
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prison
China
Keywords: Asia Pacific; China; Cybercrime; Hong Kong; Privacy; Technology; World news

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web - Independent News Roundup (Voice Media, 2026)
Sweden’s sweeping national digital ID system has been hacked, with the public’s sensitive data already being sold on the dark web.
Sweden

Prisoner number 804: the plot to erase Imran Khan - Samiuddin, Osman (The Guardian, 2026)
It’s one thing to remove a PM from office, as happened to the former cricketer in 2022. But it’s another thing to try to eradicate the most famous person in Pakistan’s history
Pakistan
Keywords: Imran Khan; Pakistan

Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data - Booth, Robert (The Guardian, 2026)
Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy.
United Kingdom
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Business; Computing; Data protection; Financial Conduct Authority; Palantir; Privacy; Regulators; Technology; UK news

Iran social media strategy pivots to information war amid US-Israel attack - Tait, Robert (The Guardian, 2026)
Cyber experts say influence operations in ‘asymmetric’ campaign to intensify moral pressure on US and Israel
Iran
Keywords: Digital media; Social media; US news; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

Quand « l’apartheid de genre » devient une loi d’État - Khillo, Imad (The Conversation, 2026)
Le 4 janvier dernier, les talibans ont promulgué un nouveau code pénal en Afghanistan, institutionnalisant les violences conjugales.
Afghanistan

Internet Blackout Keeps Iranians From Reaching Loved Ones During New Year Holiday - Mahoozi, Sanam; Dahir, Abdi Latif (The New York Times, 2026)
The current restrictions on the internet in Iran are coinciding with Nowruz, the observance of the Persian New Year.
Iran
Keywords: Communications and Media Blackouts; Computers and the Internet; Iran; Miaan Group; Tehran (Iran)

How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance – even without AI - Robins-Early, Nick (The Guardian, 2026)
Anthropic fought against the government’s misuse of its technology, but authorities are buying Americans’ data, enabling them to surveil citizens at scale
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); FBI; Technology; US news

Médias : les atteintes à la liberté de la presse de plus en plus fréquentes en région - Pauline Amiel (The Conversation, 2026)
Les menaces, les violences ou les entraves d’accès à l’information sont en hausse, empêchant certains journalistes de couvrir la campagne municipale.
France

‘The world’s memory’: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard - Opara, Gabriella (The Guardian, 2026)
It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to protect records of everything from cultural practices to historical events
Nigeria
Keywords: Africa; Culture; Global development; Nigeria; Norway; World news

Strengthening disaster data systems in the Indian Ocean (UNDRR, 2026)
Seychelles hosted a regional peer learning workshop on building methodological foundations for national disaster tracking systems powered by DELTA-Resilience. Participants from Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar attended.
Asia

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts - Ahmed, Kaamil (The Guardian, 2026)
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds
Africa
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Africa; Computing; Global development; Human rights; Protest; Surveillance; Technology; World news

Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing - Borger, Julian; Parent, Deepa (The Guardian, 2026)
Golestan Palace world heritage site in Tehran and palace in Isfahan harmed despite Unesco sending coordinates.
United States of America
Keywords: Architecture; Art and design; Culture; Heritage; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; US-Israel war on Iran; Unesco; United Nations; World news

Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing - Borger, Julian; Parent, Deepa (The Guardian, 2026)
Golestan Palace world heritage site in Tehran and palace in Isfahan harmed despite Unesco sending coordinates.
Israel
Keywords: Architecture; Art and design; Culture; Heritage; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; US-Israel war on Iran; Unesco; United Nations; World news

Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing - Borger, Julian; Parent, Deepa (The Guardian, 2026)
Golestan Palace world heritage site in Tehran and palace in Isfahan harmed despite Unesco sending coordinates.
Iran
Keywords: Architecture; Art and design; Culture; Heritage; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; US-Israel war on Iran; Unesco; United Nations; World news

Unexplained Moscow internet blackouts spark fears of web censorship plan - Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2026)
Kremlin appearing to ramp up control over online activity, as it tests new ‘whitelist’ system of website restrictions
Russian Federation
Keywords: Censorship; Europe; Internet; Russia; World news

'Unprecedented step:' In first, Poland returns Nazi-looted Jewish property - Aderet, Ofer (Haaretz, 2026)
Last week, Poland officially returned to Greece 91 artifacts stolen from Greek Jews by the Nazis and stored in Poland
Poland
Keywords: Europe Jews; Greece; Holocaust; Nazis; Poland

Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible? - McClure, Tess (The Guardian, 2026)
Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos, satellite imagery and fragments apparently recovered from the site indicate otherwise.
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Human rights; International law; Iran; Law; Middle East and north Africa; US news; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible? - McClure, Tess (The Guardian, 2026)
Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos, satellite imagery and fragments apparently recovered from the site indicate otherwise.
Iran
Keywords: Donald Trump; Human rights; International law; Iran; Law; Middle East and north Africa; US news; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

‘No one should be a hibakusha’: Young Japanese activist’s mission to share atomic bomb survivor stories (UN News, 2026)
A Japanese peace activist is hoping to promote global nuclear disarmament by keeping alive the stories of the atomic bomb survivors through the creation of a mobile museum.
Japan

Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it - Gorski, Ashley; Toomey, Patrick (The Guardian, 2026)
The company’s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacy
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); OpenAI; Surveillance; Technology; Trump administration; US Congress; US news

AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds - Tomkins, Isaaq (The Guardian, 2026)
New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacks
Worldwide
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); ChatGPT; Computing; Privacy; Research; Social media; Technology

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts - Batty, David (The Guardian, 2026)
Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways
Worldwide
Keywords: Archaeology; Colonialism; Culture; Museums; Politics; Universities

Cambridge University's historic women's prison records transcribed - Katy Prickett (BBC News, 2026)
Volunteers are transcribing records of women imprisoned by Cambridge University in the 19th Century.
United Kingdom

Departments refuse to give institutional abuse records to archive project set up by State - Coyne, Ellen (The Irish Times, 2026)
Archivists at State’s own project blocked from looking at records by Government over legal concerns
Ireland

Bureau submits evidence to UN expert’s Indigenous rights investigation - Grace Murray (TBIJ, 2026)
Our landmark project gave us more info that we could publish. Now we’ve shared it with the UN special rapporteur on Indigenous rights
Worldwide

Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups - Down, Aisha; Parent, Deepa (The Guardian, 2026)
Experts say government’s shutdown means civilians are not seeing evacuation warnings before bombs hit
Iran
Keywords: Internet; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; US-Israel war on Iran; World news

Petition calls on Parliament to save files on residential school abuse before they're destroyed - Schwientek, Samantha (CBC News, 2026)
An attempt to preserve files documenting some of the worst harms caused by Indian Residential Schools could soon head to Parliament.
Canada

Preserving U.S. Indigenous Government Websites: From Directory to Digital Archive - Haupt Fugate, Tracee (The Signal, 2026)
As a 2025 Junior Fellow, Maggie Jones helped build the United States Indigenous Government Websites Web Archive with the guidance of her mentor, Giselle Aviles. In this interview, they describe how the collection developed from a list of over 500 tribes and what that process taught them about web archiving. They also share examples of how Indigenous government websites often extend beyond administrative functions to document culture, history, language, and community life.
United States of America

‘The digital colonization of flyover states’: how datacenters are tearing small-town America apart - Starr, Stephen (The Guardian, 2026)
The rapid rollout of datacenters across the US is creating a divide between municipal governments and residents
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Amazon; Computing; Michigan; Minnesota; Ohio; OpenAI; Oregon; Technology; US news; US politics; Wisconsin

Unlocking Timor-Leste's history - Fiona Churchman (ABC International Development, 2026)
Huddled around an old computer, a group of Timor-Leste archivists share a moment of celebration as they watch a tape of old news footage, capturing the early days of their nation.
Timor-Leste

Behind the numbers: The truth about Gaza's death list - Hasson, Nir (Haaretz, 2026)
Gaza's fatalities list is an explosive and controversial document. Critics claim the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry duplicates names, counts Hamas militants as civilians and inflates the number of women and minors. Even if the list has weaknesses, including the fact that it does not differentiate between combatants and civilians, it reflects the scale of the disaster inflicted on Gaza and its people. It also forms the basis for allegations that Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and even genocide.
Palestine
Keywords: Gaza; Hamas; IDF; Israel-Gaza War; October 7; Palestinians

Russia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sown by US, spies warn - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2026)
US threats to seize Greenland have created ‘new international fault lines’ that can be used to spread disinformation, Danish intelligence agencies say
Denmark
Keywords: Denmark; Europe; Greenland; Russia; US news; Ukraine; World news

Russia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sown by US, spies warn - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2026)
US threats to seize Greenland have created ‘new international fault lines’ that can be used to spread disinformation, Danish intelligence agencies say
Russian Federation
Keywords: Denmark; Europe; Greenland; Russia; US news; Ukraine; World news

‘A living, moving exhibition’: Ukraine Museum opens in Berlin air-raid bunker - Connolly, Kate (The Guardian, 2026)
Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in Europe
Ukraine
Keywords: Europe; Germany; Museums; Ukraine; World news

Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries - Lay, Kat (The Guardian, 2026)
Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny
Worldwide
Keywords: Africa; Aid; Aids and HIV; Data protection; Global development; Health; Medical research; Trump administration; US politics; World news; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Two transgender men sue Kansas over ‘dehumanizing’ driver’s license law - Press, Associated (The Guardian, 2026)
Law demanding IDs must match ‘sex at birth’ invalidated the driver’s licenses of about 1,700 people in the state
United States of America
Keywords: Kansas; LGBTQ+ rights; Transgender; US news; US politics

South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate - Yoon, John (The New York Times, 2026)
South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional.
South Korea
Keywords: Geography; Global Positioning System; Google Inc; Google Maps; Maps; Mobile Applications; Naver.com; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; South Korea

NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds - Campbell, Denis (The Guardian, 2026)
Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after ‘negligent’ care
United Kingdom
Keywords: Childbirth; England; Health; Health & wellbeing; Life and style; NHS; Politics; Society; UK news

A.I. Complicates Old Internet Privacy Risks - Chen, Brian X. (The New York Times, 2026)
Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.
Worldwide
Keywords: Amazon.com Inc; Artificial Intelligence; Cambridge Analytica; Computers and the Internet; OpenAI Labs; Privacy; Ring Inc; Whittaker; Meredith

45 Years After Botched Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed - Horowitz, Jason (The New York Times, 2026)
Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.
Spain
Keywords: Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat; Juan Carlos I; King of Spain; Spain

Judge blocks DoJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices - Nowell, Cecilia (The Guardian, 2026)
Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’
United States of America
Keywords: Media; Newspapers; Trump administration; US news; US politics; Washington Post; World news

How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims - Moses, Claire (The New York Times, 2026)
Conservation experts helped the Nazi regime inspect church and civil archives to track down people they sought to persecute, a researcher concluded.
Germany
Keywords: Archives and Records; Arts and Antiquities Looting; Books and Literature; Germany; Jews and Judaism; Research; Restoration and Renovation; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Worcester Art Museum; World War II (1939-45)

US AI giant accuses Chinese rivals of mass data theft - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2026)
Anthropic says three Chinese firms used ‘distillation’ technique to extract information from its Claude chatbot
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); China; Computing; Technology; World news

US AI giant accuses Chinese rivals of mass data theft - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2026)
Anthropic says three Chinese firms used ‘distillation’ technique to extract information from its Claude chatbot
China
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); China; Computing; Technology; World news

‘We can see that courage’: Greece recovers long-lost photos of Nazis’ May Day executions - Smith, Helena (The Guardian, 2026)
Culture ministry hails ‘exceptional historical importance’ of prints that show resistance fighters’ final moments
Greece
Keywords: Europe; Greece; May Day; Nazism; Second world war; World news

Russia Takes the Gulag Out of the Gulag History Museum in Moscow - MacFarquhar, Neil (The New York Times, 2026)
The museum had preserved the history of brutality inflicted by the Soviet Union on its people. It will now focus on Nazi war crimes.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Antonov-Ovseyenko; Anton (1920-2013); Forced Labor; Gulag History Museum; Memorial; Moscow (Russia); Museums; Solzhenitsyn; Aleksandr I; Stalin; Joseph; World War II (1939-45)

‘A love letter to Beirut’: Lana Daher on sifting 20,000 sources and 70 years of film to make Do You Love Me - El-Moudden, Yassin (The Guardian, 2026)
Remembering and documentation are radical acts in Lebanon, a country with a tumultuous history and no national archive. Daher’s effervescent cultural collage is a direct challenge to collective amnesia
Lebanon
Keywords: Culture; Film; Lebanon; Middle East and north Africa; World news

Nazi letters reveal paper restorers’ role in compiling Holocaust ‘hitlist’ - Alberge, Dalya (The Guardian, 2026)
Research uncovers programme to make centuries-old records legible to detect people’s ancestry
Germany
Keywords: Europe; Holocaust; Nazism; Second world war; World news

Court reporter wins battle for private documents - Hannah Summers (TBIJ, 2026)
Judge grants access to psychological reports in ruling that could open door for court reporters seeking public-interest documents
United States of America

Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts - Reuters (The Guardian, 2026)
Independent experts appointed by human rights council speak of ‘grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls
Worldwide
Keywords: Jeffrey Epstein; US news

‘Can I come over and take your picture?’: a decade-long archive captures cross-cultural womanhood - Wolfson, Sam (The Guardian, 2026)
Through more than 300 photos, the New York City artist Clémence Polès Farhang captures the immigrant story and unconventional womanhood
Worldwide
Keywords: Art and design; Culture; Life and style; New York; Photography; Society; US news; Women

Israel's approval of West Bank land registration sparks outrage (Le Monde, 2026)
The Israeli government has approved a process to register land in the region as 'state property,' drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. The European Union called on Israel to reverse the move.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Israel's approval of West Bank land registration sparks outrage (Le Monde, 2026)
The Israeli government has approved a process to register land in the region as 'state property,' drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. The European Union called on Israel to reverse the move.
Israel

‘It’s a protest movement behind windows’: tribute to the Iranians risking their lives to film dissent - Cole, Deborah (The Guardian, 2026)
Inspired by the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising that gripped Iran in 2022, two film students created a documentary, Memories of a Window, about onlookers who anonymously record footage as proof of state violence
Iran
Keywords: Activism; Berlin film festival; Berlin film festival 2026; Culture; Documentary films; Film; Human rights; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; Protest; World news

‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people - Reynés, Diego Menjíbar (The Guardian, 2026)
Once a whites-only enclave, the grand McMillan Memorial library is one of three in the Kenyan capital that have been transformed for the community
Kenya
Keywords: Africa; Books; Cities; Culture; Documentary films; Film; Global development; Heritage; Kenya; Libraries; Literacy; World news

Israel approves proposal to register West Bank lands as ‘state property’ (Al Jazeera, 2026)
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Israel approves proposal to register West Bank lands as ‘state property’ (Al Jazeera, 2026)
Israel

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter - Kerr, Dara (The Guardian, 2026)
NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi
United States of America
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Elon Musk; Environment; Law (US); Mississippi; Pollution; Race; Technology; US justice system; US news

AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump - Colin Clapson (VRTNWS, 2026)
The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren (Flemish Brabant) is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to an American mining company that wants to use the data to map valuable raw materials. ‘We want to digitalise the archives ourselves and not leave it to a private company,’ the museum says. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is increasing pressure through diplomatic channels.
United States of America

AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump - Colin Clapson (VRTNWS, 2026)
The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren (Flemish Brabant) is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to an American mining company that wants to use the data to map valuable raw materials. ‘We want to digitalise the archives ourselves and not leave it to a private company,’ the museum says. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is increasing pressure through diplomatic channels.
Congo

House members seek inquiry into DoJ’s tracking of their Epstein files research - Gedeon, Joseph (The Guardian, 2026)
US attorney general displayed records of Congress members’ searches into Epstein files during House hearing
United States of America
Keywords: House of Representatives; Jeffrey Epstein; Pam Bondi; Trump administration; US Congress; US justice system; US news; US politics

Top Lesotho Home Affairs officials face fraud and corruption charges - Mokhethi, By Sechaba (GroundUp News, 2026)
They are accused of unlawfully issuing asylum and refugee documents
Lesotho

Google backs African push to reclaim AI language data - Dosunmu, Damilare (Rest of World, 2026)
A new 21-language data set gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.
Africa

Diaspora elections under way amid low registration, data‑protection fears - Lester Hinds (Jamaica Gleaner, 2026)
Jamaicans across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have begun voting in elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), amid concerns from some leaders about what they describe as disappointingly low voter registration – and lingering unease about data security.
Jamaica

MIP Participates in webinar on the IRMCT archive for civil society organisations from the Western Balkans (IRMCT, 2026)
On 10 February, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) participated in the online webinar “How to use the IRMCT/ICTY archive for inclusive memorialisation?”. The event was organised by the British Council as the first in a series of webinars under the project “Different Memories, Shared Futures: Towards Inclusive Memorialisation in the Western Balkans.”
Eastern Europe

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents - Kassam, Ashifa (The Guardian, 2026)
Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US
United States of America
Keywords: Europe; ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Minneapolis; Minnesota; Netherlands; US news; World news

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents - Kassam, Ashifa (The Guardian, 2026)
Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US
Netherlands
Keywords: Europe; ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Minneapolis; Minnesota; Netherlands; US news; World news

Two Resign From Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel - Kershner, Isabel (The New York Times, 2026)
Omar Shakir and Milena Ansari said they had quit over the stalled publication of a report that concludes it is a crime against humanity to deny Palestinians the ability to return to the territory that is now Israel.
Worldwide
Keywords: Human Rights Watch; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Israel; Milena Ansari; Palestinians; Shakir; Omar; West Bank

Immigration agents' surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties - William Brangham; Azhar Merchant (PBS News, 2026)
United States of America

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds - Zhang, Bingbing (The Conversation, 2026)
Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.
United States of America

New York to create team of legal observers to document ICE raids - Reuters (The Guardian, 2026)
Attorney general Letitia James says observers will monitor if Trump enforcement ‘remains within bounds of the law’
United States of America
Keywords: ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); New York; Trump administration; US news; World news

Parents are paying $2500 to falsify vaccine records. It's endangering babies like Riley - Olaya, Kayla (The Age, 2026)
Parents are paying anti-vaccine doctors and nurses to falsify Medicare records to enrol their children in childcare and fraudulently claim government payments.
Australia
Keywords: Australian Health Practitionor Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Australian Immunisation Register (AIR); Medicare

Chinese man who filmed evidence of Xinjiang rights abuses is granted asylum in US (The Guardian, 2026)
Lawyer for Guan Heng, whose exposed evidence of persecution of Uyghurs, says he is ‘textbook example of why asylum should exist’
China
Keywords: Asia Pacific; China; US foreign policy; US immigration; Uyghurs

United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza - Brown, Cate (The Guardian, 2026)
Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entry
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Gaza; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; United Arab Emirates; World news

Leaving a permanent record of humanity on the moon – in 100 billion pixels - Nick Hilden (Al Jazeera, 2026)
Sanctuary on the Moon is a new international effort to establish a lunar time capsule that will offer its finder a detailed guide to our present civilisation. It is set to launch moonward in just a few years with the support of NASA and UNESCO.
Worldwide

The League of Nations archives go online, reopening history to the world - Stéphane Bussard (Geneva Solutions, 2026)
In 2022, a major digitisation effort reached completion: the entire archive of the League of Nations was placed online. Long mainly consulted by western scholars, the collection is now open to historians worldwide — a shift that could gradually reshape how the institution is studied and understood.
Worldwide

MSF will not share staff information about its colleagues in Palestine with Israeli authorities (Doctors Without Borders, 2026)
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will not share a list of its Palestinian and international staff with Israeli authorities as part of the registration process to work in Gaza and the West Bank. This decision comes after many months of unsuccessful engagement with Israeli authorities, and in the absence of securing assurances to ensure the safety of our staff and the independent management of our operations.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts - Down, Aisha (The Guardian, 2026)
Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a day
Iran
Keywords: Censorship; Human rights; Internet; Iran; Middle East and north Africa; Protest; World news

Dissident Who Daringly Documented Uyghurs’ Repression Wins Asylum - Qin, Amy (The New York Times, 2026)
Heng Guan, a Chinese national, will not be released immediately, as Homeland Security said it was reserving the right to appeal.
China
Keywords: China; Deportation; Heng Guan; Illegal Immigration; Immigration Detention; Political Prisoners; Trump; Donald J; Uganda; United States

Africa CDC Establishes Central Data Repository to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance (Africa CDC, 2026)
Public health data in Africa remains fragmented and dispersed across multiple systems that are often not interoperable. This limits the ability of countries and regional institutions to rapidly synthesise information, identify emerging risks and translate data into timely and coordinated public health action. The CDR addresses this challenge by providing a secure and interoperable platform that integrates surveillance, laboratory and programme data from national and regional systems.
Africa

AI systems could use Met Office and National Archives data under UK plans - Milmo, Dan (The Guardian, 2026)
Ministers plan to license content from institutions such as National History Museum and National Library of Scotland
United Kingdom
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Culture; Heritage; Imperial War Museums; Kew Gardens; Labour; Met Office; Museums; National Archives; Natural History Museum; Politics; Technology; UK news; University of Oxford; V&A

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ - Mike McIntire (The New York Times, 2026)
Genetic researchers were seeking children for an ambitious, federally funded project to track brain development — a study that they told families could yield invaluable discoveries about DNA’s impact on behavior and disease. They also promised that the children’s sensitive data would be closely guarded. The scientists did not keep it safe.
United States of America

Sudan civil war: 'Half of my friends were killed' in el-Obeid school shelling - Mohamed Osman, Mohamed (BBC, 2026)
Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.
Sudan

Women filmed in secret for social media content - then harassed online - Stazicker, Molly (BBC, 2026)
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok and Instagram.
Worldwide

United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza - Brown, Cate (The Guardian, 2026)
Exclusive: Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entry
United Arab Emirates, Palestine
Keywords: Gaza; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; United Arab Emirates; World news

United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza - Brown, Cate (The Guardian, 2026)
Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entry
United Arab Emirates
Keywords: Gaza; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; United Arab Emirates; World news

Smithsonian Exhibition Showcases Hidden Archives of Historically Black Colleges - Chera Watson (The EDU Ledger, 2026)
New exhibit reveals how HBCUs have served as stewards of African American history and culture for generations.
United States of America

Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit - Dunbar, Marina (The Guardian, 2026)
Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him
United States of America
Keywords: Philadelphia; US news

Pentagon contractor indicted over alleged leak tied to raided Washington Post reporter - Luscombe, Richard (The Guardian, 2026)
Worker illegally provided classified information ‘related to national defense’ to journalist, justice department says
United States of America
Keywords: FBI; Maryland; Media; Newspapers; Press freedom; Trump administration; US military; US news; US politics; US press and publishing; Washington Post

Jordan used Israeli firm’s phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds - Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (The Guardian, 2026)
Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phones
Jordan
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Jordan; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; Protest; Surveillance; Technology; World news

Jordan used Israeli firm’s phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds - Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (The Guardian, 2026)
Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phones
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Jordan; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; Protest; Surveillance; Technology; World news

Jordan used Israeli firm’s phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds - Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (The Guardian, 2026)
Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phones
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Jordan; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; Protest; Surveillance; Technology; World news

Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals - Gedeon, Joseph (The Guardian, 2026)
Trump administration acknowledges that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation accessed Americans’ sensitive data
United States of America
Keywords: Elon Musk; Trump administration; US news; US politics; US social security

Tracing the long history of Aboriginal-Chinese people in Australia, through archives and art - Burchmore, Alex (The Conversation, 2026)
Aboriginal Chinese People at the National Museum of Australia brings together contemporary art, personal reflections and archival photographs
China

Tracing the long history of Aboriginal-Chinese people in Australia, through archives and art - Burchmore, Alex (The Conversation, 2026)
Aboriginal Chinese People at the National Museum of Australia brings together contemporary art, personal reflections and archival photographs
Australia

Inside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza - Shbair, Bilal; Halbfinger, David M.; Boxerman, Aaron; Alghorra, Saher (The New York Times, 2026)
The aid group has refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on staff. Patients are stunned. “I need this place,” says one.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Doctors Without Borders; Gaza Strip; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Poland hindered Soviet efforts to prevent WWII, claims head of Russian state archives - Tilles, Daniel (Notes From Poland, 2026)
The head of Russia’s Federal Archive Agency, a body subordinate to President Vladimir Putin, has claimed that historical documents show how Poland hindered efforts by the Soviet Union to prevent the outbreak of World War Two, which began with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland.
Russia
Keywords: Poland

Albanese says the social media ban is working, but it is too early to say if it has been successful - Taylor, Josh (The Guardian, 2026)
As the UK government faces pressure to follow suit, evidence on whether the ban is working is still a while away.
Australia
Keywords: Anthony Albanese; Social media ban; Social media bans

Accountability Lacking for Sweida Abuses (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Syrian government forces and local Bedouin and Druze armed groups are responsible for grave abuses during clashes in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate in July 2025.
Syria

Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry ordered to release files on children's graves (Toronto Sun, 2026)
The Federal Information Commissioner has asked the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry to release files on purported Indian children graves.
Canada

Digitization of general archives -our FAQ (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2026)
The ICRC archives have decided to entrust an external provider with the digitization of its fonds. In consultation with this provider, it has been decided that the digitization work could not be carried out at the ICRC’s premises in Geneva. Various series of archives will therefore be sent to our service provider for digitization. As...
Worldwide

Personal information of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents leaked online - Mike Bedigan (The Independent, 2026)
ICE List website says it was leaked information about federal agents after shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis
United States of America

Uganda Cuts Internet Days Before Presidential Election - Bigg, Matthew Mpoke; Blanshe, Musinguzi (The New York Times, 2026)
The authorities say the decision was made to prevent the spread of misinformation as President Yoweri Museveni seeks his seventh term in office.
Uganda
Keywords: Africa; Communications and Media Blackouts; Computers and the Internet; Defense and Military Forces; Demonstrations; Protests and Riots; Elections; Museveni; Yoweri; Politics and Government; Uganda; internal-open-access-from-nl

The Enduring Fight for Justice for Victims in War - Bassas, Arthur (Pass Blue, 2026)
Operating in 50 countries across five continents, the center aims to ensure that the voices and demands of victims are recorded, considered and enacted whether a conflict is resolved, peace is being negotiated or violations continue.
Worldwide

Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case - Kershner, Isabel (The New York Times, 2026)
Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was detained for questioning on Sunday over accusations that he sought to impede an investigation.
Israel
Keywords: Braverman; Tzachi (1959- ); Classified Information and State Secrets; Corruption (Institutional); Feldstein; Eliezer; Hamas; Israel; Netanyahu; Benjamin; Politics and Government; Rumors and Misinformation; internal-open-access-from-nl

The League of Nations archives go online, reopening history to the world - Bussard, Stephane (Geneva Solutions, 2026)
In 2022, a major digitisation effort reached completion: the entire archive of the League of Nations was placed online. Long mainly consulted by western scholars, the collection is now open to historians worldwide — a shift that could gradually reshape how the institution is studied and understood.
Worldwide

Gyeonggi Province Publishes "Comprehensive White Paper on the Human Rights Archive of Camp Town Women" - Lee Young-kyu (Asia Economy, 2026)
This white paper is the result of a comprehensive summary of the entire process of the "Ordinance on the Protection, Support, and Remembrance of Victims of Women in Gyeonggi-do," which was carried out from April to December last year.
South Korea

FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence - Leingang, Rachel; Luscombe, Richard; Gedeon, Joseph; Campbell, Lucy (The Guardian, 2026)
Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good
United States of America
Keywords: ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Minneapolis; Minnesota; Minnesota ICE shootings; Trump administration; US immigration; US news; US politics

Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation - Savage, Michael (The Guardian, 2026)
Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site
United Kingdom
Keywords: BBC; Elon Musk; Grok AI; Internet; Media; Tim Davie; UK news; X

New tool allows Californians to request data brokers to delete personal details - Robins-Early, Nick (The Guardian, 2026)
State seeks to give residents greater control over their personal data and have fewer messages forced upon them
United States of America
Keywords: California; Data protection; Surveillance; Technology; US news; West Coast

Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information - Bowden, Olivia (The Guardian, 2026)
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
United States of America
Keywords: Americas; Canada; Coronavirus; Health; Infectious diseases; Robert F Kennedy Jr; Society; Trump administration; US news; Vaccines and immunisation; World news

Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information - Bowden, Olivia (The Guardian, 2026)
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
Canada
Keywords: Americas; Canada; Coronavirus; Health; Infectious diseases; Robert F Kennedy Jr; Society; Trump administration; US news; Vaccines and immunisation; World news

Katherine may have 700 half-siblings. She's trying to find them to pass on medical advice - Merrit, Rachael (ABC News, 2026)
Hundreds of people have accessed South Australia's Donor Conception Register in its first year, lifting decades of secrecy surrounding anonymous donations — an outcome that has prompted calls from a leading advocate for similar moves at national level.
Australia
Keywords: ART; Australian Medical Association; Donor Conception Register; IVF; South Australia

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? - Niranjan, Ajit (The Guardian, 2026)
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
Worldwide
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Climate crisis; Computing; Environment; Grok AI; Technology

Puyallup Family Data Reclamation Project (Center for Human Rights, 2026)
By centering tribal authority and Indigenous data sovereignty, the project will create a tribally governed digital archive, facilitate community validation sessions, and lay the groundwork for future educational and public engagement initiatives defined by the Puyallup people.
United States of America

Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action - . (Shakespeare's Globe, 2026)
Join us online for Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action, a two-day virtual conference hosted by Shakespeare's Globe.

How Thousands of Secret Russian Documents Were Exposed - Troianovski, Anton; Sonne, Paul (The New York Times, 2025)
Russian journalists learned that a government office inadvertently made thousands of sensitive complaints viewable online, including accounts of abuse and coercion in the military.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Defense and Military Forces; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Moskalkova; Tatyana N; Politics and Government; Russia

Cabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release of Andrew documents - Davies, Caroline; Quinn, Ben (The Guardian, 2025)
Minutes of travel expenses of former Duke of York as UK trade envoy withheld from National Archives
United Kingdom
Keywords: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Diana; Monarchy; National Archives; Princess of Wales; Queen Mother; UK news

The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes - Goldbaum, Christina; Alnassife, Saad (The New York Times, 2025)
Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: Assad; Bashar al-; Assad; Maher al-; Embargoes and Sanctions; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; International Relations; Mamlouk; Ali; Political Prisoners; Syria; internal-open-access-from-nl

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner - Walker, Peter; Crerar, Pippa (The Guardian, 2025)
Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump allies
United States of America
Keywords: Censorship; Digital media; Donald Trump; Elon Musk; Law; Media; Pam Bondi; Social media; Technology; Trump administration; UK news; US news; World news

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner - Walker, Peter; Crerar, Pippa (The Guardian, 2025)
Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump allies
United Kingdom
Keywords: Censorship; Digital media; Donald Trump; Elon Musk; Law; Media; Pam Bondi; Social media; Technology; Trump administration; UK news; US news; World news

Algeria's parliament approves law declaring France's colonisation a crime - Chothia, Farouk (BBC News, 2025)
Lawmakers unanimously approve a law, which demands an apology and reparations from the former colonial power.
Algeria

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate - Baraniuk, Chris (The Guardian, 2025)
Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions
United Kingdom
Keywords: Climate crisis; Culture; England; Environment; Heritage; Music; UK news

Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection - Osuh, Chris (The Guardian, 2025)
New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects
United Kingdom, Africa
Keywords: Africa; Art; Art and design; British empire; Colonialism; Culture; England; Greater Manchester; Heritage; Manchester; Museums; Sculpture; UK news; World news

A key piece of Port Arthur-era gun reform remains unfinished. Could it have helped prevent the Bondi attack? - Bogle, Ariel (The Guardian, 2025)
A national fireams register would have allowed police to better assess risk posed by alleged Bondi shooters before attack. A register, which would track weapons across the country in real time, was a priority for law enforcement and gun control advocates after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Almost 30 years later, it remains unfinished, hampered by poor resourcing and poor recordkeeping.
Australia
Keywords: Bondi beach terror attack; Gun control

Journalism, Free Expression in Further Peril (Human Rights Watch, 2025)
(London, December 17, 2025) – Authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted independent journalists and media outlets in recent weeks, a coalition of nine human rights groups said today. The authorities have searched the newsroom of an independent news agency, detained media workers, and pressured journalists over their reporting.
Kazakhstan

Ukrainian Armed Forces Use Blue Shield Markings to Protect State Archives (Mezha.net, 2025)
Ukrainian Armed Forces apply Blue Shield protective markings to state archive buildings preserving cultural heritage, ensuring their protection under international law during conflict.
Ukraine

Displacement and Migration through the Magnum Archive - Philippine Masson (Magnum Photos, 2025)
On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), we take a look at Magnum's coverage of refugee and displacement crises around the world, from the 1940s to the present day.
Worldwide

The Far Right in Germany Keeps Trying to Unseal National Secrets - Schuetze, Christopher F. (The New York Times, 2025)
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Alternative for Germany; Defense and Military Forces; Europe; Germany; Legislatures and Parliaments; Politics and Government; Russia; Ukraine

The Far Right in Germany Keeps Trying to Unseal National Secrets - Schuetze, Christopher F. (The New York Times, 2025)
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.
Germany
Keywords: Alternative for Germany; Defense and Military Forces; Europe; Germany; Legislatures and Parliaments; Politics and Government; Russia; Ukraine

Germany Accuses Russia of Sabotage, Cyberattacks and Disinformation - Schuetze, Christopher F. (The New York Times, 2025)
The German foreign ministry’s announcement, which Russia denied, was the latest suggestion of growing Russian aggression in Europe.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Cyberwarfare and Defense; Germany; Russia

Germany Accuses Russia of Sabotage, Cyberattacks and Disinformation - Schuetze, Christopher F. (The New York Times, 2025)
The German foreign ministry’s announcement, which Russia denied, was the latest suggestion of growing Russian aggression in Europe.
Germany
Keywords: Cyberwarfare and Defense; Germany; Russia

Supporting the voice of documentary filmmakers in Bishkek - . (International Federation for Human Rights, 2025)
Like every year, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) supports the independent documentary film festival BIR DUINO, which opens this Saturday, 13 December, in Bishkek. Ilya Nuzov, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk at FIDH, will be part of the jury.
Kyrgyzstan

SAHR Announces its New Database - Almeras, Clemence (International Council on Archives, 2025)
SAHR Announces its New Database “Truth and Reconciliation Mechanisms Archives Locator” (TRMAL) on International Human Rights Day.
Worldwide

‘If I must die’: poetry from Gaza creates an alternative archive of testimony - Guerin, Clodagh Philippa (The Conversation, 2025)
Poetry offers something that news and visual imagery cannot in times of crisis: depth over immediacy and meaning over spectacle.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2025)
Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza plan
Israel
Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu; Espionage; Gaza; Israel; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; US news; World news

Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2025)
Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza plan
United States of America
Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu; Espionage; Gaza; Israel; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; US news; World news

Finland's Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes 70 recommendations - Eilís Quinn (Eye on the Arctic, 2025)
Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has urged sweeping reforms to strengthen Sámi rights and overhaul the country’s approach to Indigenous affairs, according to details of the nearly 68 recommendations published on Thursday. The Commission, set up by the Finnish government, spent the pa
Finland

Gazans race to preserve cultural heritage damaged in war - Elkas, Dawoud Abu; Abed, Ramadan (Reuters, 2025)
Workers are busy with shovels, trying to dig out the few surviving remnants of the past.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Unmasking the “Angel of Death”: Newly Declassified Argentine Archives Reveal Josef Mengele’s Open, Unpunished Postwar Life in South America - Fern Sidman (The Jewish Voice, 2025)
By: Fern Sidman – Jewish Voice News For decades, the trail of Josef Mengele—Auschwitz’s “Angel of Death,” the SS physician whose name became synonymous with the mechanized cruelty of the Nazi killing machine—has remained shrouded in myth, speculation, and scattered intelligence reports that seemed to illuminate his path only dimly. But the recent release of […]
Argentina

South African radio host arrested over recruiting fighters for Russia - Gavin Blackburn (euronews, 2025)
The South African government has warned people to be cautious of campaigns promoted by South African social media influencers promising jobs and study opportunities in Russia.
South Africa

Black Archives Day on 29 November 2025 (British Library, 2025)
Join us in celebrating and contributing to the living power of Black archival memory, activism, and cultural transformation.
United Kingdom

Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears - Eleni Courea (The Guardian, 2025)
Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselves
United Kingdom
Keywords: Afghanistan; Military; Ministry of Defence; Politics; Taliban; UK news; World news

Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears - Eleni Courea (The Guardian, 2025)
Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselves
Afghanistan
Keywords: Afghanistan; Military; Ministry of Defence; Politics; Taliban; UK news; World news

‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future - Burgen, Stephen (The Guardian, 2025)
What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently
Europe
Keywords: Culture; Education; Europe; European Union; Kneecap; Language; Languages; World news

A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone - Cowell, Andrew (The Conversation, 2025)
Many Native American languages only have a few native speakers left.
Americas

25 years since the opening of the Securitate archives. (Foundation Office Romania, 2025)
The event will bring together historians and archival specialists from Romania and Moldova, as well as representatives of the key institutions that managed the Securitate files after 1990. A panel discussion will explore the role of archives in rebuilding a democratic society, and a special session will analyze the ethical and legal controversies surrounding the disclosure of the Securitate files.
Moldova

25 years since the opening of the Securitate archives. (Foundation Office Romania, 2025)
The event will bring together historians and archival specialists from Romania and Moldova, as well as representatives of the key institutions that managed the Securitate files after 1990. A panel discussion will explore the role of archives in rebuilding a democratic society, and a special session will analyze the ethical and legal controversies surrounding the disclosure of the Securitate files.
Romaina

Blue Shield Appeal for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Sudan - Almeras, Clemence (ICA, 2025)
The International Council on Archives expresses its full support for the Blue Shield’s urgent appeal to protect Sudan’s cultural heritage amid ongoing conflict. Historic sites, archives, and sacred spaces are at risk, and ICA joins the call for all parties to uphold international law and safeguard the cultural memory of affected communities.
Sudan

Russian Disinformation Comes to Mexico, Seeking to Rupture U.S. Ties - Abi-Habib, Maria (The New York Times, 2025)
A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.
Worldwide
Keywords: Diplomatic Service; Embassies and Consulates; International Relations; Latin America; Mexico; Morena (Mexican Political Party); Politics and Government; RT (TV Network); Russia; United States International Relations

‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal - Barratt, Luke; Rehman, Atika (The Guardian, 2025)
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
India
Keywords: Air pollution; Artificial intelligence (AI); Computing; Environment; India; Mumbai; Pollution; South and central Asia; Technology; World news

Documenting War Crimes in Sudan Begins Now - Janine di Giovanni (Foreign Policy, 2025)
Stopping ongoing violence in conflict zones is urgent, but with today’s technology, so is gathering evidence.
Sudan

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal - Levin, Sam (The Guardian, 2025)
Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
United States of America
Keywords: Activism; FBI; US immigration; US news

Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project - Connolly, Kate (The Guardian, 2025)
Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice
Europe
Keywords: Germany; Harvard University; Holocaust; International law; Nazism; Second world war; US news; War crimes

Harvard Law releases digitized Nuremberg Trials archive on 80th anniversary - Karen Sloan (Reuters, 2025)
Harvard’s collection of Nuremberg Trials documents is the second most-complete outside of the U.S. National Archives, according to the law school’s library. The library received most of its collection in 1949 after the final trial, then added documents over the years through donations from trial participants.
Worldwide

Data & Justice: Mapping police violence in Rio’s Favela da Maré - Aline Galdino de Oliveira & André Galdino de Oliveira & Aristênio Gomes dos Santos (OpenGlobalRights, 2025)
Data analysis can serve as a potent tool to hold law enforcement accountable
Brazil

EBU launches Ukraine Archive with 30,000 verified digital stories - Jacob Granger (Journalism UK, 2025)
Journalists can access a treasure trove of trusted audio and video war-time reporting
Ukraine