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’
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’
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.

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.

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.

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
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 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 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.

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.

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
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
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.

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’
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
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.

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.

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

‘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
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.

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.

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.

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
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
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, Ted R. Bromund, Charlie Magri, Sandra (Just Security, 2026)
If adopted, the agreement will make it easier for autocratic regimes to persecute those seeking refuge abroad from repression at home.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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
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
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?
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?
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

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

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.

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

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.
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.

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
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.

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

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
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
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
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.
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.

“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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Computing; Europe; France; Palantir; Technology; World news

The Last Check: Magistrate Judges and Federal Seizures of Election Records - Rice, John Keller, Chelsea (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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
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.

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.

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

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
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.

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.
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
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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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
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."

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.

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
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
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
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
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
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.

‘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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.

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
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
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
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.

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

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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
Keywords: Media; New York Times; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Trump administration; US military; US news; US politics; US press and publishing

NKDB Launches Visual Atlas Expansion Mapping Forced Repatriation of North Koreans (Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, 2026)
The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) has launched a major expansion of its satellite mapping platform, Visual Atlas, creating an unprecedented online tool for examining decades of documented human rights violations in North Korea. Available in Korean and English at visualatlas.org, the platform allows users worldwide to explore the locations of political prison camps, public execution sites, detention facilities, and forced repatriation routes through survivor testimony, satellite imagery, institutional records, and 3D modeling.

NKDB Launches Visual Atlas Expansion Mapping Forced Repatriation of North Koreans (Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, 2026)
The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) has launched a major expansion of its satellite mapping platform, Visual Atlas, creating an unprecedented online tool for examining decades of documented human rights violations in North Korea. Available in Korean and English at visualatlas.org, the platform allows users worldwide to explore the locations of political prison camps, public execution sites, detention facilities, and forced repatriation routes through survivor testimony, satellite imagery, institutional records, and 3D modeling.

China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk - Barnes, Julian E. (The New York Times, 2026)
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Censorship; China; Computer Chips; Computers and the Internet; GoLaxy; NVIDIA Corporation; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Trump, Donald J; Vanderbilt University; internal-open-access-from-nl

Family’s 90-year search for answers after father vanished in Francoist uprising – photo essay - Jones, Sam (The Guardian, 2026)
The photojournalist Roberto Palomo has worked on this personal project for five years, researching the life of his great-grandfather who went missing during Franco’s repression, the recovery process of his remains and the effects of traumatic memory on the descendants
Keywords: Europe; Francisco Franco; Spain; World news

New report shows misinformation is a threat to election security - Liz Landers (PBS NewsHour, 2026)
New rules proposed by the U.S. Postal Service would make states give data on voters who receive mail-in ballots for federal elections. This after President Trump tightened mail-in voting rules with a stated goal of making more secure elections. But a new report says election security threats are more likely something else.

Lutter contre l’effacement - Sfeir, Jihane (Esprit Presse, 2026)
La destruction de Gaza remet en question la possibilité d’un véritable travail historiographique sur la Palestine. Des modèles alternatifs de transmission du récit palestinien ont heureusement vu le jour, qui échappent au contrôle des récits dominants. Écrire l’histoire de la Palestine soulève d’emblée une question historiographique fondamentale : comment produire un récit historique lorsque l’on est confronté à l’exil, à la dispersion et à la destruction de ses traces ?

Des fleurs aux octets : l'essor des centres de données au Kenya sera-t-il similaire à celui des serres en polyéthylène ? (Global Voices, 2026)
À l'instar de l'industrie florale, la promesse d'un avenir numérique risque de reproduire les mêmes conséquences néfastes pour les droits de l'homme et la justice environnementale.

Abundan inquietudes por la regulación en China de «secretos de Estado» en la región uigur - Asiye Abdulahad (Global Voices, 2026)
En una región caracterizada por altos niveles de control de seguridad e información, los ajustes legales tienen consecuencias significativas en la normalización y codificación de la represión política.

¿Por qué no funcionaron la desinformación rusa, la propaganda del Gobierno y la campaña generada por IA en las elecciones de 2026 en Hungría? (Global Voices, 2026)
En Hungría, el contenido falso hecho con IA fue más bien un factor irritante, la desinformación rusa no llegó al público y las regulaciones de transparencia de la Unión Europea funcionaron pues obligaron a las plataformas a prohibir los anuncios políticos.

¿Por qué no funcionaron la desinformación rusa, la propaganda del Gobierno y la campaña generada por IA en las elecciones de 2026 en Hungría? (Global Voices, 2026)
En Hungría, el contenido falso hecho con IA fue más bien un factor irritante, la desinformación rusa no llegó al público y las regulaciones de transparencia de la Unión Europea funcionaron pues obligaron a las plataformas a prohibir los anuncios políticos.

The seed guardian of Brazil’s Caatinga - Trigo, O. Joio E. O. (Global Voices, 2026)
In Minas Gerais, Brazil, a catingueiro shares his home with the memory of his ancestors and generations of plant varieties.

Kremlin-Backed Disinformation Unit Tied To Zelenskyy Dubai Apartment Hoax - Andrushko, Serhiy; Myroniuk, Anna; Schemes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
Leaked documents examined by Schemes link a debunked report that claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a $3.2 million apartment in Dubai for his mother to a Kremlin-backed disinformation outfit hit with sanctions by the US, the EU, and the UK.
Keywords: Features; Russia; Russia Invades Ukraine; Schemes: Investigating Ukraine; The Rundown Stories; Ukraine

Kremlin-Backed Disinformation Unit Tied To Zelenskyy Dubai Apartment Hoax - Andrushko, Serhiy; Myroniuk, Anna; Schemes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
Leaked documents examined by Schemes link a debunked report that claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a $3.2 million apartment in Dubai for his mother to a Kremlin-backed disinformation outfit hit with sanctions by the US, the EU, and the UK.
Keywords: Features; Russia; Russia Invades Ukraine; Schemes: Investigating Ukraine; The Rundown Stories; Ukraine

‘We could hear the roof collapsing’: how Russian missiles devastated Kyiv’s cultural sites - Higgins, Charlotte; Kochetova, Julia; Matveichuk, Mariana (The Guardian, 2026)
Russia’s recent assault killed two people, injured 90 more and significantly damaged many of the capital’s museums
Keywords: Culture; Europe; Heritage; Museums; Russia; Ukraine; World news

‘We could hear the roof collapsing’: how Russian missiles devastated Kyiv’s cultural sites - Higgins, Charlotte; Kochetova, Julia; Matveichuk, Mariana (The Guardian, 2026)
Russia’s recent assault killed two people, injured 90 more and significantly damaged many of the capital’s museums
Keywords: Culture; Europe; Heritage; Museums; Russia; Ukraine; World news

‘Dangerous colonial occupation’: Israel’s digital West Bank land register (Al Jazeera, 2026)
A controversial Israeli plan to digitally register property ownership in the occupied West Bank is a “dangerous colonial occupation step that represents a direct assault on the historical and legal rights of the Palestinian people to their land and property”, the Palestinian Land Authority has said.

‘Dangerous colonial occupation’: Israel’s digital West Bank land register (Al Jazeera, 2026)
A controversial Israeli plan to digitally register property ownership in the occupied West Bank is a “dangerous colonial occupation step that represents a direct assault on the historical and legal rights of the Palestinian people to their land and property”, the Palestinian Land Authority has said.

Why are journalists being subjected to search warrants in the US? - Caitlin Vogus (The Guardian, 2026)
The Department of Justice’s blatant disregard for the constitution and attempt to hide the law is disturbing
Keywords: Law (US); Media; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Press freedom; US Congress; US news; US politics; US press and publishing

Dutch Government Expands Caribbean Cooperation on Colonial Archives and Digital Heritage (Curaçao Chronicle, 2026)
The Dutch government says it will intensify cooperation with Curaçao and the other Caribbean parts of the Kingdom to improve access to colonial archives and strengthen digital heritage infrastructure. The announcement is part of a new Dutch policy response addressing how the Netherlands intends to manage archives and documentary collections connected to the colonial past. According to the document, the Netherlands recognizes that colonial archives are not only Dutch historical records but also part of the shared history of Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Indonesia, and other formerly colonized regions.

Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design (Amnesty International, 2026)
Companies are extracting vast troves of online data through unlawful web scraping to build their generative artificial intelligence (AI) products in a way that is enabling a mass invasion of privacy, making these systems unlawful by design.

How New EU Access to Documents Rules Can Reduce Transparency and Shield Big Tech (Privacy International, 2026)
After a series of high-profile court defeats, the European Commission has tightened internal rules and guidance governing access to documents. Civil society warns that the combined effect is to limit practical access to documents in areas such as competition enforcement, mergers and digital regulation, where transparency is vital to public scrutiny.

Les énormes pipelines de données qui alimentent les principaux systèmes d’IA générative reposent intrinsèquement sur des intrusions massives dans la vie privée (Amnesty International, 2026)
Il s’agit de l’une des pratiques les plus scandaleuses des entreprises d’IA qui agissent au mépris des droits humains.

Los enormes flujos de datos que alimentan los principales sistemas de inteligencia artificial generativa se basan, por diseño, en la invasión masiva de la privacidad (Amnistía Internacional, 2026)
“Las empresas están recopilando enormes cantidades de datos en Internet, mediante prácticas, en muchos casos ilegales, de extracción masiva de contenidos, para desarrollar sus productos de inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa. Este modelo propicia violaciones generalizadas de la privacidad, lo que hace que estos sistemas sean ilegales desde su diseño”, afirma Amnistía Internacional.

Underfunding the Freedom of Information budget undermines Nigerians’ access to information - Ayomide Eweje (Businessday NG, 2026)
The Nigerian Constitution guarantees the fundamental right to information, and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011 reinforces this right. Yet it remains theoretical. Despite the legal guarantees of the FOI Act, a report by Media Rights Agenda reveals almost noncompliance across public institutions. This noncompliance reflects a deeper freedom crisis.

How Anonymous Wikipedia Editors Influence Global Narratives - Toby Dershowitz; Ashley Rindsberg (The Cipher Brief, 2026)
An investigation examines how anonymous Wikipedia editing may have reshaped public perceptions of Al Jazeera, influencing search engines, AI systems, and narratives surrounding Qatar’s state-funded media network.

The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no. - Rosenblat, Alex (The Markup, 2026)
Dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing explicitly says they can opt-out. Records sharing between unaffiliated providers through these networks can benefit patients, but it can also harm patients. There’s not much patients can do to limit the risks of their data being available across networks, except by aggressively pursuing opt-outs when providers offer them. Turns out, that can be pretty hard to do.

After 88 Days Offline, Iran’s Digital Blackout Ends, But Restrictions Persist - Sharifi, Kian (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
After 88 days of a near-total Internet blackout, Iranians are slowly reconnecting, but to the same heavily censored, regulated network they had before.
Keywords: Features; Iran; The Rundown Headline

CFP: Mapping Post-Truth across Disciplines (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2026)
“Post-truth,” broadly understood, denotes a general erosion of mutually shared reality, resulting in what some term an “epistemic crisis.” Such an ostensible epistemic crisis ranges in degree from the outright negation of commonly understood truth to a shift in how we categorically define, measure, or use truth. The University of Memphis Post-Truth Collective invites 250-word (max) abstract proposals for the Mapping Post-Truth across Disciplines Conference, to be held at the University of Memphis on October 29-30th, 2026. Proposals due 30 June 2026.

White House proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists - Sainato, Michael (The Guardian, 2026)
OPM releases a draft NDA designed for federal agencies to use with new and existing employees
Keywords: Law (US); Trump administration; US news; US politics; Workers' rights

When wars destroy heritage, women lose more than monuments - Isakhan, Benjamin; Childs, Eleanor (The Conversation, 2026)
As conflict continues in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and elsewhere, the cost is being recorded not only in deaths and displacement, but also in ruined libraries, mosques, churches, museums, archives and historic neighbourhoods. For women in war zones, heritage sites can go beyond worship and history. They are places of gendered socialising.

Iran Is Aiming To Use Chinese Technology To Permanently Throttle Internet Access - Sharifi, Kian (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
A senior Iranian official says Tehran has imported Chinese equipment to support a “permanent” internet shutdown, as the country’s unprecedented blackout enters its third month. Experts say Iran's censorship model is cheaper than the Chinese version and easier to replicate for other states.
Keywords: Features; Iran; News Analysis; The Rundown Headline

Iran Is Aiming To Use Chinese Technology To Permanently Throttle Internet Access - Sharifi, Kian (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2026)
A senior Iranian official says Tehran has imported Chinese equipment to support a “permanent” internet shutdown, as the country’s unprecedented blackout enters its third month. Experts say Iran's censorship model is cheaper than the Chinese version and easier to replicate for other states.
Keywords: Features; Iran; News Analysis; The Rundown Headline

How War is Rewriting the Rules of Journalism in Ukraine - Scott Douglas Jacobsen; Volodymyr Pavlov (International Policy Digest, 2026)
A Ukrainian journalist in Kharkiv describes how war, drones, and Russian disinformation are reshaping journalism into a profession defined as much by survival as by truth.

Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants (The Guardian, 2026)
Department of Justice acknowledges removal of information about criminal cases related to 2021 US Capitol rioters
Keywords: Donald Trump; Trump administration; US Capitol attack; US crime; US justice system; US news; US politics

Archives interrupted: vintage photos show Gaza 'we no longer know' (RFI, 2026)
Djeghalian survived the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a term strongly denied by Turkey – then settled in Gaza, opening the city's first ever photo studio in 1944. He refused to leave, despite the recurring conflicts hitting the small territory wedged between Egypt and what became Israel in 1948, spending four decades capturing images of the Palestinian society that had adopted him.

CFP: Printing History Themed Issue: Printing Across Borders (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2026)
Printing History 39 will spotlight print practices that engage critically with the theme of borders and border crossings. The topic can be approached literally and/or conceptually. We are particularly interested in articles that challenge, upend, or otherwise interrogate notions of national identity, imagined communities, and borderlands. Submission deadline: June 12, 2026

‘A Pyramid of Hate’: Why Racial and Religious Attacks Are Rising in Britain - Dearden, Lizzie (The New York Times, 2026)
Islamophobic, antisemitic and racist crimes are being fueled by online disinformation, global instability and divisive political rhetoric, experts say.
Keywords: Discrimination; England; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Great Britain; Illegal Immigration; London (England); Race and Ethnicity; Rumors and Misinformation; X (Formerly Twitter); internal-open-access-from-nl

Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware (Access Now, 2026)
Access Now and ten other civil society organizations filed an amicus brief calling to protect encryption from NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and to keep a permanent injunction forbidding NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp or its customers’ devices ever again.

Authorities must immediately drop ICT charges against journalists for carrying out their work (Amnesty International, 2026)
Responding to the charges brought against detained journalists by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), reportedly in relation to a ‘misleading’ report on the deadly crackdown on protesters in Bangladesh, “Freedom of expression extends to information which some may find offensive, shocking or disturbing. Respect for this right is essential to ensuring healthy public discourse in a rights respecting society. Journalists must not be targeted for opinions which are disagreeable, or their perceived links to political parties."

Uruguay Faces Mass Protests Over Hidden Dictatorship Archives (The Sri Lanka Guardian, 2026)
Thousands of people marched in Montevideo and other cities across Uruguay on Wednesday, demanding the full declassification of military archives related to 205 people who disappeared during the civic-military dictatorship.

Wikipedia’s War Problem is Everyone’s Problem - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2026)
A Ukrainian Wikipedian explains how war, disinformation, and dwindling contributors are testing Wikipedia’s ability to maintain truth in real time.

FOI failures exposed - Kelly, Christopher (Government News, 2026)
Federal agencies are failing to deliver on freedom of information requests, a new report reveals. The three agencies investigated by the Australian National Audit Office did not meet their obligations “to take reasonable steps to assist applicants make FOI requests and to then find the requested documents,” says the report.

NHS trust sacks staff who illegally accessed records of Nottingham attack victims - Weaver, Matthew (The Guardian, 2026)
Nottingham University hospitals trust says 11 members of staff dismissed and 14 others given written warnings
Keywords: England; Hospitals; NHS; Nottingham; Society; UK news

Trump orders US banks to take a closer look at clients’ citizenship in new immigration enforcement move (Jamaica Gleaner, 2026)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to clamp down on people living in the country illegally. Since banks have never collected any information about their customers’ citizenship or immigration status, there are no reliable public figures on how much risk these customers pose.

Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds - McIlroy, Tom (The Guardian, 2026)
Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadline
Keywords: Anthony Albanese; Australia news; Australian media; Australian politics; Freedom of information

An Epstein ‘reading room’ is showing 3.5m printed-out files. Why does it feel like a troll? - Wong, Julia Carrie (The Guardian, 2026)
A New York exhibit of more than 3,000 volumes bills itself as ‘an exercise in radical transparency’ – and a bid for attention
Keywords: Donald Trump; Jeffrey Epstein; New York; Trump administration; US justice system; US news; US politics

CFP: Oral History Review: Conflict Oral History: Ukraine, Palestine…& Elsewhere (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2026)
While the focus on current events in the oral history field remains controversial, (contemporary) crisis oral history continues to grow. However, violent contemporary crises—from invasions and wars to the plight of refugees—often reflect decades if not centuries’-old conflicts and are therefore also historical. How can oral historians ethically engage in current conflict zones or with refugees? Is it too soon to do so? What are the costs of not documenting now? What is the long history of each country or region and how does that history inform peoples’ identity? Submissions are due by July 2026.

Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists 'foreign agents' (Amnesty International, 2026)
‘Building up Imaginary Enemies’ reveals a growing pattern in which Indonesian authorities – including the military – deploy online disinformation to target journalists, activists, academics and protesters in retaliation for their legitimate activism and expression. Meanwhile, tech giants Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube have allowed harmful disinformation to remain online.

Rodda Museum Apology (Premier of Tasmania, 2026)
The Tasmanian Government and the Tasmanian Parliament unreservedly apologises to all individuals and families affected by the human organs and tissue samples stolen by forensic and hospital pathologists employed by the Department of Health and provided to the Rodda Museum.

Apology for 'appalling' display of autopsy body parts without consent - Adam Holmes (ABC News, 2026)
A formal apology is given in Tasmania's parliament for the past practice of taking human specimens from autopsies and displaying them in a museum without the knowledge of family members.
Keywords: apology; body parts; bridget archer; coroner; coronial project; hobart; hospital; john santi; museum; pathology; rhh; rodda; rodda museum; royal; tasmania; tasmanian government; university; utas

Why data sleuths are archiving the Jeffrey Epstein files: ‘We want to provide some clarity’ - Craig, Sean (The Guardian, 2026)
Tommy Carstensen oversees one of the most sophisticated archives of Epstein materials, while Tristan Lee’s database provides searches of faces who appear in the files
Keywords: Ghislaine Maxwell; Jeffrey Epstein; Trump administration; US news; US politics

Human rights concerns abound over China’s ‘state secrets’ regulation in the Uyghur region - Asiye Abdulahad (Global Voices, 2026)
China’s state secrecy framework, updated in 2024, extends the definition of “state secrets” to political, economic, technological, and social information considered relevant to national stability. In the Uyghur region, this expansive approach to secrecy becomes especially significant because issues connected to everyday life — including religious practices, cultural expression, communication patterns, and other forms of social behavior — increasingly fall within the scope of security governance and information control.

Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts - Noor, Dharna (The Guardian, 2026)
Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts say
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Climate crisis; Environment; Extreme weather; Trump administration; US news

“Skeletons and Skulls Scattered Everywhere” - Ürgen, Ekin (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Omar Ahmod risked his safety to return to Hoyyar Siri a few months after the massacre, located the sites where he had seen civilians gunned down, and took videos and photographs of human remains. These images were analyzed by forensics experts who, in some cases, identified gunshot injuries to the skulls of victims.

Ukraine demands Russia open Soviet-era archives on NKVD crimes (Ukrinform, 2026)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on the international community to condemn the crimes of the Soviet regime and demanded that Russia open its archives and release documents related to crimes committed by the Soviet secret police agency, the NKVD.

Ukraine demands Russia open Soviet-era archives on NKVD crimes (Ukrinform, 2026)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on the international community to condemn the crimes of the Soviet regime and demanded that Russia open its archives and release documents related to crimes committed by the Soviet secret police agency, the NKVD.

UNRWA secretly rescued Nakba archive from Gaza amid Israeli bombardment, transferred it to Jordan (The New Arab, 2026)
UNRWA secretly moved millions of Nakba-era Palestinian refugee records from Gaza and Jerusalem amid fears they could be lost in war.

UNRWA secretly rescued Nakba archive from Gaza amid Israeli bombardment, transferred it to Jordan (The New Arab, 2026)
UNRWA secretly moved millions of Nakba-era Palestinian refugee records from Gaza and Jerusalem amid fears they could be lost in war.

UNRWA secretly rescued Nakba archive from Gaza amid Israeli bombardment, transferred it to Jordan (The New Arab, 2026)
UNRWA secretly moved millions of Nakba-era Palestinian refugee records from Gaza and Jerusalem amid fears they could be lost in war.

Why were Russian disinformation, government propaganda and AI-generated campaigning ineffective in Hungarian elections 2026? (Global Voices, 2026)
In Hungary, AI fakes were more of an irritating factor, Russian disinformation did not reach the public, and EU regulations on transparency worked by forcing platforms to ban political ads.

Why were Russian disinformation, government propaganda and AI-generated campaigning ineffective in Hungarian elections 2026? (Global Voices, 2026)
In Hungary, AI fakes were more of an irritating factor, Russian disinformation did not reach the public, and EU regulations on transparency worked by forcing platforms to ban political ads.

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive - Burke, Jason (The Guardian, 2026)
Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operation
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestine; Refugees; United Nations

Ukraine’s War Crimes Courts Face a Grim Arithmetic Problem - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2026)
Ukraine’s war-crimes justice system is functioning under fire but remains overwhelmed, with legal accountability lagging far behind the scale and systemic nature of atrocities. With more than 203,000 registered war crimes but only a fraction reaching court, there are structural bottlenecks, limits of in absentia prosecutions, and underused legal frameworks for crimes against humanity. There are also risks of exposing victims through fragmented public data.

Secretary-General Observance Message Urges Investment in Safe, Universal Digital Infrastructure to Strengthen Resilience in Connected World (UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases, 2026)
On World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the world recognize digital technologies as lifelines — connecting people to safety, services and one another. When disaster strikes, networks carry early warnings, enable first responders and keep clinics, classrooms and public services up and running. Digital infrastructure is an essential public good, so let us build it to withstand the crises ahead. When digital lifelines are universal and safe, every community can prepare, respond and recover.

Upload government papers to go online? That may be our new terrifying future - Aliya Bhatia (The Guardian, 2026)
Requirement to upload documents for the purpose of ‘age verification’ is coming to platforms near you
Keywords: Google; Internet; Meta; Privacy; Surveillance; Technology; US news

New York hospital system receives subpoena over trans youth healthcare - Hellmann, Melissa (The Guardian, 2026)
Request is one of the justice department’s latest attempts to track and regulate gender-affirming care for minors
Keywords: Children's health; LGBTQ+ rights; Law (US); New York; Texas; Transgender; Trump administration; US healthcare; US news; US politics

Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say - Booth, Robert (The Guardian, 2026)
Health service has given US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reports
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Data and computer security; Data protection; England; Health; NHS; Palantir; Technology; UK news

‘Truly terrifying’: Alberta voter data breach raises fears for Canada’s electoral integrity - Cecco, Leyland (The Guardian, 2026)
Debates over secession overshadowed by revelations separatist-linked group gained access to list of electors
Keywords: Americas; Canada; World news

Archiving Nepal’s medicinal plants and Indigenous knowledge for future generations - Panigrahi, Subhashish (Global Voices, 2026)
Sanjib Chaudhary, a Nepalese writer and archivist, documents healers’ medicinal plant knowledge in audio and video, ensuring future generations access Indigenous ecological wisdom rooted in community consent and reusable media.

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres - Down, Aisha; Bharadia, Priya (The Guardian, 2026)
Developers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon two proposed AI datacentres will contribute to the UK’s total emissions in planning documents reviewed by the Guardian. These apparent misstatements are another example of a pile-up of faulty calculations surrounding AI development and its environmental footprint in the UK. Last month, the Guardian reported on a large gap between the government’s plan to decarbonise the economy and its roadmap for AI computing.
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Business; Carbon footprints; Computing; Environment; Google; Greenhouse gas emissions; Technology; UK news

From blooms to bytes: Will Kenya’s data center boom repeat the ‘Greenhouse Effect’? (Global Voices, 2026)
The promise of a digital future may come at the same heavy cost to human rights and environmental justice as the floral exports that preceded it.

The Humanitarian Archive Emergency - Philip Proudfoot, Helene Juillard, Bertrand Taithe (Elrha, 2026)
The humanitarian sector is losing its memory. Funding cuts, closures, and the slow decay of digital infrastructure are all destroying archives, datasets, and records. A new global research initiative wants to find out how much has already gone and what can still be saved.

The Guardian view on facial recognition technology: mistaken identities are a political issue (The Guardian, 2026)
Once again, digital tools are running ahead of regulators. Civil liberties must not be sacrificed to policing
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Crime; Facial recognition; Home Office; London; Mark Rowley; Metropolitan police; Police; Politics; Race; Sadiq Khan; Scotland; Surveillance; Technology; UK news

Data Gaps are Hiding the Most Excluded Children - Ansari, Noor Muhammad (Inter Press Service, 2026)
When education data fails, the children most likely to be excluded are not just the ones out of school. There are also those who are completely missing from the systems meant to find them. This is why data gaps are not simply a technical issue, they are a structural driver of exclusion. If a child is not in the dataset, they are less likely to appear in social protection programmes that could have kept them enrolled.

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US - Lee, Benjamin (The Guardian, 2026)
New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted
Keywords: Books; Culture; Libraries; PEN; US book bans; US news

The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans - Qin, Amy; Pessoa, Flávio; Pessoa, graphics by Flávio (The Guardian, 2026)
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come
Keywords: Children's health; Donald Trump; Extreme weather; Hunger; Poverty; Race; Trump administration; US domestic policy; US healthcare; US news; US politics

Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling - Sauer, Pjotr; Walker, Shaun (The Guardian, 2026)
Documents obtained by journalists show the role of ‘Department 4’ within a Moscow University in training operatives for the military
Keywords: Cyberwar; Espionage; Europe; Hacking; Russia; Vladimir Putin; World news

Burkina Faso’s Junta Escalates Attack on Information - Ilaria Allegrozzi (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The military authorities in Burkina Faso are tightening their grip on what people can see, hear, and know.

La junte burkinabé a intensifié ses attaques contre le droit à l'information - Ilaria Allegrozzi (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Les autorités militaires du Burkina Faso resserrent leur emprise sur ce que la population peut voir, entendre et savoir.

Constructing a New Knowledge Infrastructure - Lloyd, Jay (Issues in Science and Technology, 2026)
An environmental knowledge commons could support evidence-based policymaking, but it will require long-term coordination across the many communities monitoring pollution and local conditions.

Meta removes Bangladeshi community archivists’ pages through false copyright claims - Shoeb A (Global Voices, 2026)
Coordinated false copyright claims targeted Bangladeshi archivists, journalists, and activists, exploiting Meta’s reporting system to remove evidence of abuses, disrupt documentation efforts, and undermine accountability linked to July 2024 uprising.

Alberta voter data leaked as separatists file signatures for independence vote - Cecco, Leyland (The Guardian, 2026)
Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil over push for independence referendum
Keywords: Americas; Canada; World news

Li Rui Archives Win Landmark US Court Ruling Against CCP Efforts to Reclaim Diaries - Chen Jing (Vision Times, 2026)
On March 31, 2026, a U.S. federal district court in California issued a landmark ruling, concluding one of the most significant transnational legal battles between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and an American academic institution. The court declared that the private archives of Li Rui, —a veteran CCP insider and one-time secretary to Mao Zedong—will remain permanently at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where they will stay freely accessible to the public.

Li Rui Archives Win Landmark US Court Ruling Against CCP Efforts to Reclaim Diaries - Chen Jing (Vision Times, 2026)
On March 31, 2026, a U.S. federal district court in California issued a landmark ruling, concluding one of the most significant transnational legal battles between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and an American academic institution. The court declared that the private archives of Li Rui, —a veteran CCP insider and one-time secretary to Mao Zedong—will remain permanently at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where they will stay freely accessible to the public.

Georgia’s New Database Raises Serious Rights Concerns - Giorgi Gogia (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Georgia’s new centralized health database law took effect on May 1, creating serious risks of privacy violations and discrimination, and potentially deterring people from seeking health care and mental health services.

World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines - Lay, Kat (The Guardian, 2026)
Finalisation of pact governing global response to disease outbreaks delayed as talks on how to share benefits stall
Keywords: Business; Coronavirus; Global development; Global health; Health; Infectious diseases; Medical research; Pharmaceuticals industry; Science; Society; World Health Organization; World news

From Schuman's post-war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together - Schlenker, Dieter (The Conversation, 2026)
The construction of Europe after WWII sought to promote political and economic cooperation among European nations. The Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence are a testimony to this.

New Refugee Registration System Raises Concerns (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The Malaysian government began a refugee registration system in January 2026 that has raised protection, rights, and privacy concerns for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in the country.

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pasts - Cole, Deborah (The Guardian, 2026)
Die Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime
Keywords: Europe; Germany; Nazism; Second world war; The far right; World news

French Historian Criticizes The Programmed Closure Of Colonial Archives Pertaining To Algeria - Mohamed Meslem (Echorouk Online, 2026)
French historian, Gilles Manceron, stated that the French Ministry of Armed Forces should review its policy regarding the management of its archives, and estimated that the continuation of the current situation is no longer justified from all political and legal aspects, as it contradicts the most basic fundamentals of human rights and the values upon which French democracy was built.

French Historian Criticizes The Programmed Closure Of Colonial Archives Pertaining To Algeria - Mohamed Meslem (Echorouk Online, 2026)
French historian, Gilles Manceron, stated that the French Ministry of Armed Forces should review its policy regarding the management of its archives, and estimated that the continuation of the current situation is no longer justified from all political and legal aspects, as it contradicts the most basic fundamentals of human rights and the values upon which French democracy was built.

‘Live and let live’: Northern Ireland historian uncovers surprising era of tolerance of gay men - Carroll, Rory (The Guardian, 2026)
Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s
Keywords: History; LGBTQ+ rights; Northern Ireland; UK news

‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters - Pilkington, Ed (The Guardian, 2026)
Database could be used to regulate opponents, from ‘shutting off bank accounts’ to healthcare, official warns
Keywords: Arizona; Law; US constitution and civil liberties; US justice system; US news; US politics; US voting rights

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start - Choat, Isabel (The Guardian, 2026)
Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’
Keywords: Africa; Global development; Human rights; Technology; World news; Zambia

Victims' Memorial Calls for National Violence Archive - Yang In-seong (The Chosun Daily, 2026)
The victims’ group ‘Committee for the Investigation of Truth on Forced Conscription, Brainwashing, and Guidance Operations,’ which hosted the memorial event, proposed establishing a ‘National Violence Archive’ at the current site of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art to address state human rights violations.

SPYING – PROCESSING – COMBATTING: The Methods and Documents of the Stasi in Leipzig (The Federal Archives, 2026)
The exhibition shows how the Stasi collected, managed, analysed, and utilised information. Case studies of victims and perpetrators, supplemented by documents, photos, films, and artefacts from the archive, bring to life the nearly 40-year history of the Stasi in Leipzig. They show how the Stasi used every means at its disposal to secure the dictatorship of the GDR’s ruling party, the SED. The permanent exhibition opened in April 2026.