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.

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

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

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

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

‘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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

‘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.

Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media - Daniel Dickinson (UN News, 2026)
Journalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue to report news and information which they hope will help keep fellow citizens safe.

The Civil Commission’s Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence - Silenced NO More (The Civil Commission, 2026)
The most comprehensive investigation to date into the sexual atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7 and during hostage captivity. Based on a uniquely constructed war crimes archive and a two-year independent investigation, the report concludes that Hamas and its collaborators systematically used sexual and gender-based violence as a central component of the attacks and captivity.

The Civil Commission’s Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence - Silenced NO More (The Civil Commission, 2026)
The most comprehensive investigation to date into the sexual atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7 and during hostage captivity. Based on a uniquely constructed war crimes archive and a two-year independent investigation, the report concludes that Hamas and its collaborators systematically used sexual and gender-based violence as a central component of the attacks and captivity.

There is now a digital archive trying to preserve human memory itself (MSN, 2026)
Around the world, projects are building what could be described as a kind of “library of memories.” Not a single place, but a growing network of archives designed to preserve human experience itself. Oral histories, photographs, personal narratives – collected and stored so they can be accessed long after the people who shared them are gone.

The Commodification of Sensitive Open Data - Christopher Graziul and Cheryl M. Danton (Katina Magazine, 2026)
Governments enable corporations to treat personal data as raw material for commercial extraction. But if sensitive open data has economic value, we should recognize the economic rights of the people from whom it is collected.

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.

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.

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.

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
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
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
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
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.
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

L’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle dans la guerre en Iran : que dit le droit international ? - Perez, Louis (The Conversation, 2026)
Le conflit en cours en Iran montre la dépendance avancée des armées états-unienne et israélienne à l’IA militaire, notamment pour le ciblage et la planification des frappes. Le bombardement d’une école à Minab, le 28 févier, présenté comme une erreur de ciblage et ayant causé la mort de 168 civils, principalement des enfants, met en lumière les risques juridiques, les failles des systèmes et les problèmes de responsabilité.

L’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle dans la guerre en Iran : que dit le droit international ? - Perez, Louis (The Conversation, 2026)
Le conflit en cours en Iran montre la dépendance avancée des armées états-unienne et israélienne à l’IA militaire, notamment pour le ciblage et la planification des frappes. Le bombardement d’une école à Minab, le 28 févier, présenté comme une erreur de ciblage et ayant causé la mort de 168 civils, principalement des enfants, met en lumière les risques juridiques, les failles des systèmes et les problèmes de responsabilité.

L’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle dans la guerre en Iran : que dit le droit international ? - Perez, Louis (The Conversation, 2026)
Le conflit en cours en Iran montre la dépendance avancée des armées états-unienne et israélienne à l’IA militaire, notamment pour le ciblage et la planification des frappes. Le bombardement d’une école à Minab, le 28 févier, présenté comme une erreur de ciblage et ayant causé la mort de 168 civils, principalement des enfants, met en lumière les risques juridiques, les failles des systèmes et les problèmes de responsabilité.

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
Keywords: Journalist safety; Kuwait; Media; Middle East and north Africa; Press freedom; World news

Milei cierra la Casa Rosada a la prensa acreditada en medio de escándalos de corrupción - Cebtenera, Mar (El Pais, 2026)
El Gobierno argumenta que se trata de una decisión preventiva tras la denuncia por espionaje ilegal contra dos periodistas televisivos. La guerra de Javier Milei contra los medios argentinos ha escalado hasta cerrar las puertas de la Casa Rosada a todos los periodistas acreditados. Es una decisión inédita, repudiada por todas las organizaciones de prensa locales, que llega tras miles de insultos y ataques verbales del presidente argentino a periodistas y la suspensión previa de algunas acreditaciones a quienes informan sobre el Poder Ejecutivo.

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
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
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.

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.

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
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.

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.

Nuevo gobierno, misión reestructurada y violencia: Colombia ante un momento decisivo para la paz (UN News, 2026)
El Consejo de Seguridad analizó el estado del proceso de paz a diez años del Acuerdo de 2016, con las elecciones presidenciales del 31 de mayo como telón de fondo. Colombia atraviesa un momento de transición. En menos de dos meses elegirá un nuevo presidente, la Misión de Verificación de la ONU ha sido reestructurada y varias regiones del país siguen golpeadas por la violencia de grupos armados. En ese contexto, el Consejo de Seguridad se reunió hoy para analizar el estado del proceso de paz.

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
Keywords: Censorship; Europe; Internet; Russia; Social media; Technology; Ukraine

Americans Digitized Trophy Documents from the Smolensk Archive, Taken by Nazis. Documents on the Belarusian Question Should Also Be Sought There - Famish Raubic (Nasha Niva, 2026)
The National Administration of the Archives and Records of the United States laid out a full array of documents of the Smolensk Regional and City Committees of the Party for 1917-1941. This collection, captured during the Second World War, hides unique information about the policy of councils in the Smolensk region, during the period when the BSSR was proclaimed there, Belarusianization was carried out and the question of transferring the region of Belarus was raised.

Americans Digitized Trophy Documents from the Smolensk Archive, Taken by Nazis. Documents on the Belarusian Question Should Also Be Sought There - Famish Raubic (Nasha Niva, 2026)
The National Administration of the Archives and Records of the United States laid out a full array of documents of the Smolensk Regional and City Committees of the Party for 1917-1941. This collection, captured during the Second World War, hides unique information about the policy of councils in the Smolensk region, during the period when the BSSR was proclaimed there, Belarusianization was carried out and the question of transferring the region of Belarus was raised.

Des archivistes citoyens documentent les disparitions forcées au Burkina Faso - Roger, Benjamin (Le Monde, 2026)
Une plateforme participative permet de recenser anonymement les victimes d’arrestation ou de détention extrajudiciaires, afin d’accumuler des preuves et demander l’ouverture d’une enquête auprès de la Cour pénale internationale.

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.

Répression de la société civile, dissolution massive des organisations de la société civile, loi répressive (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Le gouvernement militaire du Burkina Faso intensifie sa répression généralisée de la société civile à travers une législation restrictive, des pressions administratives et des mesures punitives ciblant les organisations nationales et internationales, ont déclaré aujourd'hui Human Rights Watch, la Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH) et l’Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT) dans le cadre de l’Observatoire pour la protection des défenseur·es des droits humains, et l'Observatoire KISAL. Les autorités militaires devraient immédiatement cesser leur répression des voix indépendantes ainsi que des organisations humanitaires et de défense des droits humains, et respecter les droits et libertés fondamentaux.

« La reconnaissance de l’esclavage comme “crime le plus grave contre l’humanité” n’est pas une mise en concurrence mémorielle » - Michel, Aurelia (Le Monde, 2026)
Dans une tribune au « Monde », l’historienne Aurélia Michel souligne l’importance symbolique et politique de la résolution des Nations unies sur la traite transatlantique, responsable d’un « ordre mondial construit sur une injustice organisée » qu’il est urgent de considérer sans y voir une dommageable hiérarchisation des mémoires.

Les avancées en matière de justice pourraient s’essouffler sans soutien international (UN News, 2026)
La Syrie a accompli des progrès « remarquables » en matière de justice transitionnelle au cours de l’année écoulée, faisant naître l’espoir d’une redevabilité et d’un relèvement après plus d’une décennie de conflit civil. Si la détermination des Syriens à reconstruire leur pays après la chute du régime de Bachar al-Assad en décembre 2024 a été largement saluée, des experts avertissent qu’un engagement international soutenu est indispensable pour maintenir la transition sur la bonne voie, dans un contexte de défis humanitaires persistants.

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
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
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
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
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.

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.

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”.

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:

Colonisation : la France vote (enfin) la loi sur les restitutions. - Gleiz, Damien (Jeune Afrique, 2026)
L’Assemblée nationale française a adopté le 13 avril une loi visant à faciliter le retour de biens spoliés à des pays anciennement colonisés. Si les députés ont validé le texte à l’unanimité, tous n’étaient pas d’accord sur certains de ses articles.

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.
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.

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
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
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.

Dos décadas sin libertad de prensa en Nicaragua bajo la dictadura de Ortega y Murillo - Slack, Hannah (El Pais, 2026)
El colectivo Las Exiliadas Nicas y RSF España presentan un informe que expone la complicada situación de los medios nicaragüenses, dentro y fuera del país.

À San Diego, la violence d’État brise des vies - et le pire reste à venir - Lefèvre, Florian (Blast, 2026)
Aux États-Unis, Donald Trump déverse des moyens records pour traquer les personnes immigrées. Reportage à San Diego, en Californie, où des réseaux locaux s’organisent pour alerter, documenter, et parfois empêcher les rafles de l’ICE et de la police aux frontières.

La historia de Luis Pino Soto, desaparecido a los 15 años en la dictadura de Pinochet: “En nuestra casa nunca más se celebró nada. Ni los cumpleaños” - Sanhueza Ana María (El País, 2026)
Hans Pino tenía siete años cuando se perdió el rastro de su hermano el 1 de julio de 1986 en Arica, en el norte de Chile: admiraba sus dibujos y figuras de naves espaciales. Recién a finales de febrero, Luis fue reconocido en el listado oficial de víctimas.

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim : « Il est temps que les peuples autochtones participent aux prises de décision » - Maïga, Aïssata (JeuneAfrique, 2026)
La militante tchadienne Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, présente au sommet ChangeNOW, organisé du 30 mars au 1er avril au Grand Palais, à Paris, et dont Jeune Afrique est partenaire, a porté une exigence devenue urgente : que les peuples autochtones cessent d’être de simples observateurs du destin climatique mondial.

Día Nacional de la Memoria y Solidaridad por las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado: la agenda de actividades y lanzamientos (El Pais, 2026)
El Gobierno de Colombia ha programado varios eventos para escuchar las voces de la resistencia durante el conflicto armado.

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.
Keywords: Colonialism

La guerra contra Irán ha eclipsado el aumento de violaciones de derechos humanos de los palestinos. (UN News, 2026)
El conflicto desatado el 28 de febrero ha dejado en un segundo plano el deterioro de la situación de los palestinos en los territorios ocupados, donde los ataques israelíes han matado al menos a 200 personas en Gaza desde esa fecha. La comisión denuncia que Israel continúa perpetrando "actos genocidas" y advierte sobre la nueva ley de pena de muerte, que discrimina a los palestinos.

La guerra contra Irán ha eclipsado el aumento de violaciones de derechos humanos de los palestinos. (UN News, 2026)
El conflicto desatado el 28 de febrero ha dejado en un segundo plano el deterioro de la situación de los palestinos en los territorios ocupados, donde los ataques israelíes han matado al menos a 200 personas en Gaza desde esa fecha. La comisión denuncia que Israel continúa perpetrando "actos genocidas" y advierte sobre la nueva ley de pena de muerte, que discrimina a los palestinos.

La guerre contre l’Iran éclipse les violations croissantes des droits humains contre les Palestiniens (UN News, 2026)
Le conflit déclenché le 28 février par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l'Iran a relégué au second plan l’aggravation de la situation des Palestiniens dans les territoires occupés, où les attaques israéliennes ont fait au moins 200 morts à Gaza depuis cette date. Une commission d’enquête des Nations Unies dénonce la poursuite par Israël d’« actes génocidaires » et met en garde contre une nouvelle loi sur la peine de mort, jugée discriminatoire à l’égard des Palestiniens.

La guerre contre l’Iran éclipse les violations croissantes des droits humains contre les Palestiniens (UN News, 2026)
Le conflit déclenché le 28 février par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l'Iran a relégué au second plan l’aggravation de la situation des Palestiniens dans les territoires occupés, où les attaques israéliennes ont fait au moins 200 morts à Gaza depuis cette date. Une commission d’enquête des Nations Unies dénonce la poursuite par Israël d’« actes génocidaires » et met en garde contre une nouvelle loi sur la peine de mort, jugée discriminatoire à l’égard des Palestiniens.

La guerre contre l’Iran éclipse les violations croissantes des droits humains contre les Palestiniens (UN News, 2026)
Le conflit déclenché le 28 février par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l'Iran a relégué au second plan l’aggravation de la situation des Palestiniens dans les territoires occupés, où les attaques israéliennes ont fait au moins 200 morts à Gaza depuis cette date. Une commission d’enquête des Nations Unies dénonce la poursuite par Israël d’« actes génocidaires » et met en garde contre une nouvelle loi sur la peine de mort, jugée discriminatoire à l’égard des Palestiniens.

Un collectif de jeunes Romani et Voyageurs appelle à faire reconnaître par la France le génocide des « Roms, Sintis, Gitans, Manouches et Yéniches » - Bos, Sarah (Le Monde, 2026)
L’association, représentée par l’avocate et écrivaine Anina Ciuciu, arrière-petite-fille de Roumains déportés pendant la seconde guerre mondiale, est à l’initiative d’une proposition de résolution adoptée le 8 avril en commission des affaires européennes de l’Assemblée nationale.

En images, la difficile reconstruction des rescapés du génocide des yézidis dans les monts Sinjar : « Chaque jour qui passe est comme une année de douleur » - Dunne , Odhran; Slomka , Michel (Le Monde, 2026)
La justice française a reconnu et condamné pour la première fois, le 20 mars, le génocide perpétré par l’organisation Etat islamique contre la communauté yézidie, en Irak, en 2014. A cette occasion, « Le Monde » revient sur le travail du photographe Michel Slomka, qui a documenté la reconstruction de cette communauté, entre 2016 et 2021.

Génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda : l’ONU appelle à tirer les leçons du passé face à la montée des discours de haine (UN News, 2026)
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de réflexion sur le génocide de 1994 contre les Tutsis au Rwanda, l’Organisation des Nations Unies a mis en garde contre la résurgence de signaux alarmants, appelant les États à tirer les leçons de cette tragédie afin d’en prévenir toute répétition.

Après le vote de l’ONU sur la traite des esclaves africains, la France ne peut s’abstenir d’agir - Ayrault, Jean-Marc; Seck, Aïssata (La Monde, 2026)
Jean-Marc Ayrault et Aïssata Seck, président et directrice de la Fondation pour la mémoire de l’esclavage, appellent, dans une tribune au « Monde », la France à jouer un rôle moteur dans la question des réparations de l’esclavage. Vingt-cinq ans après la loi Taubira, les Nations unies ont qualifié le 25 mars la traite transatlantique de « plus grave crime contre l’humanité ».

'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
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.

Ce que les frappes iraniennes sur des centres de données Amazon changent – ou non – à la conduite de la guerre - Murphy, Dennis (The Conversation, 2026)
L’intelligence artificielle est devenue un outil central des opérations militaires, notamment pour l’armée des États-Unis. Les centres de données qui la font fonctionner, principalement basés dans la région du Golfe, constituent donc des infrastructures cruciales. Et comme tout dispositif critique, ils deviennent des cibles potentielles en temps de guerre.

Ce que les frappes iraniennes sur des centres de données Amazon changent – ou non – à la conduite de la guerre - Murphy, Dennis (The Conversation, 2026)
L’intelligence artificielle est devenue un outil central des opérations militaires, notamment pour l’armée des États-Unis. Les centres de données qui la font fonctionner, principalement basés dans la région du Golfe, constituent donc des infrastructures cruciales. Et comme tout dispositif critique, ils deviennent des cibles potentielles en temps de guerre.

Crímenes de lesa humanidad cometidos por todas las partes (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Las fuerzas de la junta llevan a cabo limpieza étnica contra comunidades fulani. […]. (Nairobi, 2 de abril de 2026) – El ejército de Burkina Faso, junto con milicias aliadas y un grupo armado vinculado a Al Qaeda, ha matado a más de 1.800 civiles y ha desplazado por la fuerza a decenas de miles de personas desde 2023, señaló hoy Human Rights Watch en un informe. Estas atrocidades, incluida la limpieza étnica de civiles fulani por parte del gobierno, constituyen crímenes de guerra y crímenes de lesa humanidad, por los que altos mandos de todas las partes podrían ser responsables.

Crimes contre l’humanité commis par tous les camps (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Les forces de la junte mènent un nettoyage ethnique des communautés peules. […]. (Nairobi, le 2 avril 2026) – L’armée du Burkina Faso avec ses milices alliées, ainsi qu'un groupe armé lié à Al-Qaïda, ont tué plus de 1 800 civils et déplacé de force des dizaines de milliers de personnes depuis 2023, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui. Ces atrocités, qui incluent le nettoyage ethnique des civils peuls par le gouvernement, constituent des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l’humanité dont les hauts dirigeants de tous les camps pourraient être tenus pour responsables.

Desapariciones en México podrían equivaler a crímenes de lesa humanidad, señala un Comité de la ONU (UN News, 2026)
La entidad solicita a la Asamblea General que considere tomar medidas y cita el hallazgo de 4500 fosas clandestinas en el país, donde se han encontrado unos 72.000 restos humanos no identificados.

Au Burkina Faso, plus de 1 800 civils tués depuis 2023 par l’armée burkinabée, ses supplétifs et des djihadistes, selon HRW - AFP (Le Monde, 2026)
Alors que la violence s’intensifie au Burkina Faso, HRW pointe la responsabilité directe de hauts responsables militaires et djihadistes dans des massacres de civils à grande échelle.

L'Allemagne crée un conseil de restitution des biens culturels acquis à l'époque coloniale. - Anushka Roy (Euronews, 2026)
L'Allemagne a dévoilé des projets visant à créer un organisme chargé de rapatrier des œuvres d'art, des artefacts et des restes humains acquis dans un contexte colonial. Le futur « Conseil de coordination pour le retour des biens culturels et des restes humains issus de contextes coloniaux » réunira des représentants du gouvernement fédéral, des 16 Länder du pays et de plusieurs municipalités.

El crimen contra los “apátridas” nicaragüenses - Chamorro, Carlos F. (El Pais, 2026)
Una condena a la dictadura de Ortega-Murillo en la CIJ puede ser el primer paso para convocar a una alianza internacional para apoyar una transición democrática.

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.

El Comité contra la Desaparición Forzada de la ONU pide llevar la crisis de México a la Asamblea General. - Sánchez-Vallejo, María Antonia Varela, Micaela (El País, 2026)
El Gobierno mexicano rechaza el informe, que señala complicidad entre fuerzas del Estado y los grupos criminales, y lo califica de “parcial y sesgado” por “omitir los esfuerzos institucionales”.

L’ONU dénonce le durcissement de la répression de la liberté d’expression (UN News, 2026)
La liberté d’expression et l’espace civique subissent un recul alarmant à travers le Moyen-Orient, sur fond d’escalade militaire liée aux frappes américaines et israéliennes contre l’Iran, a averti mercredi le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk.

Adelanto, el centro de detención diseñado para que los migrantes se rindan en el que han muerto cuatro mexicanos - Flores Ramírez, Paulina (El Pais, 2026)
El lugar ha sido señalado desde hace tiempo por faltas graves a la seguridad y salud de los internos como la segregación excesiva y la falta de atención médica oportuna.[...] Una demanda presentada a principios de 2026 por un grupo de organizaciones de defensa de migrantes denunció negligencias médicas y condiciones inadecuadas de la comida y el agua. El Centro de los Defensores de los Inmigrantes en California aseguró que Adelanto estaba diseñado “para hacer que la gente se rindiera en sus casos legales” y sostuvo que “el sistema estaba hecho para hacer que las personas se quebraran”.

Au Chili, le nouveau président suspend la création d’un site de mémoire dans l’ancienne Colonia Dignidad - Montoya, Angeline (La Monde, 2026)
Revenant sur une promesse de son prédécesseur, le président ultraconservateur José Antonio Kast met en avant des raisons budgétaires pour maintenir en l’état ce lieu, théâtre de sévices sexuels infligés à des enfants et d’exactions sous la dictature de Pinochet. Depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir de l’ultraconservateur José Antonio Kast, le 11 mars, les associations chiliennes de défense des droits humains craignaient qu’il n’utilise l’arme financière pour démanteler les politiques de mémoire sur les crimes de la dictature (1973-1990). Un premier pas a été franchi en ce sens dimanche 29 mars, avec l’annonce de la révocation de l’expropriation de l’ancienne Colonia Dignidad.

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.

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.
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

Les archives françaises des Espagnols ayant fui la dictature de Franco diffusées en accès libre - Pascual, Julia (Le Monde, 2026)
A partir de lundi 30 mars, plus de 180 000 fiches doivent être accessibles sur le site de l’Ofpra, grâce à un financement de l’Espagne en faveur de la mémoire de quarante ans d’exil en France.

Les archives françaises des Espagnols ayant fui la dictature de Franco diffusées en accès libre - Pascual, Julia (Le Monde, 2026)
A partir de lundi 30 mars, plus de 180 000 fiches doivent être accessibles sur le site de l’Ofpra, grâce à un financement de l’Espagne en faveur de la mémoire de quarante ans d’exil en France.

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
Keywords: Books; Censorship; LGBTQ+ rights; Libraries; Tennessee; US news

Génocide des Tutsi : « Le non-lieu dans l’affaire Agathe Habyarimana néglige le travail des historiens sur le dernier génocide du XXᵉ siècle » (Le Monde, 2026)
Le 8 avril, la justice doit rendre sa décision sur le non-lieu dont a bénéficié, en 2025, la veuve de l’ancien président rwandais Juvénal Habyarimana, alors que son implication dans le génocide est pourtant établie, explique un collectif de personnalités, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

« Un génocide américain », le livre-enquête de l’historien Benjamin Madley qui documente la destruction des Amérindiens en Californie au XIXᵉ siècle - Fraïssé, Marie-Hélène (Le Monde, 2026)
L’ouvrage, riche en informations inédites, montre comment les peuples autochtones du nord de la Californie ont été exterminés en toute impunité, principalement entre 1846 et 1873.

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.

Le Burkina Faso adopte une «Charte de la révolution» qui redéfinit les règles de gouvernance dans le pays (RFI, 2026)
Le document, dont l'objectif est de permettre au pays de rompre avec les « modèles politiques impérialistes et néocoloniaux », reprend une grande partie de l’architecture institutionnelle de la « Charte de la transition » en y intégrant les valeurs de défense de la patrie, d’engagement patriotique populaire et de souveraineté nationale.

Victoire judiciaire pour des villageois face à une mine d'or polluante (RFI, 2026)
À Bangkok, un tribunal a reconnu, mardi 24 mars, une entreprise minière responsable de dommages environnementaux et sanitaires, après des années de mobilisation de villageois de Phichit, du nord de la Thaïlande.

Más de 33.000 detenidos por Bukele no figuraban como pandilleros en los registros policiales - Bryan Avelar (El País, 2026)
Documentos internos de inteligencia revelan que el 36% de los capturados durante el régimen de excepción no estaban perfilados como criminales antes de la medida. El Gobierno de Nayib Bukele ha renovado en 48 ocasiones su polémico régimen de excepción, con la promesa de no detenerse hasta capturar al último pandillero en El Salvador. Sin embargo, los datos oficiales revelan una brecha significativa.

El nuevo registro de desaparecidos evidencia la negligencia de las fiscalías a la hora de investigar - Pablo Ferri (El País, 2026)
De los 43.128 casos incontestables de personas desaparecidas, las fiscalías solo iniciaron una investigación en 3.869 casos. La presentación este viernes de la versión desglosada del registro de personas desaparecidas en México ha generado, como era previsible, incluso para el Gobierno, una gran polémica, anclada a la desconfianza de parte de la ciudadanía en los datos presentados. El Ejecutivo ha dicho que, de las cerca de 130.000 personas desaparecidas en los últimos 20 años que figuran en la base de datos, hay que agarrar con pinzas dos terceras partes, algo más de 80.000, por errores y carencias en los registros o por contradicciones entre los reportes de desaparición y la actividad burocrática de los presuntos desaparecidos.

l’ONU alerte sur de possibles crimes de guerre à Souweïda après des violences meurtrières dans la ville druze en juillet (Le Monde, 2026)
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria claims to have documented “executions, torture, gender-based violence and large-scale house fires” during the violence that shook the heart of this Druze-controlled territory, which practice an esoteric religion from the Ismailic branch of Shiism. The report is based on 409 testimonies of survivors and witnesses, as well as field visits.

Massacre de Thiaroye: l'État français condamné pour avoir dissimulé les circonstances du décès d'un tirailleur africain (RFI, 2026)
C'est une décision historique du tribunal administratif de Paris ce vendredi 27 mars. Plus de 80 ans après le bain de sang de Thiaroye, la justice française a condamné l'État pour avoir dissimulé les circonstances de ce massacre par l'armée coloniale de tirailleurs africains, qui réclamaient leur solde après avoir combattu pour la France.

Massacre de Thiaroye: l'État français condamné pour avoir dissimulé les circonstances du décès d'un tirailleur africain (RFI, 2026)
C'est une décision historique du tribunal administratif de Paris ce vendredi 27 mars. Plus de 80 ans après le bain de sang de Thiaroye, la justice française a condamné l'État pour avoir dissimulé les circonstances de ce massacre par l'armée coloniale de tirailleurs africains, qui réclamaient leur solde après avoir combattu pour la France.

Piratas informáticos vinculados a Irán acceden al correo electrónico personal del director del FBI - María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo (El País, 2026)
El grupo Handala Hack ha publicado en internet fotografías y documentos de Kash Patel, que una fuente del Departamento de Justicia considera auténticos.

Piratas informáticos vinculados a Irán acceden al correo electrónico personal del director del FBI - María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo (El País, 2026)
El grupo Handala Hack ha publicado en internet fotografías y documentos de Kash Patel, que una fuente del Departamento de Justicia considera auténticos.

Avec Loango, l’Afrique centrale repart à l’assaut de la mémoire de l’esclavage - Sophie Eyegue (Le Point, 2026)
Alors que l’ONU rehausse la gravité historique de l’esclavage, Brazzaville mise sur Loango pour imposer l’Afrique centrale dans une mémoire longtemps dominée par l’Ouest du continent.

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
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
Keywords: Europe; Hungary; Viktor Orbán; World news

RDC: à Goma, RSF dénonce des enfermements de journalistes dans des «conditions atroces» (RFI, 2026)
L'organisation Reporters sans frontières a publié mardi 24 mars une enquête sur les détentions de plusieurs civils et journalistes à l'intérieur de conteneurs, dans la ville de Goma, à l'est de la République démocratique du Congo Des actes fermement condamnés par l’ONG.

Le Ghana veut que la traite des esclaves soit reconnue comme « le crime le plus grave de l’histoire de l’humanité » par l’ONU - Jeannin, Marine; Renoult, Judith (Le Monde, 2026)
La résolution, qui sera présentée, le 25 mars, lors de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, devrait être soutenue par de nombreux Etats d’Afrique et des Caraïbes, mais se heurtera à des résistances de la part des Occidentaux.

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
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.

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
Keywords: Imran Khan; Pakistan

Reportage international - Argentine: 50 ans après le coup d'État de 1976, la mémoire résiste - Theo Conscience (RFI, 2026)
In Argentina, the grandchildren of the missing take up the torch of memory. Their grandparents fought against the dictatorship in the 1970’s, their parents against impunity in the 1990’s, they are now fighting against forgetfulness. While the country commemorates this Tuesday the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état of 1976 against a background of historical revisionism on the part of President Javier Milei, our correspondent went to meet this new generation.

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.
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); Business; Computing; Data protection; Financial Conduct Authority; Palantir; Privacy; Regulators; Technology; UK news

De l'ONU à Gaza : documenter un monde en crise - Elsa Galland (Blast, 2026)
Alors que l’ONU rehausse la gravité historique de l’esclavage, Brazzaville mise sur Loango pour imposer l’Afrique centrale dans une mémoire longtemps dominée par l’Ouest du continent.

« En Ukraine, à Gaza, au Liban ou en Iran, la destruction de l’environnement est devenue une arme de guerre comme une autre » - Foucart, Stéphane (Le Monde, 2026)
La dimension écocidaire des conflits armés semble être de plus en plus assumée. Or cette dévastation de l’environnement, contre laquelle le droit international a peu de leviers, étire sur des décennies le coût humain de la guerre, relève dans sa chronique Stéphane Foucart, journaliste au « Monde ».

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
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.

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.
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
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); FBI; Technology; US news

Des millions de documents du Parti nazi publiés en ligne par les Archives nationales américaines (rts.ch, 2026)
Des millions de documents appartenant aux membres du Parti nazi sont désormais librement accessibles. Plus de 80 ans après la fin du 3ème Reich, les Archives nationales américaines les ont publiés gratuitement en ligne.

Près de 1 000 défenseurs des droits humains tués entre 2016 et 2025, alerte l'ONU (RFI, 2026)
En Colombie, près de 1 000 militants des droits humains ont été tués depuis la signature de l'accord de paix avec l'ex-guérilla des Forces armées révolutionnaires de Colombie (FARC) en 2016.

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.

Au Chili, l'extrême droite au pouvoir suspend 43 décrets sur la protection de l'environnement (Reporterre, 2026)
Alors que l’ONU rehausse la gravité historique de l’esclavage, Brazzaville mise sur Loango pour imposer l’Afrique centrale dans une mémoire longtemps dominée par l’Ouest du continent.

Comment un réseau de désinformation tente de déstabiliser les pays de l'AES - Genevrier, Gregory (RFI, 2026)
Alors que l’ONU rehausse la gravité historique de l’esclavage, Brazzaville mise sur Loango pour imposer l’Afrique centrale dans une mémoire longtemps dominée par l’Ouest du continent.

‘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
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.

‘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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Keywords: Europe Jews; Greece; Holocaust; Nazis; Poland

« Collectionneur infatigable », il veut sauver la plus grande bibliothèque de l’écologie en France - Coline David (Reporterre, le média de l'écologie, 2026)
Le plus grand fonds documentaire sur l’écologie, constitué par l’écrivain Roland de Miller, est menacé. Faute de lieu pour accueillir ces 50 000 ouvrages, trois siècles de pensée écologiste risquent la dispersion ou la destruction.

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.
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.
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.

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
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
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
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.

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

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

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
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.

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.

‘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
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.

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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Keywords: Geography; Global Positioning System; Google Inc; Google Maps; Maps; Mobile Applications; Naver.com; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; South Korea

Las historias detrás de los documentos desclasificados del 23-F (El País, 2026)
El Gobierno ha hecho públicos materiales procedentes de los ministerios de Defensa, Interior y Exteriores

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
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.
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.
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’
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.
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
Keywords: AI (artificial intelligence); China; Computing; Technology; World news