« 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.

Syrian-Led Accountability Efforts Cannot Function in Isolation - Neistat, Rebecca Hamilton, Anya (Just Security, 2026)
The conflict in Syria is one of the most documented in modern history. From citizen journalists to local activists, international NGOs to official investigative mechanisms, the amount of information collected on war crimes and crimes against humanity during the conflict is unprecedented. For years, however, the avenues for turning this documentation into tangible action for accountability remained extremely limited. Syria’s transition does not occur in isolation, and its justice process will depend on how well domestic efforts connect with the global accountability landscape.

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.

Securing every child’s identity: NRC’s efforts to strengthen birth registration in Cameroon (NRC, 2026)
Birth registration establishes the existence of a child under law and provides the foundation for ensuring many of the child's rights.

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

More Russian snooping allegations (POLITICO, 2026)
After Hungary was accused of leaking sensitive EU discussions to the Kremlin, the spotlight is now shifting to Germany.

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.

Afrique, mémoires d'un continent - Bénin : sens des biens culturels spoliés et processus de restitution - Saskia Cousin-Kouton; Didier Houénoudé (2026)
Afrique, mémoires d’un continent propose ce dimanche un état des lieux de la restitution des biens culturels spoliés, particulièrement ceux du Bénin.

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.

Preserving the Sharpeville play: Survivors’ voices as living archives (OHCHR, 2026)
Each year in Sharpeville, survivors of the 1960 massacre and the families of the victims retell history through song, testimony and theatre. With support from UN Human Rights’ Southern Africa Regional Office, this living archive has been recorded and preserved for future generations.

'The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’ (Inter Press Service, 2026)
These AI systems erode the rights to freedom of expression, privacy and a fair trial. Historically, online censorship meant deleting a post. Today, generative AI engages in ‘informational gaslighting’. When ASPI researchers showed an Alibaba LLM a photograph of a protest against human rights violations in Xinjiang, the AI described it as ‘individuals in a public setting holding signs with incorrect statements’ based on ‘prejudice and lies’. The technology subtly engineers reality, preventing users accessing objective historical truths.

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.

Authorities must reverse closure of SOS Disappeared and uphold civil society’s demands for truth and justice (Amnesty International, 2026)
The forced closure of SOS Disappeared is a devastating blow to the fight for truth, justice and reparations in Algeria. By sealing the offices of the main organization advocating for accountability for enforced disappearances -an ongoing crime under international law- Algerian authorities are once again using them to stifle human rights work.

Cybercrime Bill Entrenches Censorship, Surveillance (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
The Chinese government’s proposed law to combat cybercrime extends far beyond addressing legitimate legal concerns and contains sweeping provisions that pose a significant threat to human rights.

Les autorités doivent immédiatement annuler la fermeture de SOS Disparus et respecter les demandes de la société civile en faveur de la vérité et la justice (Amnesty International, 2026)
La fermeture forcée de SOS Disparus porte un coup dévastateur au combat pour la liberté, la justice et des réparations en Algérie. En scellant les locaux de la principale organisation réclamant des comptes en relation avec des disparitions forcées – qui constituent toujours un crime au regard du droit international –, les autorités algériennes recourent une fois de plus à la Loi 12-06 pour étouffer le travail en faveur des droits humains.

‘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

Rapid Rise of Smart City Surveillance Tech Across Africa to Spy on Citizens - Studies, The Institute of Development (Inter Press Service, 2026)
A massive expansion of AI-enabled surveillance of public spaces across Africa is violating citizens’ freedoms and the fundamental human right to privacy.

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.

Corte reafirma el derecho de los adolescentes al reconocimiento de género (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
La sentencia de la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador según la cual no se puede denegar automáticamente a los menores de 18 años una solicitud de modificación de su género en los documentos de identidad, supone una importante victoria para los derechos de los jóvenes trans.

Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court’s ruling that people under 18 cannot automatically be refused a request to modify their gender on identity documents is an important victory for the rights of transgender youth.

Digital Iron Curtain Falls on Internet Freedom Protection Day (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, a day marked by free speech defenders as World Day Against Cyber Censorship.

L'attaque américaine contre une école démontre le besoin de réforme et de responsabilisation (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Une erreur de ciblage aurait conduit à la frappe meurtrière contre l’école primaire Shajareh Tayyebeh à Minab, en Iran, le 28 février.

L'attaque américaine contre une école démontre le besoin de réforme et de responsabilisation (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Une erreur de ciblage aurait conduit à la frappe meurtrière contre l’école primaire Shajareh Tayyebeh à Minab, en Iran, le 28 février.

US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability within the US military to minimize civilian harm during conflict.

US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability within the US military to minimize civilian harm during conflict.

‘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

Walid Khalidi: The Historian Who Turned Palestinian Memory into a Human Right (Countercurrents, 2026)
Walid Khalidi devoted his century-long life to a simple but radical principle: that the memory of a people is a human right, and that documenting their erasure is an act of historical justice.

'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

The ICA Joins Partner Organizations in Calling for the Protection of Archives and Cultural Heritage Amid Conflict in Iran, the Gulf Region, and the Eastern Mediterranean - Almeras, Clemence (ICA, 2026)
ICA expresses its deep concern over the escalation of hostilities affecting Iran, the Gulf Region, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

« 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.

This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public’s access to information - Cuillier, David (The Conversation, 2026)
A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens to hold government to account.

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

ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases - Rose, Megan (ProPublica, 2026)
A judge ruled that the Navy’s long-standing policy to withhold records from its criminal trials violated the First Amendment.

IFRC warns harmful information is putting lives at risk during crises (IFRC, 2026)
Harmful information is undermining life-saving humanitarian action at a time when disasters are affecting more people, more often.

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.

USCBS Releases Statement on the Iran Conflict and Cultural Heritage - Dewan, Rachel (US Committee of the Blue Shield, 2026)
The USCBS further underscores the critical importance of advance coordination with cultural heritage professionals, deployment of cultural property protection lists, and engagement with relevant international bodies — including UNESCO and The Blue Shield International (BSI) — to safeguard at-risk sites. The destruction of cultural heritage is irreversible. It erases identity, history, and the shared memory of civilizations. No military or political objective justifies the willful or negligent destruction of humanity’s common inheritance. Such destruction is also one of the actions that can make returning to a state of peace more difficult.

USCBS Releases Statement on the Iran Conflict and Cultural Heritage - Dewan, Rachel (US Committee of the Blue Shield, 2026)
The USCBS further underscores the critical importance of advance coordination with cultural heritage professionals, deployment of cultural property protection lists, and engagement with relevant international bodies — including UNESCO and The Blue Shield International (BSI) — to safeguard at-risk sites. The destruction of cultural heritage is irreversible. It erases identity, history, and the shared memory of civilizations. No military or political objective justifies the willful or negligent destruction of humanity’s common inheritance. Such destruction is also one of the actions that can make returning to a state of peace more difficult.

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.

Archives and Emotions: International Dialogues Across Past, Present, and Future - Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)
The work explores the mutually constitutive relationship between emotions and archives. The contributors consider how emotions have generated the very stuff of archives: the documents, the organization and construction of finding aids and collections, the archive’s creation and existence (or indeed, its destruction and/or absence).

Concept of Lustration and the Establishment of the Institute of National Remembrance presentation in Vilnius (Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, 2026)
The Institute of National Remembrance will focus on opening the archives of repression, establishing facts of gross human rights violations, supporting victims and their families, and integrating verified information into education and the public sphere in a new Belarus. A sustainable democratic state cannot be built without establishing the truth, opening the archives, and providing institutional recognition of past violations.

US State Revokes Gender-Affirming Identification - Ryan Thoreson (Human Rights Watch, 2026)
Across the state of Kansas, transgender people are receiving letters informing them that their driver’s licenses are invalid following the passage of a law that invalidates birth certificates and driver’s licenses that do not reflect the bearer’s sex assigned at birth.

‘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

Who owns the memory of struggle? - Azeezah Adekanmbi (Africa is a Country, 2024)
An exhibition in Ibadan recovers Nigeria’s buried history of activism, raising urgent questions about access, erasure, and whether archives can inspire new political action.

CFP: Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory Praxis (OHMAR Conference 2026) - Cheryl (Archives Publishing, 2026)
Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory PraxisOral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) Conference 2026 Dates: May 7-8, 2026 Location: Arlington, Virginia.

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

Inside Ukraine’s Campaign to Expose Russian War Crimes - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2026)
Anna Trushova discusses how Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties is documenting Russian war crimes, protecting survivors, and sustaining accountability through civil society and women-led advocacy in wartime Ukraine.

Inside Ukraine’s Campaign to Expose Russian War Crimes - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2026)
Anna Trushova discusses how Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties is documenting Russian war crimes, protecting survivors, and sustaining accountability through civil society and women-led advocacy in wartime Ukraine.

‘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

Grèce. Les condamnations dans le scandale du « Predatorgate » sont un rare exemple de respect de l’obligation de rendre des comptes pour l’utilisation abusive des technologies de surveillance (Amnesty International, 2026)
Nous espérons que ce jugement historique marque la fin de l’ère de l’impunité pour le secteur de la surveillance.

Grecia: Las sentencias condenatorias en el escándalo “Predatorgate” suponen una rendición de cuentas poco frecuente por el abuso de la tecnología de vigilancia (Amnistía Internacional, 2026)
Un tribunal griego ha declarado culpables a cuatro personas vinculadas al fabricante de software espía Intellexa por acceso ilícito a información privada.

Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology (Amnesty International, 2026)
A Greek court has found four individuals linked to spyware maker Intellexa, guilty of unlawful access to private information.

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

Digital Humanitarianism in Crisis – Lessons from UNRWA - Myles Mordaunt (LSE International Development, 2026)
One particularly striking moment recounted how UNRWA staff smuggled vital paper records (documents confirming families as descendants of those displaced in 1948) out of their offices just days before the buildings were destroyed. Those records have since been digitised. Without them, many people’s refugee status, and with it their eligibility for aid, would have been thrown into doubt. For all its vulnerabilities, digitised data can better survive displacement.

Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files - Golden, Tim (ProPublica, 2026)
“None of this has been thought through very carefully,” one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americans’ privacy.

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

Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information - Parmar, Tekendra (Mother Jones, 2026)
Its AI chatbot won't discuss the subject with teens—even as Meta fights claims it exposed kids to actual harm.

Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 1,462 days. 48 months. 4 years. - Daria Dergacheva (Global Voices, 2026)
Today, NGOs the Help Desk Media, Memorial, Kronika, and Zimin Foundation published online an archive of testimonials by the eyewitnesses to the Russian invasion gathered during the period 2022 –2024.

Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 1,462 days. 48 months. 4 years. - Daria Dergacheva (Global Voices, 2026)
Today, NGOs the Help Desk Media, Memorial, Kronika, and Zimin Foundation published online an archive of testimonials by the eyewitnesses to the Russian invasion gathered during the period 2022 –2024.

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)

The Crimson Winter: A 50 Day Record of Iran’s 2025–2026 Nationwide Protests (Hrana, 2026)
Large scale protest cycles generate two parallel dynamics: an unprecedented volume of documentation and a coordinated effort by state authorities to restrict communications, shape narratives, and intimidate sources. In this environment, the central risk is not only undercounting violations, but losing the ability to verify identities, locations, dates, and patterns while evidence remains recoverable. This report adopts a disciplined human rights methodology centered on documenting minimum verifiable cases rather than publishing maximal estimates.

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

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

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent - Martin, Stephanie A. (Sam) (The Conversation, 2026)
It’s difficult to measure what is lost when an opinion is never voiced and impossible to catalogue the arguments that never form because a speaker calculates the risk and decides silence is safer.

Global Standardizing AI: The Impact of Data Labeling and Testing on Global AI Deployment - Hossein Hassani & Steve Macfeely (The Living Library, 2026)
The rapid evolution and widespread deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) necessitate robust standardization to ensure AI systems’ reliability, fairness, and safety. This chapter explores the critical role of data labeling and testing in the global standardization of AI. Accurate data labeling forms the backbone of AI development.

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

The Impact of Mental Health Challenges on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Young People (International Council on Archives, 2026)
To inform the Office of the High Commissioner’s study on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people, to be presented at the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council in September 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guatemala’s Ongoing Memory Battles - Emily Taylor, & Angélica Macario (North American Congress on Latin America, 2026)
For over ten years, Angélica Macario has sought to preserve the archive of the Council for Ethnic Community Runujel Junam in a struggle to keep the memory of the genocide alive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deepfakes and Division: Inside the Campaign to Rebrand Iran’s Revolt - Trivelloni, Serena (International Policy Digest, 2026)
Iran’s protest movement faces a sophisticated new threat as evidence mounts of a coordinated campaign using artificial intelligence and information warfare to distort its aims and divide its ranks.

Artificial Insecurity: threats to information integrity - Vlad, Daniel Leufer (Access Now, 2026)
In the second part of our series on AI and digital security, we examine how LLMs threaten information integrity.

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

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

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

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

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

The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia - Clark, Doug Bock (ProPublica, 2026)
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the federal government’s ongoing investigations.

Caring for data: ethnographic study of data care work in Finland - Iiris Lehto (The Living Library, 2026)
The datafication of healthcare and social welfare services has increased the demand for data care work. Data care work denotes the practical, hands-on labour of caring for data. Drawing on ethnographic material from a data team, this article examines its mundane practices within a wellbeing services county in Finland.

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump - Seaton, Jaimie (ProPublica, 2026)
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

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

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

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

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

The Deportation Data Project (The Living Library, 2026)
The Deportation Data Project collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. We use the Freedom of Information Act to gather datasets directly from the government, and we also post datasets that the government has posted proactively or in response to others’ requests.

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

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

Des fichiers papier à l'accès numérique : la transformation numérique des Archives du CICR (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2026)
Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a ouvert ses archives générales au public. Cet événement a marqué un tournant dans la possibilité d’analyser l’histoire du CICR, de l’action humanitaire et des conflits armés. Dès lors, les archives et la bibliothèque du CICR ont accueilli des milliers de chercheuses et chercheurs, étudiants ou journalistes, et ont répondu à des dizaines de milliers de demandes.

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

Governance of Indigenous data: implementation plan - Government of Australia (The Living Library, 2026)
Australian Government entities are now required to embed the Australian Government Framework for governance of Indigenous data.

CFAs: Documenting Atrocities and Human Rights Violations Workshop (fundsforNGOs, 2026)
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) invites students, journalists, researchers, and human rights practitioners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia to a three-day regional workshop on documenting and archiving human rights violations and international crimes in Sarajevo from 11–13 March 2026.

De archivos en papel a acceso digital: la transformación digital de los Archivos del CICR (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2026)
El Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR) abrió sus archivos generales al público, marcando un punto de inflexión en el análisis de la historia del CICR, la acción humanitaria y los conflictos armados. Desde entonces, los archivos y la biblioteca del CICR han acogido a miles de investigadores, estudiantes o periodistas, y han respondido decenas de miles de consultas.

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

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

Confronting the Challenges of Sensitive Open Data - Danton, Cheryl M.; Graziul, Christopher (Katina Magazine, 2026)
When governments collect sensitive data about private individuals, personal privacy and governmental transparency come into conflict. How should we resolve this tension?

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

FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn - Fifield, Doug Bock Clark and Jen (ProPublica, 2026)
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Beauty of the Archives for the Disability Rights Movement - Samantha Greenaway (Her Campus, 2026)
On Saturday, Jan. 10, the Positive Exposure Gallery presented the Disability Rights Archive.

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

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

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

From paper files to digital access: the digital transformation of the ICRC Archives (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2026)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened its general archives to the public, marking a turning point in the possibility of analysing the history of the ICRC, humanitarian action, and armed conflicts. Since then, the ICRC archives and library have welcomed thousands of researchers, students or journalists, and answered dozens of thousands of requests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When Records Bear Witness. Survivors of the Shoah Give Testimony through Compensation Proceedings Files. - Müller, Steffen (Document Blog, 2026)
I live in Munich and after being laid off in 2015 I was looking for something useful to do. Which is why I came across the “Archiv der Münchner Arbeiterbewegung e. V. “. During my first visit there in 2015, the archivist gave me the choice between helping with an exhibition on trade unions and Read More

Bank Evidence for Future Prosecutions (Adam Isacson, 2026)
During the worst years of Colombia’s conflict, human rights groups kept databases and archives of abuses. That’s where we are now.

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

Togo : L'ANC exige la déclassification des archives françaises sur l'assassinat de Sylvanus Olympio - Hessoun, Charly (La Nouvelle Tribune, 2026)
Le 13 janvier 2026, à l’occasion du 63ᵉ anniversaire de la disparition du premier président du Togo indépendant, l’Alliance Nationale pour le Changement (ANC) a officiellement sollicité l’ouverture des dossiers secrets conservés par Paris.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Web hosting company deletes archive of 300+ murdered Gaza journalists' work (Canary, 2026)
Namecheap revoked the domain of a digital memorial honouring the victims of Israel's targeted murder of journalists in Gaza