(2026-01-12). South Sudan: ICRC-supported hospitals deliver critical care as conflict-related casualties reach highest level in eight years. icrc.org
(2026-01-12). Sudan: Sexual violence against Masalit women extends into exile in Chad. fidh.org
(2026-01-12). Sudan: Call on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to release journalist Muammar Ibrahim. fidh.org The undersigned organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, journalists, express serious concern regarding the detention of Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Mr Ibrahim has been held since 26 October 2025, following his detention in El-Fasher, North Darfur.
According to available information, RSF detained Muammar Ibrahim while he was attempting to leave El-Fasher amid (…) | – |
(2026-01-12). Seven Refugees Arrested Over Gang-Related Murder in Adjumani. plusnews.ug 
Seven South Sudanese refugees have been arrested following the murder of an 18-year-old youth during a gang-related clash at Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement in Adjumani District. The deceased, identified as Garang Mabior Wuor, a resident of Block A, Cluster 2, Djaipi Sub-County, was attacked on Saturday evening around 7: 45 p.m. during a confrontation between two rival …
(2026-01-12). ICRC voices: Dispatch from Darfur. icrc.org
(2026-01-12). President Trump is Playing with Fire in Nigeria. moderndiplomacy.eu In July 2025, Genocide Watch reported that Nigeria was continuing to grapple with a "genocidal crisis" in which Islamists and jihadists of the Fulani ethnic group were targeting Christians and moderate Muslims in the Northeast, Northwest, and Middle Belt regions of the country. In August 2025, Intersociety, an African non-governmental organization that documents human rights …
(2026-01-12). Mamdani withholds criticism of Trump, slanders anti-genocide protesters. wsws.org Mamdani has spent his first 10 days in office reaffirming his pact with Trump, supporting the Democratic Party's hostility to anti-genocide protesters and solidifying his ties with the NYPD.
(2026-01-12). UN top court set to open Myanmar Rohingya genocide case. aljazeera.com Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh hope for justice as the ICJ begins its first full genocide case in more than a decade.
(2026-01-12). Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN top court. newarab.com 
(2026-01-12). Iran: Narges Mohammadi, several other human rights defenders arbitrarily arrested in massive crackdown. fidh.org More than 50 people were arrested, including five women human rights defenders, while they were taking part in a memorial ceremony honouring a recently deceased fellow human rights defender. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (the International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) and the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) strongly condemn these new arrests and call on the Iranian authorities to (…) | – |
(2026-01-12). Broken pharaoh: Ali Khamenei mocks 'arrogant' Trump. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei posted on his Persian X account an image of a statue depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in a shattered pharaonic form.Khamenei described Trump as "arrogant and conceited, sitting there judging the entire world." He posted the image on X and wrote, "Throughout history, tyrants and despots, like Pharaoh, Nimrod, and their ilk, often fell when they reached the peak of their arrogance… This person, too, will be overthrown," [referring to Trump]."The U.S. President had announced that his administration was considering very strong options regarding the Iranian issue. E…
(2026-01-12). Veterans for Peace: Stop the War on Venezuela! Defend Venezuela's Sovereignty and Right To Resist! wibailoutpeople.org 
Stop the War on Venezuela! Defend Venezuela's Sovereignty and Right To Resist! Statement on Venezuela from Veterans for Peace (VFP)We condemn the U.S. violent attacks on the rights of Venezuelans, and violations of Venezuela's sovereignty. Read our statement signed with 147 anti-imperialist organizationsCall your legislators! Here is a script for you to use: "Hi, my name is …
(2026-01-12). The Enduring Fight for Justice for Victims in War: Our Q/A With an Expert. passblue.com 
Twenty years into his career in transitional justice, human rights and the rule of law, Fernando Travesí-Sanz says the best chance to achieve justice in post-conflict zones is to reject a formula. "When countries face these massive challenges, they all feel very unique," said Travesí-Sanz in an interview with PassBlue, "and it's important to keep …
(2026-01-12). Venezuela's leader may be gone, but his regime remains — with a new chief in Washington. |
(2026-01-12). DR Congo: Surge in Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A patient receives a reduced supply of medication for HIV treatment, following the cut of USAID funds for treatment programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, July 31, 2025. | © 2025 Arlette Bashizi/For The Washington Post via Getty Images | Conflict-related sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has escalated, while support to survivors has significantly dropped.The Rwanda-backed M23 and other armed groups and military forces are using sexual violence as a weapon of war, while survivors experience a climate of impunity that protects those responsible and a heal…
(2026-01-12). Iran govt declares three days of national mourning for 'martyrs'. geo.tv 
People gather on the streets amid anti-government unrest in Tehran, Iran, in this still image obtained from social media video released on January 8, 2026. — Reuters Rights group reports over 500 deaths during two-week unrest.Internet blackout continues, limiting information flow…
(2026-01-12). Demand to Close GITMO Unanswered After 24 Years. indybay.org Human rights activists called for the closing of Guantánamo prison on the 24th anniversary of its first opening.
(2026-01-12). Kazakhstan: Physical attacks and judicial harassment of LGBTQIA+ defenders Temirlan Baimash, Ardzh Tursynkhan, and Zhanar Sekerbayeva. fidh.org At the end of November 2025, unidentified individuals and state authorities physically attacked Kazakhstani LGBTQIA+ defenders Temirlan Baimash, Ardzh Tursynkhan, and Zhanar Sekerbayeva. The three defenders were subsequently arbitrarily arrested and subjected to judicial harassment. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT and International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH) condemns the repeated acts of physical and verbal (…) | – |
(2026-01-12). US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Climate activists hold signs during a press conference with House Democrats on COP30 and climate issues outside the US Capitol November 13, 2025. | © 2025 Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images…
(2026-01-12). Cuban Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity vs. Fascism. radiohc.cu The Cuban chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity released a message to the world this Sunday entitled "Imperialism and Fascism Cannot Be Given the Slightest Space." | Due to its importance, we reproduce it in its entirety: | "President Donald Trump has launched a new threat against Cuba. These are not the ravings of 'a madman.' There is sufficient evidence accumulated in recent weeks demonstrating that, to conceal his country's internal crisis, the Epstein scandal, the ICE killings, the irreversible advent of a multipolar world, and the loss of credibility of the United States on the international stage, t…
(2026-01-12). New Zealand government refuses to condemn Trump's Venezuela intervention. wsws.org Amid a growing crisis for governments globally, there is palpable nervousness within the New Zealand ruling elite about widespread anti-war sentiment in the population.
(2026-01-12). CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in Pacific. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Leaders in the Northern Marianas have warned that a deepening economic crisis in the US territory could begin to undermine civilian systems that support America's long-term strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific. In joint letters sent to US President Donald Trump and Admiral Samuel Paparo,…
(2026-01-12). Iran says ready for war and dialogue as Trump weighs response to crackdown. geo.tv 
Mourners react next to coffins during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026. — ReutersTrump considers range of options, including…
(2026-01-12). Head of Khan Younis police investigation department assassinated>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip announced this morning, Monday, the death of Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Al-Astal, the head of the Khan Younis police investigations department, after he was shot.The ministry said in a press statement that "security forces are investigating the shooting incident that targeted the head of the Khan Younis police investigations department a short while ago in the Al-Mawasi area, which resulted in his death."The Gaza Strip has witnessed similar crimes and assassinations in recent months, carried out by gangs and militias loyal to the occupati…
(2026-01-12). No official exempt in anti-graft fight. ecns.cn "Authorities should strengthen supervision over major strategies such as the development of new productive forces and coordinated regional development to ensure policy implementation."
(2026-01-12). Neo-Liberalism Meets Religious Extremism: Bangladesh's Fragile Future. counterpunch.org 
Following Sheikh Hasina's removal from the position of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of a non-partisan interim government. His strategy for political survival involved forming alliances with Islamist parties and cultivating strong connections with global neo-liberal forces. A notable early sign of the interim government's inclination to accommodate religious fundamentalist elements was
(2026-01-12). Wildfire erupts in South China's Guangdong. ecns.cn A sudden wildfire broke out in Queshi sub-district of Shantou city, South China's Guangdong province Sunday afternoon, local authorities said."ÄÄ"ÄÄNo casualties have been reported, as local forest fire prevention forces have been immediately mobilized to combat the flames.
(2026-01-12). Israel launches widespread airstrikes across Southern Lebanon. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli jets attacked several areas from the air in southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa Valley. They targeted forests and the edges of several towns, which locals said was the biggest increase in violence in the last few hours. | Field reports say that the strikes happened in or near the town of Mahmoudiya in the south, in the Jbour area in the western Bekaa, on the edges of Jbaa, and in Wadi al-Qatrani in the Jezzine region. Israeli planes were also seen flying low over southern Lebanon and the Bekaa, where drone activity had also stepped up. | Afterward, the Israel Defense Forces said they had att…
(2026-01-12). Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary? juancole.com Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The 1979 Islamic revolution caused a major earthquake in international geopolitics, when it toppled the strongly pro-US government of the late Mohammad Reza Shah and replaced it with an intensely anti-Western clerical government led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Are we now witnessing the collapse of the Islamic Republic and the return of a pro-US regime? | Massive demonstrations have continued for over two weeks all over Iran and, by all accounts, they are intensifying. In recent days, they have turned violent with protestors attacking security forces and set…
(2026-01-12). This week in history: January 12-18. wsws.org Congo President Kabila assassinated; Strikes rock Spanish monarchy; French inflict heavy defeat on Viet Minh forces; Premiere of Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin…
(2026-01-12). Humanitarian Outlook 2026: A world succumbing to war. icrc.org
(2026-01-12). UN General Assembly: Principled humanitarian action is under increasing pressure. icrc.org Delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, at the 60th plenary meeting on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance.
(2026-01-12). Fortress America and the Oil Ultimatum: Venezuela, Hyper-Imperialism, and the Open Consolidation of the American Pole. orinocotribune.com By Prince Kapone — Jan 8, 2026 | Empire Drops the Mask and Speaks in Orders
| Trump 2.0 is not running an empire that still believes it has to convince anyone of anything. It is running an empire that believes persuasion is a waste of time. The old choreography—summits, joint statements, humanitarian sighs, carefully rehearsed talk about "shared values"—has been shoved aside. What replaces it is blunt speech. Empire no longer negotiates; it announces. It states the outcome first and tells the world to catch up. Venezuela is not being treated as a disagreement, a "failed state," or a moral p…
(2026-01-12). Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) in Riyadh: Humanitarian Law as part of the Military Doctrine. icrc.org
(2026-01-12). South Korea Probes Drone Incident After North Korea Airspace Claim. moderndiplomacy.eu South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into allegations by North Korea that drones violated its airspace, with a particular focus on whether civilians may have been responsible. The Defence Ministry said the probe follows accusations from Pyongyang that unmanned aircraft crossed the border, an incident that risks adding fresh strain to already fragile inter-Korean …
(2026-01-12). Renee Good and the Rage that Fuels State Violence. counterpunch.org 
There are many of us who recognize this word, "bitch," and the hot, scorching punch of it in this kind of context. After the shots are fired in the footage of Renee Good's death, a voice can be heard calling her warm, dead body leaking hot blood over children's stuffies, a "____ing bitch."
(2026-01-12). Presidenta del Senado subraya defensa de soberanía de México. radiohc.cu La presidenta del Senado, Laura Itzel Castillo, sostuvo hoy que el ente legislativo seguirá trabajando a favor de la soberanía de México y subrayó que la política exterior del país se conduce con una alta responsabilidad. | "Desde el Senado de la República, seguiremos trabajando con energía a favor de la soberanía nacional y en defensa de la patria", afirmó la parlamentaria, en un contexto marcado por el ataque de Estados Unidos a Venezuela y las amenazas a otros países. | A través de un video compartido en su cuenta de la red social X, la legisladora refirió que México "cuenta con un proyecto de nación que reivi…
(2026-01-12). Trump's Fake Wikipedia Edit Calls Him Venezuela's Leader — World Reacts. thinktank.pk The article, published on January 12, 2026, by Global Times (a Chinese state-affiliated outlet), reports on a Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump claiming to be the "Acting President of Venezuela." It contextualizes this amid recent U.S. military actions, an executive order on Venezuelan oil, the swearing-in of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's acting …
(2026-01-12). Cuba's leaders just lost an ally in Maduro ‚àí if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support. |
(2026-01-12). Iran Great Exiled son of last shah courts backing. haaretz.com Iran's former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has lived in exile for nearly 50 years. In 1979, millions of Iranians took to the streets and forced the former Shah, his father, from power. 'People are calling on me to step in and lead this transition,' he said in an interview on Fox News. 'I will be back soon'…
(2026-01-12). Support for the People's Struggle: A Statement on the Developments in Iran. counterpunch.org 
During the current uprising in Iran, the perspectives of labour activists should have been central. Instead, because they ran against the dominant currents of warmongering and Pahlavi monarchist nostalgia, their voices were marginalised in both Persian-language and international media. As usual, attention was lavished on Iranian figures who openly justify war and are funded by
(2026-01-12). Venezuela Responds to US Travel Advisory (+President Maduro's Message). orinocotribune.com On Saturday night, Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement after the @TravelGov account on X, which is administered by the US State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, called on US citizens in Venezuela to leave the country immediately, and to be wary of "colectivos," which, according to the US, "setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States." | The statement released by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on January 1o reads as follows: | The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela no…
(2026-01-12). New York Business Community Starting To Wake Up About The Coming Energy Train Wreck. wattsupwiththat.com The Coalition is generally supportive of the continued pursuit of renewable energy generation — but not at the expense of grid reliability and safe, adequate and affordable electric service. The inability to timely develop renewable generation and keep up with forecast demand necessitates keeping all options on the table, including existing fossil-fuel generation.
(2026-01-12). Yemen: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties following agreement. icrc.org
(2026-01-12). Top 2025 matriculants spell out recipe for success. sanews.gov.za Top 2025 matriculants spell out recipe for success | South Africa's top matric achievers for 2025 have spelled out the key attributes required for academic excellence: a strong support system, hard work, focus and determination. | On Monday, 40 of the country's top learners were celebrated as the cream of the crop for the 2025 National Senior Certificate exams — an achievement not to be taken lightly, as they wrote exams with at least 900 000 other candidates. | A learner, who had to lean particularly hard on her support system, is Simesihle Khuzwayo from King Bhekuzulu College in KwaZulu-Natal, who fell il…
(2026-01-12). Explained: US, Israeli Support to Protesters in Iran. ummid.com We must understand that many of the economic problems due to which the people are protesting have arisen in the first place due to various unjust policies adopted towards Iran by the USA led by President Trump.
(2026-01-12). The New York Times Support for Israel Never Ends. counterpunch.org 
The New York Times' one-sided support for Israel began with Israeli independence in 1948. Last week's front-page piece on Israel and New York mayor Zohran Mamdani indicates it will continue to do so. The article, titled "Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders," hardly belonged on the front page. Israel's condemnation of Mamdani has been consistent, particularly after he became the favorite in New York City's mayoral election. The Times has been unfairly critical of Mamdani from the start, and it is only beginning to acknowledge that he has ideas and plans that would benefit the ci…
(2026-01-12). Man detained after driving truck through anti-Iran protest in Los Angeles. aljazeera.com Police respond after a truck drives down a street filled with demonstrators marching in support of the Iranian people.
(2026-01-12). Besigye Sends Kyagulanyi Unspecified Amount Of Money For Campaigns. plusnews.ug 
Engineer Winnie Byanyima, wife of detained opposition figure Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has called on Ugandans to unite behind the national flag, reject political violence, and safeguard the vote ahead of the 2026 elections. Addressing sections of political leaders at her residence after prayers, Byanyima thanked them for standing together in this extreme violation of human …