PUBLISHED: 19 October 2026EVENT: 19 October 2026 Human Rights Watch reported that Malian forces and Russia’s Africa Corps carried out drone strikes that killed civilians during intensified operations against armed groups. Citing ACLED data, HRW recorded 47 drone strikes and 94 civilian deaths between April and August 2026, compared with 22 strikes and 44 deaths…
PUBLISHED: 16 OCTOBER 2026 EVENT: July–September 2026; report issued 15 October UNAMA reported 443 arbitrary detentions and 97 cases of ill-treatment attributed to Taliban morality police during the third quarter of 2026. It also documented four killings and 14 arbitrary detentions of former security personnel, despite the announced amnesty. Taliban authorities rejected the report’s allegations.…
PUBLISHED: 4 OCTOBER 2026 Event date: 3 October 2026. Iran’s judiciary said a man detained during January’s protests had been executed after being accused of firing at police. The allegation and account of the case come from Iranian authorities. The execution is a new internal security development; available reporting does not establish a wider change…