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Gaza’s health system in ruins as Israel’s NGO restrictions cut aid

Humanitarian groups in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, face shutdowns as Israel enforces strict new regulations. Over two million Palestinians in Gaza rely on humanitarian aid, much of which is provided by international NGOs suc...

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Minnesota man recalls fear as ICE hauled him into snow barely clothed

A Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation when ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs.

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Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts

By the light of a single bulb in their Kabul tent, Samiullah and his wife share dry bread and tea, the family's only meal with their five children and three‑month‑old grandchild. He was among the returned Afghans who spoke before protest...

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Iran’s internet briefly restored amid widespread protest crackdown

Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said Sunday, ten days into a communications blackout that rights groups said aimed to mask a protest crackdown that killed thousands.

France 24

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UN Rights Chief shocked by survivors’ accounts during Sudan visit

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is touring Sudan, meeting families displaced by the country’s ongoing conflict in his first official visit since November 2022.

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Sudan’s people endure ‘horror and hell’ in war, says UN rights chief

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk visits Sudan and says people in country are going through ‘hell’.

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Gazans pin hopes on second phase of US-brokered ceasefire

Israel has rejected a White House proposal announced on Friday for a so-called "Board of Peace" to temporarily govern Gaza. The second phase of the ceasefire has faced hurdles since the truce took hold last October.

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Blocking border crossings for underage marriages is aim of Utah lawmaker

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Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious human rights abuses.

France 24

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UN warns food aid in Sudan could run out by end of March

According to the UN, more than 21 million people — nearly half of Sudan’s population — are now facing acute food insecurity. Famine has been confirmed in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and in Kadugli in neighbouring Kordofan, bo...

Africanews

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New calls for humanitarian truce in Sudan as peace talks resume

Sudan peace efforts resumed in Cairo on Wednesday as Egypt, the United Nations and the United States called for the warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce, as the war between the army and its rival paramilitary nears...

Africanews

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Gaza buries its dead: Bodies in makeshift graves moved to cemeteries

Civil defence teams recover bodies across Gaza – Families seek closure after months of loss and displacement.

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Iran's regime wants to fast-track trials of protesters

Human rights organizations fear the number of people killed during protests in Iran could quickly rise as thousands of protesters now held in prisons and detention centers may be at imminent risk of execution.

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Death toll from Iran protests spikes to at least 2,000, activists say

Some 2,000 people have been killed in Iran since protests erupted at the end of last month, US-based activists said on Tuesday. An anonymous Iranian security official appeared to confirm the count.

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Trump weighs military option in Iran amid rising death toll

President Trump says Iranian leaders have reached out to the U.S. to negotiate, as massive protests continue and more deaths are reported by activists.

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Humanitarian workers face rising attacks in Eastern DR Congo

In eastern DR Congo, humanitarian workers are facing rising risks as insecurity surges in the region. According to OCHA, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 48 incidents involving aid personnel were recorded in ...

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Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents

Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted that the Islamic regime will "not back down" in the face of t...

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Demonstrations across Europe support Iran protests

As unrest grows in Iran, exiled Iranians and supporters have gathered across Europe in solidarity. Demonstrators demand the justice, political change and basic human rights long denied to people in Iran.

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Military in Myanmar stage elections amid civil war

The second phase of Myanmar's controversial general election is now underway. Military leaders say the vote will legitimise their rule, while critics and the UN warn it will further entrench military control.

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Ugandan opposition facing 'brutal campaign of repression' ahead of vote

Amnesty International says Uganda's opposition is being subject to a "brutal campaign of repression" ahead of the country's general election on 15 January.

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Tunisia frees NGO worker Sherifa Riahi after 20 months

After more than 20 months in detention, Sherifa Riahi has been reunited with her family following her release from prison in Tunisia. The former director of the French NGO Terre d’Asile, along with two colleagues, was freed on Tuesday.

Africanews

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Concerns over treatment of foreign workers in Malta

From catering to construction, overseas workers are filling critical gaps in Malta's workforce. However, NGOs warn that many non-EU migrants face exploitation and poor working conditions. Rights groups are calling for stronger protection...

Al Jazeera

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Amnesty International urges action on Shelburne dump site

The human rights organization is pushing for the site to be cleaned up because of concerns that it's contaminating the well water of Black Nova Scotians who live nearby.

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Rights groups say at least 25 dead in Iran protests

At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups. This video contains graphi...

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Tunisian activists fight for communities for access to water

Tunisian communities are increasingly frustrated that access to drinking water is still not a given, particularly for rural communities. Hundreds of thousands of people are thought not to be connected to distribution networks at all. To ...

France 24

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Tunisia frees humanitarian workers after 20 months in prison

The support committee for Sherifa Riahi, former director of the NGO Terre d'Asile in Tunisia, posted a video on Facebook showing her leaving prison and stated that the other humanitarian workers had also been released.

Africanews

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Free civic space in EU countries under increasing threat, report finds

These three countries, which are home to almost half of the EU's population, are now in the same category as Hungary for restrictions on civic space.

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Eastern DR Congo violence forces mass refugee exodus into Burundi

Forced from their homes - Al Jazeera meets the Congolese refugees who've fled to Burundi to escape fighting in eastern DRC.

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UN finds dire conditions on visit to Sudan’s el-Fasher since its fall

The UN says hundreds of civilians remain, facing shortages of medicine, education and basic supplies. Food prices are extreme, with a kilogram of rice reportedly costing up to 100 dollars.

Africanews

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Israel to bar dozens of humanitarian groups from Gaza, including MSF

Israel says it will bar dozens of humanitarian groups from working inside the Gaza Strip starting this Thursday for failing to comply with its new vetting procedures.

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