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Haitian police conducted a large-scale operation on Saturday in the Lower Delmas area of Port-au-Prince, targeting the stronghold of powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, widely known as “Barbecue.” Chérizier leads Viv Ansanm (Live Together), a powerful coalition of gangs that controls significant portions of the capital city. Several gang members were reportedly killed during the [...]

The Malian Armed Forces refuted Friday accusations that soldiers carried out an attack that took place on February 17, in which 24 civilians including women and children were killed. The armed forces denied any involvement in the massacre, which is said to have taken place in Tilemsi commune, Gao region. Press reports indicate a caravan [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Friday condemned Israel’s continuing offensive operation in the West Bank, urging Israel to immediately halt the “alarming wave of violence and mass displacement.” The OHCHR noted a resumption of unlawful killings of Palestinian civilians beginning on January 21, 2025. The office stated that Israeli security forces have [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm Friday over reports of summary executions in Khartoum North, Sudan, where fighters allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have allegedly killed civilians since regaining control of the area. The UN Human Rights Office verified at least 18 deaths, including one woman, in seven separate [...]

“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Cicero, The Laws  During the coming year, the United States, in occasional concert with Israel, must confront expanding terrorist threats. Topping pertinent concerns in Washington and Jerusalem will be a sordid assortment of jihadi groups, some spawned by the al-Assad regime collapse in Syria and [...]

Iran faced global criticism at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, as member nations denounced the country’s treatment of women, crackdown on dissent, and widespread use of the death penalty. Nations including the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland raised serious concerns over [...]

The Office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Wednesday the release of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who had been imprisoned in Iran. The government emphasized that Sala’s release was achieved through “extensive efforts” involving diplomatic and intelligence channels. Prime Minister Meloni expressed gratitude to all those involved in securing her freedom and [...]

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev asserted on Sunday that the recent crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft was the result of an unintentional missile strike by Russian forces. Aliyev criticized Russia for its alleged desire to cover up the incident, claiming that Moscow delayed acknowledgement of its involvement for several days, further expressing shock at the [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued an apology to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Russian airspace. During a phone call, Putin expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and apologized that the incident occurred in Russian airspace. Putin noted that Russian air defense systems were being fired at [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday detailing serious human rights abuses committed by Mali’s armed forces in collaboration with Russian mercenaries of the Africa Corps (formerly Wagner Group) following the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission late last year. The report indicates that since May 2024, these forces have intentionally or [...]