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Drought Fallout Worsened by Aid Cuts and Ongoing Conflict In the largely arid Puntland region in north-eastern Somalia, where the past three rainy seasons have failed, there is nothing to see but dry water ponds, destroyed crops, and animal carcasses. As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe. But several international organisations have had to stop operations in the Kismayo camp and elsewhere, in large part

On the first anniversary of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling that trials of civilians by military courts are constitutional

By Juliana Girotto Indigenous peoples and others participate in a demonstration calling for better government protection of people in the country’s remote communities, on October 21, 2020, in Bogotá, Colombia.© Sebastián Barros/NurPhoto. Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Warning for Colombia. Nearly a decade after the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), violence and instability continue

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says some individuals will be arrested and charged. Australian families believed to be linked to the ISIL group leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria, on April 24, 2026 [Orhan Qereman/Reuters] By Daniel Khalili-Tari, Reuters and The Associated Press Australian police say that some members of a group of Australian women and children due to arrive in the country from Syria imminently will be arrested over alleged links to the ISI

A Czech Police vehicle. File photo: Wikimedia Commons, Kevin.B Prague Police are investigating the brutal assault of two members of the German band Abbruch in the late night hours of Friday, 1 May and the early morning hours of Saturday, 2 May after the Antifascist Action (AFA) Festival in Prague, Czech Republic. One musician was hospitalized with serious injuries. According to festival organizers, a group of neo-Nazis were behind the assault. The band members are a couple pe

By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch The flags of Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and the United States. File photo: Rudaw At various stages, the Kurdish community of Iraq was one of Washington’s most important regional allies. The KDP and PUK joined American wars, opposed the Baathist regime, and stood at the front lines against ISIS. Despite their commitment and immense sacrifices, they never became equals in the eyes of American policymakers.