Türkiye: Impeded Access to Mayor’s Trial

(Istanbul, March 23, 2026) – An Istanbul court has imposed arbitrary restrictions on lawyers, journalists, and members of the public seeking to follow the trial of the jailed Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tanzania: Bystanders Shot in Post-Election Crackdown

(Nairobi) – Tanzanian security forces cracking down on protests during and after the country’s disputed 2025 general elections killed and injured people who were not participating in those demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said today. Huma

Nigerian military contracts private company backed by US investors to develop weaponised AI-guided drones

Backed by US investors, a Nigerian company has won a contract with the Nigerian military to supply weaponised drones to defend the country from terrorist attacks. The company had previously stopped supplying the Nigerian military for geopol

Bangladesh: New Government Should Prioritize Human Rights

(London) – Bangladesh’s recently elected prime minister, Tarique Rahman, and his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government face many urgent challenges but can use this opportunity to bring lasting protections of human rights, nine right

Wuhan Institute of Virology is developing edible vaccines and vaccines for mosquitoes to turn them into “flying vaccines”

Researchers are trying to stop bats from spreading disease by inoculating them using vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. These flying vaccinators or flying syringes are being developed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Let’s not lose t