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False flags are occurring almost daily now

The term “false flag” originates from sailing ships flying a fake flag to deceive ships in an opposing navy, and has been used throughout history in various forms. Historical examples include the Reichstag fire in 1933 and the Gulf of Tonki

El Salvador: Police Officers Speak Out About Abuses

(Washington, DC) – Interviews with police officers and internal police documents reveal abusive practices that have led to arbitrary detention and abuse of power in El Salvador, Human Rights Watch said today. Police officers told Human Righ

Syria Today: From the Fall of a Centralised Government to the Al Qaeda Junta

Northern Syria (Purple)Northwest Syria, the coast, and central and southern regions down to Daraa (Green)Northeastern Syria (Yellow)Eastern Syria: the Badia (Black)Southeastern Syria: al-Tanf (Gray)Southern Syria: Sweida (Red)Southern Syria

Haiti: Displacement Hits Record as Security Efforts Fall Short

(Washington, DC) – One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses continue to rise, Human Rights Watch said today. On

Neuroscientists named on patent for early Chinese covid vaccine raises questions about known neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2

Chinese neuroscientists, including two neuroscientists from the Institute of Military Cognition and Brain Sciences, were involved in the development of China’s first covid vaccine patent, which was filed on 24 February 2020. The presence of

Australia’s Sanctions on Israeli Officials Add Crucial Pressure

Australia, along with the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway have imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions on Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich. These ministers have been

Germany-Sri Lanka Summit Should Address Rights, Accountability

Both Sri Lanka and Germany have newly elected leaders, but key human rights concerns that Chancellor Friedrich Merz should raise with visiting President Anura Kumar Dissanayake in Berlin on June 11 have lingered for decades. The Sri Lankan

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

(Beirut) – US military strikes on the Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, on April 17, 2025, caused dozens of civilian casualties and significant damage to port infrastructure, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack should be investigated

Sudan: Armed Forces Airstrikes in South Darfur

(Nairobi, June 4, 2025) – The Sudanese Armed Forces used unguided air-dropped bombs to carry out attacks in residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur in early February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The indiscrim

DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Executed Civilians in Goma

(Nairobi) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group summarily executed at least 21 civilians and most likely many more in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 22-23, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The M23 has occupied Gom

Ukraine: Russia Using Drones to Attack Civilians

(Kyiv, June 3, 2025) – Russian forces have repeatedly used drones to attack civilians and civilian objects in Kherson city in southern Ukraine, serious violations of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Russi

Israel, Yemen: Investigate Airport Attacks as War Crimes

(Beirut) – The Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on May 6 and May 28, 2025, were apparently unlawful indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks on civilian objects and should be investigated as war crimes, Human Righ

Niger: Six Month-Long Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Moussa Tiangari Must End

(Nairobi) – Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tiangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Internat

The Blair-Bush Project in Syria That Brought Al Qaeda to Power

“Sykes-Picot is breaking; putting it back together, even in a different shape, will be a long and bloody affair”. So wrote Tim Marshall back in 2016 in his book Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know about Global Politics — esse

Ukraine: Escalating Russian Attacks on Civilians

(Kyiv, May 22, 2025) – Russian attacks in Ukraine since January 2025 have killed and injured more civilians than in the same period in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments, particularly the Trump administration, should use their