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US ICE to Deploy Dangerous ‘Electric Shock Gloves’
Click to expand Image Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 5, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File The US Department of Homeland Security published a notice on August 10 outlining its plan to purchase…
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US Sanctions 2 More International Criminal Court Officials
(Washington, DC) – The United States government on August 18, 2026, designated two additional International Criminal Court (ICC) officials for sanctions under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Those…
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US Unseals 25-Count Indictment in $165M Crypto Case
U.S. prosecutors accused Edward Zimbardi of defrauding thousands of investors, days after he had been returned from Fiji to the United States.
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A Key Food Source Collapsed Off West Africa’s Coast as Chinese Ships Ground the Species Into Fishmeal
A Guinea-Bissau fisheries assessment obtained by OCCRP shows that the sardinella — an important food source — has been decimated in the years since two Chinese fishmeal-production vessels set up shop offshore. After the industry was banned earlier…
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Iran Moves to Outlaw All Contact With "Hostile" Foreign Media
International watchdogs warn that a proposed law imposing prison sentences for communications with “hostile” foreign media aims to keep evidence of state repression hidden.
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Thailand: Ethnic Karen Face Deportation to Myanmar
Click to expand Image An immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, February 26, 2025. © 2025 Jerry Harmer/AP Photo (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should halt the imminent deportation of 26 ethnic Karen villagers from Phetchaburi province to Myanmar and…
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Iraq: Man Dies in Police Drug Unit Custody
Click to expand Image Iraqi police patrol a street in Baghdad, June 28, 2026. © 2026 Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – A 22-year-old man detained for drug use died in police custody in late June 2026,…
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Spain Seizes 13 Tonnes of Nitrous Oxide in Tenerife
Spain’s Civil Guard dismantled an alleged criminal organization accused of illegally importing and distributing nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, in Tenerife, seizing nearly 13 tons of the substance in what authorities called Europe’s second-largest haul.Six people…
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Fiji Hands Over a Man Suspected of Ponzi-style Crypto Investment Schemes to US
Following regulatory crackdowns in the U.S. and an arrest in the Netherlands, Edward Zimbardi was handed over to American authorities to face scrutiny over his alleged digital asset frauds.
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Australia: Chinese Government Menaces Uyghur Diaspora
Click to expand Image Protesters gather for a rally outside Channel 7 studios in Sydney, Australia, February 4, 2022. © 2022 Flavio Brancaleone/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The Chinese government is interrogating Uyghur Australians visiting Xinjiang, pressing them to collect information on…
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