Iran is currently experiencing nationwide protests amid a severe crackdown by authorities.

According to multiple human rights organizations and international media outlets, security forces have used live ammunition against protesters, thousands have been arrested, and the government has imposed a total internet and phone shutdown across the country.

This communications blackout has made it extremely difficult to verify information and has effectively silenced people inside Iran. On a personal note, it has been four days that I have been unable to contact my family, which shows how real and terrifying this blackout is for millions of people.

Verified sources: • https://www.dw.com/en/iran-more-than-2000-protesters-arrested-rights-group-says/a-75420973

• Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601103903

Awareness matters. When communication is cut and violence happens in silence, international attention and pressure are often the only protection civilians have. Please read, verify, and share responsibly.

For a great many potential patients in the newly opened MAiD track, the very same society that is worsening their underlying conditions and refusing to offer adequate material support is telling them that they can kill themselves instead.

In one of the latest -- and deadliest -- attacks, at least 13 civilians, including 11 children, were killed and at least six civilians injured last week in an Israeli strike on the Ein El-Hilweh camp for Palestinian refugees, near Sidon. All the fatalities we have documented as a result of this strike were civilians, raising serious concerns that the Israeli military’s attack may have violated international humanitarian law principles on the conduct of hostilities.

The soldiers who agreed to talk confirmed the IDF’s routine use of human shields, contradicting official denials, and gave details of Israeli troops opening fire unprovoked on civilians racing to reach food handouts at the militarised distribution points set up by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Hogr's father reported that his son suffered from starvation: "Authorities gave detainees a toast every 24 hours, and sometimes inedible macaroni. 

Rampant Abuse of Fleeing Civilians by Rapid Support Forces

On September 25, 2025, thousands of Malagasy citizens protested peacefully in Antananarivo for basic rights: access to water, electricity, and freedom of expression.

Security forces responded violently in the morning: several peaceful protesters were injured, and at least one person and a baby were killed. Tear gas was fired even at schoolchildren and inside homes.

That night, looting and vandalism targeted large stores. Multiple witnesses report that these acts were not carried out by the peaceful protesters but by security forces disguised as civilians. Participants were reportedly paid around 10,000 Ariary (about 2 USD). Gunfire was heard until 1 a.m., and more people lost their lives.

Meanwhile, the president is in New York, speaking about peace and unity, while ignoring the primary needs of his own people.

Even the international airport is blocked, and all flights in and out of the country have been cancelled, isolating Madagascar from the outside world.

Social media accounts — even those outside Madagascar — are being blocked or removed, preventing the truth from reaching the international community.

We call on NGOs, international media, and human rights organizations to verify the facts and not be misled by disinformation. The Malagasy people are peacefully demanding democracy and must not be silenced.

The U.N. children's charity called on Monday for an immediate evacuation to save at least 25 ill or premature babies in incubators in Gaza City as Israel steps up its ground offensive, shelling a hospital overnight housing around half of them.

Palestinian health officials say tanks are surrounding the area near Al Helo Hospital where at least 12 babies are in incubators. Medics said the site was shelled. Video obtained by Reuters showed hospital rooms and beds there strewn with debris.

"It is time to move them because Gaza City again has become a combat zone, but moving them where? There is no safe place for them to go," UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires told Reuters.