When Rights Are at Risk: Stories of Injustice Around the World | October 2026 Newsletter

What are the human rights issues making headlines around the world this October? The latest edition of the World Anti-Extremism Network’s Newsletter explores death sentences in Iran and Saudi Arabia, the crackdown on LGBTQ+ communities in Senegal, and restrictions on women’s education and professional opportunities in Syria. This month’s issue also explores the prosecution of humanitarian workers in Yemen, police crackdowns on demonstrators in India, and growing concerns over capital punishment in the United States. We also examine the deadly attack on a church in Jordan and protests for reproductive rights in Poland.

This edition features an article by an International Human Rights Certificate Program graduate examining the oppression of Indigenous Lumad communities in the Philippines. It also presents two infographics exploring the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and restrictions on civil liberties under Vietnam’s Communist Party.

Step beyond the headlines and explore the stories, struggles, and voices shaping human rights around the world.