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Overseas adoptees have welcomed the government's plan to resume and expand investigations into suspected misconduct in Korea's overseas adoption system. The third Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC3) is set to launch on February 26 to handle this work. The move builds on a landmark report from its predecessor acknowledging past irregularities.

2 februari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Immigration and Customs Enforcement har gripit över 100 flyktingar utan brottslig bakgrund i Minnesota som en del av en bedrägerisutredning, vilket fick en federal domare att stoppa gripandena. Familjer beskriver traumatiska upplevelser som påminner om våldet de flydde från, medan förespråkare kallar handlingarna oamerikanska. Trumpadministrationen försvarar tillslaget som riktat mot potentiell bedrägeri i immigrationssystemet.

Aktivister har rapporterat minst 6.126 personer dödade i Irans våldsamma nedslagning av landsomfattande protester, där dödssiffran överstiger liknande oroligheter på årtionden. Protesterna, utlösta av ekonomiska problem inklusive rialets kollaps, började den 28 december och ledde till att en amerikansk hangarfartyggrupp anlände till Mellanöstern mitt i hot om militär åtgärd. Irans regering ifrågasätter siffrorna och hävdar en lägre dödssiffra.

26 januari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

A Yle journalist from Finland, Wali Hashi, has exposed controversial disciplinary camps in Kenya where children from Europe, including Finland and Sweden, face severe abuse under the pretext of rehabilitation. Hashi gained access by posing as a father seeking discipline for his son and secretly recorded footage of the abuses. The investigation highlights Somali parents in Finland sending their children to these Kenyan and Somali institutions for chaining, beatings, and isolation.

Court records from the International Criminal Court confirm substantial evidence against former president Rodrigo Duterte in his drug war, leading to an arrest warrant. Claims of no evidence are false, according to a fact-check. The prosecution continues seeking additional witnesses to strengthen the case.

23 januari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

A Tacloban court has convicted community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Mariel Domequil of terror financing after six years in preventive detention. The ruling, carrying sentences of 12 to 18 years, has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates as an assault on journalism and human rights. Groups warn it exemplifies the misuse of anti-terrorism laws against government critics.