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Amnesty International urges investigation into alleged police violence at Porto housing protest

India, Oct. 19 -- Amnesty International said in a statement today that initial reports suggest Portuguese police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto in the early hour... Read More


Amnesty International urges Azerbaijan to end hijab-related school restrictions and release detained protesters

India, Oct. 19 -- Amnesty International, through comments by Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse school ... Read More


CARE says Bruce Ackerman donates $1.25 million Tang Prize award to support Gaza relief

India, Oct. 19 -- CARE said on Oct. 15, 2026 it received a $1.25 million donation from legal scholar Bruce Ackerman to support its humanitarian work in Gaza, describing the gift as the entirety of the... Read More


DRC teams remove submerged explosive ordnance from irrigation canal in Deir Khabiyeh, Rural Damascus

India, Oct. 19 -- The Danish Refugee Council in Syria, through its Humanitarian Mine Action teams, carried out an explosive ordnance disposal intervention in Deir Khabiyeh village in Rural Damascus af... Read More


Joint NGO statement warns fighting in Taiz is disrupting civilian lifelines and access to aid

India, Oct. 19 -- A joint statement signed by 32 organisations warned that intensifying fighting across Taiz governorate in Yemen is disrupting key roads, restricting civilian movement, and putting ac... Read More


International Rescue Committee warns of compounding crises in Ukraine as winter nears and aid shrinks

India, Oct. 19 -- The International Rescue Committee issued a press release dated October 15, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine, reporting that Ukraine is heading into winter after the deadliest months since the... Read More


UNICEF says at least 28 children and one teacher killed in Peshawar school roof collapse

India, Oct. 16 -- UNICEF, through a statement by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan Pernille Ironside dated Oct. 15, 2026, said it was “deeply saddened” by reports that at least 28 children and one tea... Read More


IPC analysis warns Afghanistan acute malnutrition cases among under-fives to reach record high in 2027

India, Oct. 16 -- Save the Children, citing new analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said on Oct. 15, 2026 that 4.04 million children under five in Afghanistan are expected... Read More


Fighting in Yemen’s Taiz threatens access to food, water and healthcare as displacement rises

India, Oct. 16 -- Intensifying fighting across Taiz governorate in Yemen is disrupting key roads, restricting civilian movement and putting access to food, water, healthcare and humanitarian assistanc... Read More


Save the Children says Timor-Leste shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze spreads across Southeast Asia

India, Oct. 16 -- Save the Children said on Oct. 15, 2026 that haze from wildfires in Indonesia, intensified by El Niño-driven dry conditions, has forced Timor-Leste to shut schools for the remainder ... Read More