At least 2,003 people were executed in Iran over the past year. This represents an increase of approximately 29% compared to the same reporting period in the previous year, meaning that one person was executed approximately every 4 hours and 21 minutes. Human rights organizations have pointed out that as executions in Iran surge, the authorities continue to withhold information and carry out executions related to political and security charges. In a report released this month

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A stampede occurred at a Hindu festival in India after sudden rainfall, leaving 19 people dead and 25 injured. According to AFP and China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 18th (local time), the stampede occurred the previous day at a Hindu festival called Durga Puja in Kolkata, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, said that 19 people, including a seven-year-old girl, had died and 25 had been injured. One of the

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to suspend regular food and cash assistance for 500,000 residents of the Gaza Strip in Palestine due to a lack of funding. As humanitarian aid operations are being significantly reduced while the food needs of Gaza’s residents remain urgent, concerns are growing that the humanitarian crisis will worsen. According to AFP, Sean Hughes, head of the WFP’s Palestine office, announced on the 19th (local time), “Starting this

In the Rajeg area of Tangerang Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia, an incident occurred in which residents interrupted a Christian worship service, during which one man threatened those present with a bladed weapon. Christian Daily International (CDI), a Christian media outlet, reported on the 6th, citing Morning Star News, that a worship service was interrupted on September 20 at a worship site belonging to the Indonesian Protestant Church (GKPI) in Mekarsari village. At th

Officials said that at least 11 people were injured when a person with a firearm opened fire at a high school in western Türkiye on the 22nd. The shooting suspect was arrested. Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said on the online platform X that two of the injured were in critical condition. The incident occurred at a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu, Manisa Province. Local media reported that the shooter was a student at the school. (Omitted) The minister said tha

In Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India, a church building was demolished before a court hearing. The church stated, “Local authorities proceeded with the demolition in the middle of the night without waiting for the court’s decision.” According to Christian Daily International (CDI), Jesus Is Lord Church (JILC) in the Kalewadi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad was demolished by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) early on September 7 (local time). Regarding what happene

Yahya Rahim Safavi, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, warned on the 24th (local time) that if the United States attacks Iran again, the conflict could potentially expand as far as the Indian Ocean. According to AFP, Adviser Safavi said in a video released that day by Iran's Fars News, "As the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, it is also possible that, in response to another war, the front co

A commander-level figure from an armed organization affiliated with Hamas in northern Gaza was killed on the 29th (local time) in an Israeli military strike. The Israeli military carried out a targeted airstrike early that morning on an apartment in the Nasr area west of Gaza City in northern Gaza. The military announced that the deceased had been involved not only in planning Hamas attacks and recruiting personnel, but had also directed attacks against Israeli civilians. The

Fourteen soldiers were swept away by waves and killed during naval training along the Caspian Sea coast near Kazakhstan amid worsening weather conditions. According to Reuters, dpa, and other outlets on the 25th (local time), 17 Kazakh soldiers who were training near the Mangystau Region along Kazakhstan’s western Caspian Sea coast were swept away by waves the previous day. Fourteen people died in the accident, while the remaining three were rescued. One of the three survivor

The Yemeni government, which is struggling against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, has issued a general mobilization order calling on its citizens to enlist. Rashad al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, called on citizens to participate in the general mobilization and join the government forces in a speech to the nation on the 25th (local time). President al-Alimi, who is currently staying in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, also announced a

U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 26th (local time) that he had rejected what has been called Iran’s “7-Day Plan,” which was proposed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations to end the war. Iran is waiting for the United States’ final response through a mediating country, but with President Trump continuing to take a hard-line stance, it remains uncertain whether the deadlock in U.S.-Iran negotiations will be resolved in the short term. President Trump to

More than 30 civilians were killed when the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on a market in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. According to Reuters and AFP on the 28th, around noon local time that day, an airstrike by the military targeting a market and a nearby bridge in the Kyauktaw area of Rakhine State in western Myanmar killed at least 33 people and injured 36 others. The Arakan Army, a rebel organization that controls the area, said in a statement that the death

Although Morocco claims to uphold religious tolerance, an analysis has found that laws and practices concerning Ramadan fasting, religious conversion, funerals, and other matters restrict religious freedom. According to Christian Today (CT) in the UK, the report “Freedom of Religion in Morocco,” published by the Center for Global Justice at Regent University in the United States, points out that although the Moroccan Constitution guarantees freedom of belief, laws and institu

Algerian special forces police raided a humanitarian shelter near Oran on the 4th (local time) and detained 12 Christians who were worshiping. They are reportedly at risk of being charged with holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious gathering. According to Morning Star News, police raided the shelter in L’Ayaida, about 36 km east of Oran, on September 4. The facility has been used as a shelter and recovery center for vulnerable women and families. It was originally used

A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 children, and despite an emergency vaccination campaign, the number of cases is rising again, the BBC reported on the 17th. More than 19.8 million children have already been vaccinated, but approximately 1,000 new suspected cases continue to be reported every day. (Excerpt) On the 15th alone, eight additional people suspected of having measles died. UNICEF described the rapid increase in measles ca

In Bihar, eastern India, record-breaking rainfall caused seven major rivers to simultaneously exceed dangerous water levels, resulting in approximately 5 million people being displaced. The effects of a massive glacier collapse and flash floods that occurred in the upstream region of Nepal last month flowed downstream, making the damage even worse. According to local media and Channel News Asia (CNA) on the 16th (local time), the Bihar State Disaster Management Department ann

Yemen's government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have engaged in the most intense ground fighting since 2022, resulting in nearly 200 deaths over two days. As Yemen's civil war intensifies, concerns are growing that passage through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategically important international energy route, will become increasingly difficult. AFP and China's Xinhua News Agency reported on the 5th (local time), citing Yemeni military

According to a recent announcement by the National Emergency Operations Center under Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs, the death toll from the devastating flooding of the Bhote Koshi River, which began in the Rasuwa region, has reached 165, while 826 people are still reported missing. According to reports from local Nepalese media, recovered bodies have been found across several areas downstream from the disaster zone. The largest number, 65 bodies, were recovered in Chitwan,

It has been reported that approximately 43,000 women and girls in Nepal are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance following the devastating floods. There are concerns not only about shortages of food and clean drinking water, but also about increased risks of sexual violence, exploitation, and human trafficking, as well as a growing burden of unpaid care work disproportionately placed on women. At a press conference held on September 1 (local time) at the Palais des Na