January 12-18, 2026: Week in Review
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U.S. Military Escalation Against Venezuela: Legal and Human Rights Implications Leading Up to Maduro’s Capture by Kate Minichiello
Social Media Could Be Iran’s Lifeline by Ioana Podarita
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The cost of control: Uganda cracks down on digital and physical rights ahead of elections by Erina Bazán López
Labubu factories linked to exploitation of underage workers by Peter Clarkin, MA
Other Breaking Human Rights News
January 12, 2026
Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says (The New York Times)
Iran protests death toll crosses 500, US warns of military intervention (The New Indian Express)
January 13, 2026
In Sudan & Iran, digital shutdown 'masks atrocities against civilians protesting for basic freedoms' (France24)
January 14, 2026
U.S. freezing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Iran and Russia (CBC Radio-Canada)
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January 18, 2026
Taiwan detains journalist for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to China (AP News)
‘Sprint toward autocracy’: Trump’s first year in office has been a norm-busting, boundary-pushing power play (The Independent UK)
