Uganda is experiencing a growing climate of fear as increasing restrictions on fundamental freedoms leave opposition supporters, journalists, human rights defenders and civil society groups at heightened risk of abuse, according to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR).

The humanitarian toll is mounting as fighting continues in the Middle East beyond strikes and counterstrikes between the US and Iran, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Thursday, with civilians increasingly at risk and essential infrastructure disrupted in several countries across the region.

Washington 30 July 2026 #2 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:32 Washington Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions will make […]

Tehran 30 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:33 Tehran Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions will make […]

Hormuz 30 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:34 Strait of Hormuz Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions […]

Tehran 29 July 2026 #3 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:34 Tehran Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command  that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said […]

Washington 29 July 2026 #3 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:35 Washington Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command  that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said […]

Bahrain 29 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:36 Bahrain Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command  that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said […]

Washington 30 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 – 23:32 Washington Thu, 07/30/2026 – 12:00 30 July 2026 The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against “six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia and Iran, including multiple companies serving as general sales agents for the U.S.- and European Union-sanctioned Iranian airline Mahan Air”. It also blacklisted “an […]