{"id":22479,"date":"2025-12-22T21:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/?p=22479"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:23:04","slug":"weekly-international-news-review-dec-13th-dec-19th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/en\/weekly-international-news-review-dec-13th-dec-19th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY INTERNATIONAL NEWS REVIEW – Dec.13th – Dec.19th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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OVERVIEW<\/span><\/b><\/p>

Week 51<\/em><\/p>

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During the third week of December 2025:<\/strong><\/p>

In SUDAN<\/strong>, a drone strike killed six UN peacekeepers in Kadugli, and another killed seven people at a Kordofan hospital. Civilians in Kadugli described living in panic under RSF siege. The WHO reported the unlawful detention of 70 health workers and 5,000 civilians in Nyala. A report accused the RSF of mass killings and evidence concealment in El-Fasher, and the UN documented over 1,000 civilian deaths in a Zamzam camp attack. In the DRC<\/strong>, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group seized Uvira, displacing 200,000, before announcing a \u201cunilateral\u201d withdrawal. Clashes and shelling forced thousands to flee to neighboring countries and in western DRC, 22 civilians were killed in ethnic violences. In ETHIOPIA <\/strong>and<\/strong> ERITREA<\/strong>, the UN warned of renewed tensions, as both sides accused each other of warmongering. In Amhara, civilians were victims of crossfire between federal forces and Fano militias. The UN demanded the release of 10,000 political prisoners in Eritrea. Sweden confirmed a jailed journalist is alive after 24 years in Eritrean detention.<\/p>

In PALESTINE<\/strong>, Israel advanced three controversial media bills, sparking condemnation from press freedom groups. Floods in Gaza killed 16, including 3 children, as storms collapsed homes and worsened humanitarian situation. Airstrikes in Gaza also killed and injured several people, including civilians. The WHO reported over 1,000 Gaza patients died awaiting medical evacuation since July 2024, and the UN warned 1.6 million still face acute food insecurity. About 20 Israelis illegally entered Gaza, calling for reoccupation. The UN reported Israel advanced plans for 47,390 new settler housing units in the West Bank in 2025 while settler violence surged. Israel notified the demolition of 25 homes in Nour Shams camp, displacing 100 families, as militaries and settlers killed two Palestinian teens in the West Bank. Netanyahu praised US sanctions on ICC judges. In LEBANON<\/strong>, Israel conducted strikes that killed several persons, bringing the post-ceasefire death toll to about 340, including civilians. Israel also launched raids across southern and eastern Lebanon. In YEMEN<\/strong>, Houthi rebels arrested 10 more UN staff, bringing the total detained to 69, accusing them of spying for foreign services.<\/p>

In Eastern Europe, RUSSIA<\/strong> convicted ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and judges in absentia for issuing arrest warrants against Russian officials. The EU proposed a multinational force for UKRAINE<\/strong> as Russia claimed control of Kupiansk. Russian strikes wounded 32 in Zaporizhzhia, and a British national was sentenced to 13 years in Russia for mercenary activities. Ukraine conducted a strike in Russia, which killed civilians. BELARUS<\/strong> freed an opposition leader but many other political opponents remain in jail. Belarus also deployed a Russian nuclear-capable missile on its territory and spying systems were discovered on local journalists\u2019 phones. AZERBAIJAN<\/strong> is going to pardon over 20,000 convicts, but the 400 political prisoners are unlikely to benefit.<\/p>

In MYANMAR<\/strong>, the junta denied killing civilians in a hospital airstrike despite suspicions, and dismissed election criticism. The State\u2019s services charged over 200 for \u201cdisrupting\u201d the elections over minor actions. In THAILAND <\/strong>and<\/strong> CAMBODIA<\/strong>, border clashes killed dozens of people and displaced 800.000 of thousands, with China stepping in as a mediator following US failure.<\/p>

Regarding international justice \/ relations<\/strong>, the ICC<\/strong> upheld its Gaza war crimes probe. In FRANCE<\/strong>, a former RDC<\/strong> warlord was convicted for complicity in crimes against humanity. GUINEA<\/strong> opened trial for the 2009 stadium massacre. The UN called for a probe into a student leader\u2019s assassination in BANGLADESH<\/strong>. In HONG KONG<\/strong> a pro-democracy media tycoon was convicted under the national security law. In MALI<\/strong>, a colonel was dismissed for reporting military abuses. UK<\/strong>\u2019s MI6 warned of hybrid war with Russia. In the Pacific, the US<\/strong> strikes targeting boats killed eight persons in a \u201cdrug trafficking\u201d crackdown, drawing legal criticism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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