Western Sahara a “non-decolonised” and “non-self-governing” territory. This report will refer to the part of Western Sahara under Rabat’s control as “Moroccan-controlled” or “Moroccan-held” Western Sahara; to Western Sahara in its entirety as a disputed territory; and to the part the Polisario calls “the liberated territory” as “the UN-monitored buffer …

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which controls Syria’s Idlib province, is using women’s organizations and institutes to tighten its grip on civil society and expand its public base, despite its multiple violations against women. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is working to extend its influence on civil society in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, …

Several Sudanese ambassadors abroad vowed to resist Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s military junta in Khartoum. The leader of a military coup that overthrew Sudan’s civilian-led government on Oct. 25 dismissed several Sudanese ambassadors abroad after they publicly vowed to resist his takeover. Sudan’s ambassadors to the United States, the …