Current events: 2026-01-13

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2025–2026 Iranian protests
  • 2026 Iran massacres
    • The non-governmental organization HRAI reports that at least 2,000 people have been killed during nationwide protests in Iran. Meanwhile, independent activist sources report that the nationwide crackdown has resulted in at least 12,000 to 20,000 people killed. (CBS News) (AP)

Arts and culture

• Adelaide Writers' Week boycott
  • Adelaide Writers' Week in Adelaide, Australia, cancels its 2026 festival after director Louise Adler resigned and more than 180 writers withdrew in protest over the board's decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A landslide triggered by hours of heavy rain kills thirteen people and leaves over 30 others missing in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
• A ferry strikes rocks and sinks on the Niger River in Tombouctou Region, Mali, killing at least 38 people. (AP)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war, Mexico–Venezuela relations
  • Mexican police arrest six alleged Tren de Aragua members operating in Mexico City on charges of drug trafficking, extortion, and human trafficking. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Ugandan general election, Human rights in Uganda
  • Uganda orders a nationwide internet shutdown two days before its general election, with the communications regulator directing service providers to suspend access to curb alleged misinformation and incitement. (AFP via Le Monde) (Al Jazeera)

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