From 14/03/2026 to 14/03/2026, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 74 km/h) 12-20252026-26 was active in SWIndian. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).
Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM DETECTED to 18000 ft (5500 m)
Satellite image of Reventador volcano on 13 Mar 2026
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 18000 ft (5500 m) altitude or flight level 180 .
The full report is as follows:
FVXX22 at 23:10 UTC, 13/03/26 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260313/2308Z
VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: REVENTADOR 352010
PSN: S0005 W07739
AREA: ECUADOR
SOURCE ELEV: 11686 FT AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/248
INFO SOURCE: GOES-19. NWP MODELS. VOLCAT.
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM DETECTED
OBS VA DTG: 13/2240Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL180 N0008 W07730 – S0000 W07722
– S0006 W07739 – S0004 W07740 – N0008 W07730 MOV
NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/0430Z SFC/FL180 N0016 W07718
– N0002 W07706 – S0006 W07739 – S0004 W07740 –
N0016 W07718
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/1030Z SFC/FL180 N0018
W07720 – N0002 W07708 – S0005 W07739 – S0004
W07740 – N0018 W07720
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/1630Z NO VA EXP
RMK: VA EM SEEN IN STLT IMG MOVNG ENE AT APX 15
NMI FM SUMMIT. EXP CONT ENE MOVNT THRU T+12 HRS.
FL AND FCST BSD ON NWP MDLS. …LINER
NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20260314/0515Z
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS LAST REPORTED AT 13/1754Z
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVAU02 at 21:12 UTC, 13/03/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260313/2115Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 3657M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/295
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, CVGHM
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS LAST REPORTED AT
13/1754Z
EST VA DTG: 13/2100Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL150 S0806 E11252 – S0803 E11253 – S0801
E11314 – S0814 E11319 – S0820 E11306 MOV SE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 14/0300Z SFC/FL150 S0803 E11253 – S0803
E11318 – S0816 E11322 – S0822 E11313 – S0808 E11251
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 14/0900Z SFC/FL150 S0804 E11253 – S0803
E11314 – S0811 E11318 – S0819 E11311 – S0808 E11251
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 14/1500Z SFC/FL150 S0803 E11253 – S0804
E11314 – S0811 E11318 – S0819 E11311 – S0808 E11251
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO
MET CLOUD. GROUND REPORTS INDICATE INTERMITTENT ERUPTIONS
ARE ONGOING. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON GROUND REPORTS
AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260314/0315Z=
NICARAGUA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF LIFE FOR BROOKLYN RIVERA
In light of the persistent lack of information regarding the whereabouts, state of health and conditions of detention of prisoner of conscience Brooklyn Rivera, Amnesty International declared:
“Keeping Brooklyn Rivera in detention without information about his whereabouts and state of health, and without access to family members or lawyers, exacerbates the already extremely serious human rights violations he is facing. The Nicaraguan authorities have an obligation to demonstrate without delay that he is alive and to ensure that his rights are fully respected,” said Astrid Valencia, Deputy Director of Research for the Americas at Amnesty International.
The Nicaraguan authorities have an obligation to demonstrate without delay that he is alive and to ensure that his rights are fully respected.”
Astrid Valencia, Deputy Director of Research for the Americas at Amnesty International.
Amnesty International has repeatedly denounced the repressive apparatus of Daniel Ortega’s government, which has plunged the country into a deep human rights crisis. This crisis is evidenced by the dismantling of independent media and human rights organisations, the forced exile of hundreds of journalists and activists, and the criminalisation of human rights defenders, community leaders and critical voices.
“The lack of transparency regarding Brooklyn Rivera’s detention confirms a wider pattern of repression against Indigenous leaders, critical voices and civil society organisations in Nicaragua. He and all those detained solely for exercising their human rights must be released immediately and unconditionally,” concluded Valencia.
“The lack of transparency regarding Brooklyn Rivera’s detention confirms a wider pattern of repression against Indigenous leaders, critical voices and civil society organisations in Nicaragua.”
Astrid Valencia, Deputy Director of Research for the Americas at Amnesty International.
Arbitrary detentions and harassment of anyone who dissents from state policies or is perceived as an opponent, including Indigenous leaders such as Brooklyn Rivera, demonstrate the continuation of a pattern of repression aimed at silencing dissent and consolidating arbitrary and excessive state control through fear. According to a recent report by the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners, at least 46 people remain detained for political reasons in Nicaragua, demonstrating that the case of Brooklyn Rivera forms part of a broader pattern of systematic persecution.
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Israel/OPT: Decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of abuse of Palestinian detainee disgraceful
Responding to the decision by Israel’s Military Advocate General to drop charges against five Israeli soldiers accused of abusing and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman military prison, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research Advocacy and Policy, Erika Guevara Rosas said:
“This decision marks yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting impunity to perpetrators of grave crimes against Palestinians. This, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s welcoming of the decision, illustrate the Israeli system’s “unwillingness or inability” to prosecute crimes under international law, stressing the urgent need for international justice as the only remaining avenue for Palestinians.
This decision marks yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting impunity to perpetrators of grave crimes against Palestinians.
Erika Guevara Rosas
Since the start of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, and despite overwhelming evidence of widespread torture and abuse, including sexual violence, against Palestinians in Israeli detention centres, only one Israeli soldier has been so far sentenced over torturing a Palestinian detainee. At least 98 Palestinians are known to have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, with Israeli authorities failing to hold any independent, transparent, and impartial investigation into any of these cases, while continuing to block independent monitors, including the ICRC, from visiting Palestinian detainees.
“Amidst rising regional tensions, the world cannot look the other way while Palestinians continue to be denied even a semblance of justice. State parties to the Rome Statute must do all that in their power to support ICC investigation of ongoing crimes in Palestine and Israel.”
According to Israel NGO HaMoked there are currently 9,446 Palestinians held in custody in Israeli prisons. Amnesty International has previously documented how Palestinians detained at Sde Teiman have been held incommunicado and subjected to torture and other ill-treatment.
Updated on 14 March: The original article published incorrectly referred to Palestinian detainees rather than a single Palestinian detainee
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