Day 590

September 1, 2026

5 incidents

  1. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    Sirik Wedding Strike: US Munition Likely Hit Wedding Celebration in Southern Iran, Killing a 4-Year-Old and At Least Three Others (September 2026)

    On the night of September 1, 2026, during renewed US strikes on Iran's Hormuz coast, a building hosting a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan province, took a direct hit. The Hormozgan governor's office named four dead, including a 4-year-old boy and a 16-year-old; Iranian media later reported a fifth death, a 22-year-old woman who died in hospital. Iranian figures put the wounded at 60–70. Reuters and The New York Times independently verified footage showing a wedding was under way, and three of four weapons experts consulted by Reuters judged the munition likely American rather than an errant Iranian air-defense missile. CENTCOM said the US military 'never targets civilians' and has not accepted responsibility; Vice President JD Vance said the US was investigating while voicing skepticism of Iranian reports. The Iranian Red Crescent asked the International Criminal Court to investigate.

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Military Overreach

    'Large and powerful' strikes on Iran's coast

    CENTCOM strikes air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites in Sirik, Konarak, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Asaluyeh, Ahvaz and Qeshm. Iran reports a wedding struck in Sirik and seven deaths in Khuzestan; Iran's health minister later reports 18 killed and 108 wounded. The IRGC strikes US-linked sites in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and the UAE (Al Jazeera; NBC News; Reuters).

    From: US Resumes Large-Scale Iran Strikes, Trump Vows to Hit 'Much Harder' and Rejects Iran's Truce Offer as Senate Falls One Vote Short of Ending the War (September 2026)

  3. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration

    E.L.A. deported to El Salvador a second time

    After being returned to the US in early August, E.L.A. is detained in Louisiana and deported to El Salvador again.

    From: Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Twice for Deporting Protected Young Asylum Seekers, Including One Teen Deported to El Salvador Twice

  4. Serious Rights Violation Deportation to Torture

    911 recordings show recurring medical emergencies

    The Texas Tribune publishes recordings from more than 160 emergency calls obtained through public records requests, including calls about suicidal ideation, a COVID-19 patient lacking oxygen and an overdose.

    From: Camp East Montana: Beatings, Medical Neglect and Deaths at the ICE Tent Camp on Fort Bliss

  5. Major Abuse of Power Deportation & Immigration

    DHS announces 2,197 arrests in New York 'Operation Rotten Apple'

    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announces that 'Operation Rotten Apple,' an ICE surge across New York State from July 27 to August 29, 2026, resulted in 2,197 arrests. DHS highlights 10 individuals with serious criminal records but does not give a criminal-history breakdown for the rest; Mullin says criminal history is not a determining factor in enforcement against people in the country illegally. Gov. Kathy Hochul suggests agents are arresting people 'not committing crimes' to meet quotas.

    From: Trump Signs $70 Billion Secure America Act, ICE Arrests Surge to 10,000 in Five Days Amid Reported Quota