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A Warming World
In the past 60 years, every decade has been hotter than the last, and 2020 is on track to be among the hottest years yet. But the burden of extreme heat is not shared equally — it’s significantly worse for people at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. Extreme heat...
South Korea’s Comfort Women Suffer Embezzlement From Their Own Government
In May, former comfort woman turned activist Lee Yong-soo went public with accusations against Yoon Mee-hyang, the former head of The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance, South Koreans, to the dismay of the South Koreans. The 92-year-old was a regular fixture...
Brexit Negotiations Are Poised to Become Chaotic
European policymakers rejected the latest Brexit plan from UK British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that the plan was unworkable. While the plan was not rejected outright, EU leaders said that in its current form it could not go forward. Basically, the plan in...
The Pitfalls of Pro Se (Self-Representation) When Facing Criminal Charges
Are you facing criminal charges and wondering if you should try to represent yourself? If so, you’re considering a risky move that will probably result in a conviction. Hiring a private attorney is your best chance for a reduced sentence or even getting your charges...
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Eight sentenced in France in connection with murder of teacher Samuel Paty
Teacher was stabbed and beheaded outside his school in Paris in 2020 after an online hate campaign.A French court has jailed eight people for their role in the murder of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad during a class debate on freedom of...
The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region.The alliance has included armed entities and government actors in Iraq, Lebanon,...
Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’
In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. The group was comprised of refuge seekers of all ages fleeing contexts of acute violence and poverty – a regional reality shaped by decades of punitive foreign policy...
Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it
Bitcoin has proven to be one of the best-performing assets in modern history.The value of the cryptocurrency has increased some 1,000 times over the past decade, far outpacing US stocks and real estate. Buoyed by United States President-elect Donald Trump’s...
Pakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over attacks on military sites
Military court convicts civilians involved in 2023 unrest, with rights groups slamming ruling as ‘intimidation tactic’.Pakistan has jailed 25 civilians over attacks on military facilities that followed the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2023. The...
Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes Donetsk town
Residential buildings have been hit in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no casualties.Ukrainian drones have hit residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the front line, bringing the war deep into the heart of...
What are ‘non-crime hate incidents’ which have become so hated in the UK?
Last month, a British journalist revealed that she had been visited by police at her Essex home over a post she wrote relating to Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on X a year earlier.On November 12, Allison Pearson, a columnist for the right-wing...
US State Dept gives nod to $5bn in potential arms sales for Egypt
Huge sale likely to go through despite ongoing concerns over Egyptian government’s human rights breaches.The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $5bn in arms for Egypt. The State Department informed Congress on Friday that it...
The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla
A clash between competing visions The German Tesla factory has faced controversy since its opening in March 2022. Among the issues reported by IG Metall, the workers’ union, are safety concerns and overwhelming workloads for its 12,000 workers, with many stating they...
Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more
The cascading crises that the world has witnessed this year give child rights advocates such as myself pause for thought: what are the ways forward and how can we all ensure that all children have their rights fulfilled and the chance of a brighter future?In my role...
Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza
UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions.An Israeli air strike has killed 12 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence...
Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile
Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week.The Israeli military says it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen claimed by Houthi rebels that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. The military...