What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News
A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib…
Why New Zealand’s PM has apologised to 200,000 abused in state care | Civil Rights News
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday made an unprecedented formal and “unreserved” apology to survivors of abuse in state and church care over…
What is the 4B feminist movement from S Korea that’s taking off in the US? | US Election 2024 News
A feminist movement sweeping South Korea, in which women are saying “No” to any form of intimate relationships with men, is taking hold in the…
Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News
Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election has signalled women’s rights – specifically the right to an…
What is shaken baby syndrome? And why might a Texas man be executed for it? | Health News
In 2002, Robert Roberson found his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, unresponsive after she fell off a bed in the family’s house in the East Texas…
Who is lobbying for India’s Modi government on Capitol Hill? | Narendra Modi
On a Wednesday morning in September 2022, a lobbyist reached out to a congressional staffer in Washington, DC. He wanted to set up a meeting…
Sweden accuses Iran of hack inciting revenge for Quran burnings | Protests News
Intelligence services say Iran sought to portray Sweden as ‘Islamophobic’ and divide society.Sweden has accused Iran of sending thousands of text messages calling for revenge…
The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it | History
One hundred years ago, on February 28, 1924, a four-foot-10-inch woman of colour gave a speech at the Wanderers Hall in Johannesburg. Despite speaking at…
Who are the candidates in Algeria’s presidential elections? | Elections News
Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday to vote in a presidential election. While incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to win, observers will pay…
Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test | Courts News
Two Hong Kong journalists will learn the outcome this week of their landmark sedition trial, whose verdict could set the tone for the future of…
Minouche Shafik resigns as Columbia president after tumultuous year | Protests News
Shafik drew criticism over her handling of Gaza war protests that rocked the university campus earlier this year.Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay | Politics
Marina Kue, Curuguaty, Paraguay – A lonely dirt road leads to Marina Kue in eastern Paraguay; 2,000 hectares of arable land forever marked as a…
What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial? | Civil Rights News
The US state of Louisiana has passed a law requiring all state-funded schools and universities to display the biblical Ten Commandments, which are considered central…
Conviction: Free after 25 years of unjust imprisonment | Human Rights
After a quarter-century behind bars, Brandon Jackson is fighting back against Louisiana’s last Jim Crow law. In 1997, Brandon Jackson was convicted for a crime…
‘Standing Together’ against far-right Israeli hate in Jerusalem | Politics News
Tens of thousands of mostly young, right-wing Israelis marched through occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, brandishing Israeli flags and anti-Palestinian slogans at the…
Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News
“We are witnessing a great endangerment of academic freedom – and this has started since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza,” says Cecilia, an…
Where is Ahmad Farhad? The mysterious case of Pakistan’s missing poet | Civil Rights News
Islamabad, Pakistan — A missing poet. A desperate family. A powerful security apparatus. And a court trying to decode conflicting claims in order to dispense justice. Those…
‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’ | Protests News
Tbilisi, Georgia – Crowds of protesters have been braving tear gas and plastic bullets for more than two weeks in protest against the Georgian government’s…
‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on | The Far Right
Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of…