By Amnesty International
Responding to today’s conviction of Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai on national security charges, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The predictability of today’s verdict does not make it any less dismaying – the conviction of Jimmy Lai feels like the death knell for press freedom in Hong Kong, where the essential work […] The post Hong Kong: Conviction of Jimmy Lai sounds death knell for press freedom appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sangita Swechcha
Global Voices interviewed Moharaj Sharma to explore his path as a poet, journalist, and documentarian, and his enduring efforts to elevate Nepali literature, linguistic traditions, and diaspora narratives.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
Ahmed al Ahmed’s actions almost certainly saved lives, but does bystander intervention go against official advice during mass violence events?
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By Rachel Daniels, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology
A merger would also have consequences for the New Zealand screen industry if it reduces the number of big-spending foreign productions.
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By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the under-16s social media account ban.
The US-based web forum’s High Court case raises two issues. First, it raises the same constitutional implied freedom of political communication issue raised in a case commenced last month by two…
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By Yanyan Hong, PhD in Media and Film Studies, University of Adelaide
Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.
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By Hamish Clarke, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Sarah McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Tori Reynolds, Environmental Fire Risk Analyst, School of Agriculture, The University of Melbourne
Trent Penman, Professor, The University of Melbourne
Christmas holidays are peak time for bushfires. Here’s how you can understand the predicted fire conditions, develop a fire plan and have a safe break.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Migrant workers in Qatar, October 7, 2022. © 2022 ANL/Shutterstock (Beirut) – Qatari government clients and other major businesses are failing to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid, Human Rights Watch said today. Subcontractors and others in the supply chain are also affected and themselves shortchange workers. “Clients at the top of the Qatari contracting supply chain, including government bodies, often have impunity, leaving subcontracting businesses that employ migrant workers bearing the cost,” said Michael Page,…
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By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Amanda Dunn, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation
Judith Ireland, Education Editor, The Conversation
Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer, The Conversation
Twenty-nine people were injured and taken to hospital in the deadliest mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.
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By Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, Professor of Marketing, University of Adelaide
David Matthews, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Adelaide
Sally Rao Hill, Associate Professor in Marketing, University of Adelaide
Ying Zou, PhD Researcher in Marketing, University of Adelaide
“Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?”
If you have been Christmas shopping this season, you probably heard this question — and potentially felt pressured to donate money in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.
More and more stores now ask customers to donate money at the checkout. This is a practice called “checkout…
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