By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Groups protest against the visit of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and other Central Asian leaders to Berlin, Germany, September 29, 2023. © 2023 snapshot-photography/FBoillot/Shutterstock (Berlin, April 16, 2024) – Several people based in Lithuania, Poland, and Turkey, linked to a banned Tajik opposition movement, Group 24, have in recent months disappeared or have been arrested and threatened with extradition to Tajikistan, Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee said today. Group 24 is a political movement promoting democratic reforms in Tajikistan,…
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By Alessandra Prioreschi, Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Groups protest against the visit of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and other Central Asian leaders to Berlin, Germany, September 29, 2023. © 2023 snapshot-photography/FBoillot/Shutterstock (Berlin, April 16, 2024) – Several people based in Lithuania, Poland, and Turkey, linked to a banned Tajik opposition movement, Group 24, have in recent months disappeared or have been arrested and threatened with extradition to Tajikistan, Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee said today. Group 24 is a political movement promoting democratic reforms in Tajikistan,…
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By Lucy Morieson, Lecturer in Politics and Communication , RMIT University
Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University
With China increasingly seeking to influence Solomon Islands’ media, Australian news outlets must renew their commitment – and funding – to cover the Pacific.
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By Fiona Giles, Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
Kirsty Forsdike, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe Business School, and Senior Researcher, Centre for Sport & Social Impact, La Trobe University
Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso is far from an isolated incident – new research shows gender-based violence is still highly prevalent in sport.
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By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Susan J. Thomas, Associate professor in Mental Health and Behavioural Science, University of Wollongong
Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process – the ramping up of the stress response and then feeling this settle back down – shows completion of the “stress cycle”.
Some stress in daily life is unavoidable. But remaining stressed is unhealthy. Chronic stress increases chronic health conditions, including heart disease and stroke…
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By Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
With submissions about to close on the government’s proposed fast-track consenting legislation, its possible impact on New Zealand’s diminished and delicate ecosystems demands proper scrutiny.
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By Keagan Brewer, Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University
This late-medieval document is written in encoded text that has yet to be cracked. But its numerous illustrations provide clues about its content.
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By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
Jenny Judge, Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, The University of Melbourne
Brain scanners and AI can turn brainwaves into streams of text – but language only captures a tiny fraction of our mental experience.
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By Guest Contributor
Transgender teens' visits to the doctor are almost nonexistent, and school is a very challenging environment for people who do not conform to traditional gender roles
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