By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An Egyptian intelligence security detail member stands guard near a banner showing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © 2021 Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images In a living-room-sized hall of a political party’s Cairo headquarters, family members of prisoners gathered around a photo exhibition on May 12. There, they shared grievances and called on Egyptian authorities to release their loved ones.In the days that followed, the National Security Agency summoned several of the families for interrogation and detained a number of the event’s organizers. Three of the organizers—lawyers…
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Monday, June 8, 2026
As the Security Council met on Afghanistan, senior officials and civil society representatives delivered a clear warning Monday: despite relative security under the Taliban, worsening humanitarian conditions, restrictions on women and growing economic pressures are creating a fragile and uncertain future.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped seven points to -24, a record low below his previous record low -21 in February 2025.
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By Catherine Gomes, Professor in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
Jing Qi, Associate Professor, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University
Wilfred Yang Wang, Senior Lecturer in Media & Communications Studies, The University of Melbourne
Chinese food heritage is diverse and vast, and embodies the distinct geographical and historical traces of various cultural identities.
As migrants in Australia, Chinese food features prominently in our everyday lives. Jing grew up eating regional cuisine from northern China; Wilfred grew up eating Cantonese food; Catherine grew up in Singapore enjoying home cooked Chinese food with a Eurasian twist.
The ways in which we understand, approach, enjoy…
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By Luke Bennetts, Professor of Applied Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
Bonnie Light, Physicist, University of Washington
Petteri Uotila, Professor, University of Helsinki
Philip Reid, Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Rob Massom, Leader, Sea Ice Section, Antarctic Climate Program, Australian Antarctic Division
This remarkable seasonal change in Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat within our planet’s climate system. We need to better understand it.
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By Giacomo Bianchino, Adjunct associate, University of Sydney
These novels look inwards and backwards, explaining our failed liberation and saving what they can as the world hurtles to oblivion.
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By Julien Périard, Research professor, environmental physiology, University of Canberra
Brad Clark, Senior research fellow, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra
Harry Brown, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Heat and Health Research Centre, University of Sydney
One of the most effective heat-mitigation strategies requires no ice, no towels and no new technology: avoid playing at the hottest time of day.
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By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
Australia’s 2.6 million small businesses and community groups need to act fast, or risk having their texts mistaken for scams – all because of one new word.
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By Kellie McGlynn, Senior Lecturer in Education, Deakin University
Shaun Rawolle, Senior Lecturer in Education, Deakin University
When it comes to life after Year 12, the media and schools tend to focus on ATARs and university study.
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By Peter Chai, Research Associate, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
An issue that Japan’s governments have long neglected is now of serious concern to its population, a new survey shows.
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