By Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on religious expression online in recent months, said Amnesty International today, calling on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 23 people arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion and belief. Over the past six months, security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least […] The post Egypt: Authorities must end crackdown on individuals discussing religious beliefs online appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The times don’t suit the Liberals, and the Liberals don’t have top people to suit the times. Worse for them, there is no sign of either of those things changing.
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By Syed Salman Mehdi
The Islamabad High Court repeatedly rebuked Pakistani officials for using the case of Aafia Siddiqui as a symbolic political tool rather than pursuing a sustained legal strategy.
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
Iran’s theocratic leaders are prepared to fight to the end, making regime change a very costly and destabilising exercise for the US.
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By Maruxa Zapata Cachafeiro, Profesora de Salud Pública, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Mª de la Almudena Rodríguez Fernández, Profesora de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
We’re all familiar with the idea that we have to use antibiotics wisely. You’ve probably seen a poster at your local health centre warning about their loss of effectiveness, and with good reason – bacterial resistance to these drugs is currently one of the biggest threats to global health.
As patients, many of us have contributed, in one way or another, to this phenomenon, whether by skipping antibiotic doses,…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A group of newly-arrived migrants board a ferry in Souda, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 11, 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/Reuters The Greek government has introduced an immigration bill with measures that explicitly link nongovernmental groups and humanitarian workers with criminal conduct, when in reality they are helping people in distress trying to reach Greece.The bill would amend the migration code to make membership in a nongovernmental group an aggravating factor for several existing offenses, with draconian penalties. For members of an nongovernmental…
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By Amnesty International
Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today. The military’s atrocities since the coup, which include war crimes and crimes against humanity, escalated over the past year as the […] The post Myanmar: Junta Atrocities Surge 5 Years since Coup appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, gave a harrowing and heart-rendering account of her childhood under Nazi persecution during Tuesday’s Holocaust Memorial event in New York, urging citizens worldwide to push back against ‘negativity’ by choosing “love, respect and compassion” in how they treat one another.
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By Kathryn Benier, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
Angela Higginson, Associate Professor of Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
Reports that Victoria Police are issuing anti-association orders to “youth gang members” has sparked fresh debate about how to best deal with youth gang violence in Australia.
These orders have previously been used to reduce the presence of outlaw motorcycle “bikies” and are an attempt to prevent…
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By Megan Prictor, Associate Professor in Health Technology Law, The University of Melbourne
An increasing number of Australians take multiple medications, increasing the risk of misuse and harm. But there is currently no centralised way to track prescriptions.
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