By Amnesty International
Ahead of the final appeal hearing at Tunisia’s Court of Cassation on 3 September in the unjust “conspiracy case”, which is a chance to overturn the convictions of opposition figures jailed solely because of their peaceful political opposition, Sara Hashash, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said: “Tunisia’s authorities must seize this opportunity to rectify a travesty of justice that has upturned the lives of 34 prominent opposition figures, […] The post Tunisia: Final judicial avenue to overturn convictions in unjust ‘conspiracy’…
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By Laura Alfers, Research Associate, Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit, Rhodes University
Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
Martha Alter Chen, Emeritus Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
Mike Rogan, Associate Professor, Rhodes University
Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel.
As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there…
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By Nadjib Mohamed Mokraoui, Médecin épidémiologiste, doctorant au Centre de recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations (CESP), équipe Épidémiologie Gynécologique (EpiGyn), Inserm. Travaux de recherche portant sur l’endométriose, Inserm; Université Paris-Saclay
Endometriosis is an age-old condition and yet until recently, the complex disorder remained largely overlooked due to medical and social perceptions of women’s pain.
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By Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience & Applied Brain Imaging, Cardiff University
A new technique can reveal cellular changes linked to the disease that were previously visible only in brain tissue after death.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after a closed door briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on US military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Washington, DC, December 16, 2025. © 2025 Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP Photo (Washington, DC, September 2, 2026) – Today marks one year since the United States began an unlawful campaign of lethal military strikes targeting vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, claiming 227 lives. US officials should be urgently held to account for these killings,…
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of the 4 September meeting between Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs” in countries outside Europe where they may never have set foot, likely be to centres or facilities funded by EU member states, Eve Geddie, Director of the European Institutions […] The post EU: ‘Return hub’ plans in Rwanda and Uganda risk becoming ‘cruel black holes’ for human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Anne-Marie Brady, Professor in Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
With growing rivalry between great powers in the Pacific, the Pacific Islands Forum is a chance to seek collective protection for the region’s small nations.
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By Laura Alfers, Research Associate, Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit, Rhodes University
Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
Martha Alter Chen, Emeritus Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
Mike Rogan, Associate Professor, Rhodes University
Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel.
As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there…
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By Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good news for anyone, least of all Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours who face rapidly rising seas.
In response to the report, Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr said:
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By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, PhD Candidate, Political Science, International Relations and Constitutional Law, University of the Sunshine Coast
Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast
When Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria on August 18, Israel said the attack was meant to stop Turkish forces from deploying there to help rebuild Syria’s army.
US intelligence found no evidence to support the claim, and Turkey and Syria denied any such plan.
In the weeks since, Israel and Turkey – the two countries with the most powerful militaries in the region – have traded their harshest words…
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