By Amnesty International
In response to the ruling by Jordan’s State Security Court to uphold its conviction and five-year prison sentence against political activist Ayman Sanduka on 15 September for a Facebook post addressed to the King in which he criticized Jordan’s policies, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said: Equating criticism […] The post Jordan: Activist’s five-year prison sentence for peaceful criticism upheld amid escalating repression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Jean-Christophe Brunet
For journalists fleeing threats, exile is no guarantee of safety: As Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè experienced when detained in Côte d’Ivoire and expelled to his country.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A methane emissions event in Bakersfield, California, captured by the Methane Risk Map. © 2025 PSE/Broomfield Newly published research from PSE Healthy Energy, a US-based nonprofit research organization, highlights the hidden dangers of methane leaks, an often overlooked but serious threat to both the climate and public health.Methane leaks have become a key political issue between the United States and the European Union, with US officials actively opposing a new EU methane regulation that would affect major oil and gas exporters to the EU. US…
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By Sabine Ruaud, Professeur de marketing, EDHEC Business School
Rose K. Bideaux, Chercheur·e en arts et en études de genre, Université Paris 8 – Vincennes Saint-Denis
Each era has its signature colours: baby boomers’ pastels, millennials’ pink, gen Z’s yellow and neon green – hues that reflect culture and mood as much as fashion.
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By Laura O'Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
This final film is a perfunctory epilogue that feels like the makers couldn’t quite summon the spark to make it worthwhile.
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By Sophia Komninou, Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
Protein is everywhere nowadays. From yogurt to breakfast cereal, bread to pasta or even chocolate bars, the obsession with making sure we get enough protein has seemingly taken over our diets.
This push for protein has even started to trickle…
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By Dominique Townsend, Visiting Researcher, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Jon Christian Svendsen, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark
Restoring boulder reefs provides vital habitat for marine animals and helps reduce coastal erosion in the face of climate change.
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By Nicholas Dickinson, Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
Kruger was behind David Cameron’s legendary ‘compassionate conservatism’ drive. His departure exposes the hollowness of this period in Conservative history.
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By Anthony Bloxham, Lecturer in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
Why do we dream? Vishnu, aged nine, Kerala
That’s a really interesting question, and people have been asking it for thousands of years. But it’s difficult to answer because dreams are difficult to study scientifically.
Think about it: how easy do you find it to remember your dreams every night? Not everyone can do this. If we can’t remember our dreams, we can’t study them.
Curious Kids is a series by The…
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By Joan Strassmann, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Birds can seem amazingly social as they fly and roost together. But why do they really hang out? Let’s take a closer look at the social lives of birds.
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