By Asiye Uyghur
Chinese official discourse has increasingly used “social governance” to describe policies in the Uyghur region. This neutral administrative language is reshaping people's perception of repression, assimilation, and social control.
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By Amnesty International
Following the latest US government attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Sea yesterday, Amnesty International strongly condemns these acts and reiterates that they constitute extrajudicial killings, a form of murder, prohibited under international law, and represent a grave affront to the most basic principles of humanity and legality. No circumstances justify the arbitrary deprivation of life. […] The post USA: Amnesty International condemns extrajudicial killing of six more people in international waters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image North Korean soldiers guard the bridge at the China-North Korea border in Tumen, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. © 2024 CFOTO/Sipa USA via Reuters Imagine living in North Korea. Then imagine your mother selling herself into a forced marriage in China to pay for your escape. This is what happened to Kim Geum Sung.In 2019, the teenager arrived in South Korea alone. His mother remained in China so that her son might have a better life.For more than a year, Geum Sung heard nothing from her or how she was doing. He moved into a group home in Seoul run by…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke (right) addresses the chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026. © 2026 Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images This week, the Australian government introduced a new bill, that if passed, will prevent people from conflict and crisis-affected countries from visiting Australia. Under the Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026, the minister for home affairs can issue an “arrival control determination” that would stop people from specified regions from entering Australia on temporary travel visas…
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By Jannette Rodríguez Pallares, Profesora Titular de Anatomía y Embriología Humana, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
My grandmother Leontina, who recently turned 100, still lives independently and remembers the birthday of everybody in her village. She is enviably healthy, has a remarkably sharp memory, and is likely a prime example of what scientists call a “super-ager”: someone over 80 with the memory of a 50 year old.
These gifted seniors have attracted the attention of scientists for decades, but a recent study has revealed new details about their exceptional brains.
Old brains in rude health
As we age, our…
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By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford
The US-Israel strikes on Iran have launched one of the most dramatic conflicts in the Middle East in living memory. Aside from military targets, Iranian forces have attacked commercial shipping and infrastructure in the region. The objective is simple: to disrupt oil exports and weaken its opponents’ economies.
While the oil market is perfectly capable of absorbing short-term supply shocks, it is possible…
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
Donald Trump has said he thinks the war with Iran will be over soon. In a phone interview with CBS News on Monday, March 9, the US president said: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much … we’re very far ahead of schedule.”
This seemed to mark a shift in tone from earlier statements in which Trump had insisted the war would continue until Iran’s “unconditional surrender”. Given Tehran’s defiant tone and continuing…
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By Vikram Niranjan, Assistant Professor in Public Health, School of Medicine, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick
Vaping was sold as the safe alternative to smoking. The evidence is now telling a more complicated – and more worrying – story.
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By Kate Irving, Professor of Clinical Nursing, Dublin City University
Alex Kornhuber, Principal Investigator, The Keepsake Chronices, Trinity College Dublin
Cathy Fowley, Principal Investigator, The Keepsake Chronicles, Dublin City University
With time, objects and careful listening, people living with dementia can still share the memories that shape who they are.
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By Alison Pilnick, Professor of Language, Health and Society, Manchester Metropolitan University
Imagine trying to ask a question and no one answers you. Or hearing people talk around you as if you are not really part of the conversation. For many people living with dementia in hospital, this is a common experience.
Dementia affects many aspects of communication. In the early stages, someone may struggle to find the right word to describe something. As the condition progresses, their speech can become harder for others to understand. But difficulty expressing thoughts does not necessarily mean that a…
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