By Sara García Santamaría, Assistant Professor in Journalism Studies, Universitat de València
Imagine coming across a TikTok post calling you to protest for better public schools. You scan a QR code to get more information, and find yourself in a private chat where the instructions are not about education or political organising, but about looting.
This was the picture that emerged in Barcelona on October 24. Around 20 TikTok accounts linked to the anonymous Blocus…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the European Commission’s proposed reform of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (the Frontex Regulation) that vastly expands the agency’s budget, powers, staff and mandate, without commensurately expanding its human rights safeguards and transparency obligations, Eve Geddie the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said: “The European Commission’s proposed changes to […] The post EU: Frontex reform compounds risk of EU complicity in rights violations appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Masudul Zarif
Bangladesh’s proposed cyber law targets AI-generated fakes, but critics warn broad provisions on rumours, defamation and disinformation could revive censorship and threaten online free expression, even as victims need protection.
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By Emma Knowles, Lecturer, Western Civilisation Program, Australian Catholic University
For those needing a last-minute costume for Halloween, or wanting to try something different this year, here are three unusual medieval ideas.
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By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
Australia’s annual inflation rate jumped to 4.3% in September, up from 4.0% in August, keeping pressure on the Reserve Bank ahead of Tuesday’s interest rate decision.
Market expectations for another rate rise next week – which would be the fifth this year – surged to 80% after the inflation report.
Petrol and holiday costs helped drive the increase. But the more important test…
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By Daryl Higgins, Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Australia invests billions in children annually, but we still struggle to keep them safe, happy and healthy. It’s time to include the missing puzzle piece: parents.
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By Mark Ledbury, Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, University of Sydney
Bigger and Closer (not smaller and further away) is a celebratory and spectacular portrait of the artist and his oeuvre but lacks depth and complexity.
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By Amnesty International
Tanzanian authorities have failed to hold anyone accountable for the violence security forces inflicted on protesters, which left hundreds of people dead and thousands of others injured in the wake of the 2025 general election, Amnesty International said on the first anniversary of the crackdown. Instead of delivering justice and accountability, authorities have withheld a […] The post Tanzania: Authorities weaponize counterterrorism laws to restrict civic space amid pervasive impunity over violent election crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Play Video Read a text description of this video TEXT ON SCREENOctober 28, 2025Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNARRATIONOn the morning of October 28th, 2025, hundreds of police officers surrounded two low-income neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.By nightfall, the operation would become the deadliest in Brazil's history.TEXT ON SCREENWARNING. This video contains graphic content, including blurred images of dead bodies. Viewer discretion advised.NARRATION122 people were killed, including two children and five police officers. According to the autopsy records, over eighty five percent of non-police victims…
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By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
With neither major bloc looking like it will form a majority, the negotiations will begin. And it will take some time before there is a winner.
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