By Gustavo Magalhaes da Silva Junior, Mestre em Comunicação Social, PUC-Rio
Arthur Ituassu, Professor Associado de Comunicação Política, PUC-Rio; University of Arizona
Research shows that electoral threats do not only affect the ballot box, but also hijack public debate, using polarization to erode trust in democratic institutions.
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By Manuela Lowenthal, Pesquisadora de Doutorado, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
In Brazil, religion is the dominant cultural grammar. More than a simple expression of individual faith, religion functions in politics as a sociolinguistic marker of order and authority.
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By Helena B. Nader, Presidente, Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC); Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
With the upcoming Oct. 5 elections, the country has a new opportunity to strengthen scientific research as a foundation for addressing today’s challenges and bolstering its sovereignty.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police officers stand guard outside the Prince Edward subway station in Hong Kong on August 31, 2020, the first anniversary of the day riot police stormed the station using excessive force, including batons and pepper spray, against people in subway carriages. © 2020 AP Photo/Vincent Yu Laying flowers, speaking out, reporting the news – once ordinary acts in Hong Kong— can now lead to prison under the city’s sweeping national security laws.National Security Police said on October 1 that they had arrested eight people in September for alleged “sedition.” Police…
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By Pietro A. Sasso, Associate Professor of Education, Old Dominion University
While universities can suspend and expel students for committing sexual violence and other kinds of illegal misconduct, they face logistical and financial limits to preventing such behavior.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Six journalists from the independent investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh arrested by Egyptian security forces between September 28 and 29, 2026. © Photo courtesy of The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP). (Beirut) – Egyptian security forces arrested six journalists working for the independent investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh on September 28 and 29, 2026, and appear to have forcibly disappeared them, Human Rights Watch said today. The journalists’ whereabouts are unknown and their families and lawyers have not been permitted…
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By Amnesty International
Iraqi authorities must guarantee full due process rights for more than 5,700 detainees transferred to Iraq from north-east Syria, and ensure the urgent protection of child rights, Amnesty International said today, ahead of an upcoming trial session on 5 October. The transferred individuals are being prosecuted for their suspected affiliation with the armed group calling […] The post Iraq: Authorities must guarantee fair trials for 5,700 detainees and protect child rights in mass trials appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “The right to protest is not dependent […] The post India: Authorities trampling on human rights in crackdown on electoral roll protests appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By James Weinberg, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Sheffield
Ashley Weinberg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
When political leaders disclose mental health challenges, the public debate usually focuses on their personal experiences, resilience and even electoral prospects.
Meanwhile, a growing body of academic research has identified a range of stressors that impact politicians’ mental health. These include the organisational culture of parliaments, online harassment and abuse, job insecurity, inflated public expectations and a lack of control over policy outcomes.
Yet behind individual…
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By Michael Steinke, Senior Lecturer, Marine Sciences, University of Essex
When free-floating patches of seaweed are pushed together by currents and winds, seaweed strandings can inundate the coastline with often devastating consequences.
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