By Subhashish Panigrahi
An Indian educator is documenting his vulnerable Indigenous language on YouTube. He hopes his videos “will create an invaluable resource for the entire humankind.”
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By Amnesty International
Three years after Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly to protect Yasuní National Park from oil extraction in one of the most significant environmental referendums in Latin American history, the authorities have yet to fully implement the result of the vote. At the same time, members of the YASunidos collective are facing disproportionate financial penalties for their participation […] The post Ecuador: Three Years After the Yasuní Referendum, Sanctions Against Its Defenders Highlight the Deterioration of Civic Space appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the reported fatal shooting of opposition party member and former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya during a security operation in Kabulonga, Lusaka on 14 August, and the arrest of at least three other opposition members, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “The reported killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya is […] The post Zambia: Authorities must investigate fatal shooting of former minister and end post-election crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By The Conversation Canada, The Conversation
Nicolette Little’s From Red Dresses to Memory Stones: Multimedia Activism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada looks at five projects — the REDress Project, the Disposable Red Woman, the digital memorialization of the Montréal Massacre, the documentary Slut or Nut and the Memory Stones Project — that Canadian activists have used to confront gender-based violence and spread awareness. In this…
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By Michael Tadrous, Researcher in Energy Policy, McMaster University; Columbia University
Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University
As Canada develops new nuclear projects, some might worry that hotter weather could undermine nuclear reliability. However, France’s experience this summer suggests otherwise.
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By Louise Zimanyi, PhD Candidate, Doctor of Social Sciences, Royal Roads University
In an early childhood program, everyday encounters remind participants that acknowledging land is something we live through relationships and responsibilities.
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By Seok-Woo Kwon, Robson Professor in Entrepreneurship, University of Calgary
Xiaoying Wang, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Wilfrid Laurier University
Entrepreneurship is usually treated as an adult pursuit, but new research suggests the social influences that help shape who becomes an entrepreneur can begin much earlier.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Aytaj Ahmadova during a rally on International Women's Day, March 8, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © 2024 Aziz Karimov/Getty Images Azerbaijani authorities are refusing to allow a jailed journalist with a serious breathing disorder to see a specialist or to undergo diagnostic scans, her family and lawyer say, the latest sign of the deteriorating conditions for the country’s imprisoned journalists.Aytac Ahmadova, 32, who writes as Aytac Tapdig, is a reporter for the exiled outlet Meydan TV. She has been in pretrial detention at Kurdakhani Prison since December 6, 2024,…
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
What jobs are most associated with deaths from radiation-related cancer? Surprisingly, the answer is cabin crew and pilots – ahead of nuclear technologists, whose work involves handling radioactive materials used in medical imaging and treatment.
That’s the finding of a new study that analysed more than 12.7 million death records from 2020 to 2024, covering more than 500 occupations. The researchers ranked the occupations by the proportion of deaths in which a radiation-related…
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