By Daniel Hanigan, Junior Research Fellow in Classics at Trinity College, University of Cambridge
The way a continent appears on the map can shape perceptions of its place in the world – so much is at stake in the depiction of its size and scale.
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By José Santana Pereira, associate professor, researcher, Universidade de Lisboa
The presidential election will test party loyalties and voters’ expectations of the presidency, as well as its role in the political system.
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By Girmachew Adugna, Advisory Board Member, Research Center for Forced Displacement and Migration Studies, Addis Ababa University
Migration from east Africa and the Horn of Africa is often portrayed as a journey towards Europe. International news reporting typifies it as the mass movement of people from Ethiopia, Eritrea or Somalia, transiting through Sudan, Libya and the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
But the truth is that people would rather move closer to home: within the region, Gulf states and southern Africa. Around 87%…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Graffiti on a wooden fence in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany reads "Freedom," on May 19, 2025. © 2025 JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images A leaked draft of the Interior Ministry’s proposed Law on the Adjustment of Transparency, Disclosure, and Information Duties to Ensure Adequate Protection of Critical Infrastructure was made public on November 5, reigniting concerns about a renewed attack on freedom of information in Germany. The government’s previous attempt in June to introduce a law that would essentially gut the Freedom of Information…
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By Víctor Climent Sanjuán, Profesor Titular de Sociología, Universitat de Barcelona
The end of the Franco dictatorship profoundly changed labour relations in Spain. Under Franco, trade unions were wholly authoritarian, and there was only one permitted union, the Spanish Syndical Organisation or “Sindicato Vertical”. But after Franco’s death in 1975 and the subsequent transition to democracy, trade unions and employers’ organisations received full constitutional recognition as the main players in collective bargaining.
During the transition to democracy, which lasted from 1977 to 1982, employers and unions engaged in social dialogue with the aim of consolidating…
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By Ademola Oluborode Jegede, Professor of Law, the SARChi Chair in Climate Change and the Rule of Law, and the Director of the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples' Rights, University of Venda
Matilda Adedoyin Chukwuemeka, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, University of Venda
As COP31 approaches, South Africa must enforce its climate laws, reduce coal dependence and protect workers and communities who rely on coal to survive.
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By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Lauren Cortis, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University
The research review set out to compare how well different antidepressants help people maintain improvements in depression. Here’s what you need to know.
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By Christian A. Nygaard, Professor of Housing Economics, UNSW
New mortgage loans dropped by a record 15% in the September quarter as the housing market downturn deepened, led by a 30.6% dive in lending to investors, official figures on Wednesday showed.
The Reserve Bank’s five interest rate hikes and stagnant real wages have hit housing demand from investors, first-home buyers and established home owners. Reforms to tax rules for investors have also contributed to sinking investor demand for existing…
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By Jason Bainbridge, Dean of Curriculum and Quality, University of Southern Queensland
Beaconsfield miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb became national heroes after spending 14 days stuck in a mine. Then the media turned their ordeal into a commodity.
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By Human Rights Watch
The girl in the picture looking straight into the camera with probing eyes is 15-year-old Rahile Omer. She was photographed in March 2018 among hundreds of other detainees at a political re-education camp in Konasheher county, Kashgar, Xinjiang. A 2022 BBC investigation identified her as the youngest among the hundreds whose headshots were leaked in the Xinjiang Police Files. Previous records show authorities detained her at age 14 shortly after her parents’ detention in mid-2017. Click to expand Image Then-15-year-old Rahile Omer photographed at a political re-education…
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