By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A man holds a banner showing the eyes of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a protest against the government's alleged use of powerful spyware to spy on critical journalists, politicians, and business leaders, Budapest, Hungary, July 26, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi The decision by Hungary’s minister of justice to order an investigation into Szabolcs Panyi, a prominent Hungarian journalist, on dubious accusations of espionage, marks a dangerous escalation in the state’s crackdown on independent media. The government accuses Panyi, who writes…
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Friday, March 27, 2026
The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. In Geneva, diplomats at the Human Rights Council have been discussing the school strike in Iran’s Minab that killed more than 100 children. Stay with us for live updates on this and from UN agencies providing relief. App users can follow coverage here.
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By Olga Fotakopoulou, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, Birmingham City University
New UK government guidance recommends that screen time for children under two should be avoided, except for shared activities such as video calls. For children aged two to five, a maximum of an hour a day is suggested. The guidance also outlines that watching screens together is better than children viewing alone.
This echoes guidance from the World Health Organization…
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By Manjeet Ridon, Associate Dean International, Faculty of Arts, Design & Humanities, De Montfort University
Favouring restraint over spectacle, these stories offer intimate portraits of people shaped by history, disappointment, tragedy, grief and the long shadows of secrecy.
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By Michael Semple, Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
Pakistan has been at war with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime for just under one month. Yet the conflict, which was officially declared by Pakistan the day before the US and Israel launched their strikes on Iran, has been overshadowed by events in the Gulf.
Pakistan and the Taliban have made widely differing claims regarding the numbers of people killed on either side. The rising casualty toll only briefly captured global attention when a Pakistani airstrike hit…
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By Luke McGuire, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Exeter
Natalia Lawrence, Associate Professor in Translational Medicine, University of Exeter
More than 1,000 survey respondents suggest that a lot of people might already be thinking about reducing their meat intake when they’re young.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Women’s HRT patches control prostate cancer as well as standard hormone injections, but with fewer hot flushes and less bone loss, a major UK trial finds.
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By Primrose Freestone, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
There are few things better than a cold slice of pizza for breakfast. But as delicious as scarfing down cold pizza is, there’s also a risk of food poisoning if you aren’t careful.
Food poisoning is caused by eating food that has become contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, fungi or viruses. Although most people know that food poisoning can be caused by poorly cooked foods or risky food preparation habits, improperly…
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By Ezgi Canpolat, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
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By Jess Reia, Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
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