By Amnesty International
Responding at the conclusion of the five-day AI Impact Summit that took place in New Delhi, India, Erika Guevara Rosas, Senior Director of Research, Advocacy Policy and Campaigns at Amnesty International, said: “It is unfortunate that the rhetoric of the AI impact Summit stood in stark contrast with the realities of harmful deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in India, where these systems are powering a state-led agenda of authoritarian practices that is entrenching state and corporate control. The civic space is shrinking at an unprecedented speed and marginalized communities impacted by AI systems face…
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By Syed Salman Mehdi
Two Pakistani human rights lawyers received 17-year sentences under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) after criticizing military abuses online, raising concerns about due process and free expression.
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By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest comes after the US government released files that appeared to indicate he had shared official information with financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a trade envoy for the UK. But the police have not given details of exactly what they are investigating.
It is important to be clear that the arrest is not related to accusations of sexual assault or misconduct. In 2022, Mountbatten-Windsor reached a settlement with the late Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed…
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By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Overall, the former prince’s arrest throws into stark relief the state of the rule of law in the US compared to other democracies like the UK.
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By Alex Simpson, Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University
Australian policing has been in the spotlight in the past few weeks.
There were concerning scenes in New South Wales during protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, while Queensland Police’s commitment to curtailing domestic and family violence was queried…
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By Lauren Swain, Associate Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne
This story oscillates and swells around a glass outdoor table, on the porch of a family home on Larrakia land. A table almost identical to the one on my porch back home. I point this out to my sis as the bubbling opening night crowd pours into the Merlyn Theatre, in the Malthouse on the unceded lands of the Kulin Nation.
I am a proud Dabee Wiradjuri person and theatre maker. My family’s table is held by cold Ngarigo Country, in the alpine plains where I grew up. A far cry from the salty humid air of Larrakia land where this table and this story are set. I do not know Larrakia Country…
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By Benjamin D. Muir, Casual Academic, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
Fennell’s Wuthering Heights turns a gothic tragedy into erotica for the TikTok generation. It’s terrifying for all the wrong reasons.
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By Jo Coghlan, Associate Professor, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
Huw Nolan, Animal Welfare Scientist and Pop Culture Researcher, University of New England
Lisa J. Hackett, Senior Lecturer, Cultural History, University of New England
The royal family has crossed paths with the law before, but not for a very long time. And back then, it brought down the monarchy.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the immediate release of all children detained during the recent public unrest in Iran, expressing deep concern that minors arrested in connection with the protests remain behind bars.
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By Kelly Jones, Associate Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Auckland University of Technology
At least 40,000 New Zealanders experience traumatic brain injury each year. New data challenges five persistent myths about who is affected and how it happens.
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