By Colleen Murrell, Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
Accusations about Israeli censorship of the media went mainstream in the US recently when the New York Times published an opinion piece headlined: The Israeli Censorship Regime is Growing. That Needs to Stop..
In the piece Jodie Ginsberg, the chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), wrote: “The high rate of journalists’ deaths and arrests, including a slew in the West Bank; laws allowing its government to shut down foreign news…
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By Elliott Johnson, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and CAPE North of Tyne Combined Authority Policy Fellow, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Howard Reed, Senior Research Fellow, Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.
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By Jodie Keane, Senior Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group, ODI
The EU parliament has just approved sweeping new rules that will require companies to avoid and mitigate human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains.
These are noble aims. They have been a long time coming. But without careful design and more proactive support for business and suppliers in the developing world, there are real risks of well-intentioned policies putting the poorest countries in a “green…
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By Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
The Scottish government’s decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it’s easy to set one with a big political flourish, but harder to follow through with a careful plan to achieve it.
Does that mean that targets for reducing the emissions of greenhouse gas driving climate change are worthless? Not necessarily. There are two types of climate target: the empty promise and the calculated…
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By Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
A reckless experiment in Earth’s atmosphere caused a desert metropolis to flood.
That was the story last week when more than a year’s worth of rain fell in a day on the Arabian Peninsula, one of the world’s driest regions. Desert cities like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) suffered floods that submerged motorways and airport runways. Across UAE and Oman, 21 people lost their lives.
The heavy rain of Tuesday April 16 was initially blamed on “cloud seeding”: a method of stimulating precipitation by injecting clouds with tiny particles that moisture can attach to –…
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By Michael M. Atkinson, Public Policy Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
Haizhen Mou, Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
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By Rebecca Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, University of Bristol
In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced significant restrictions in an effort to protect dwindling elephant populations. Many countries have stringent controls on the trade of elephant ivory. The sale of mammoth ivory, sourced primarily from long-extinct species, however, remains unregulated.
But it’s a significant challenge for customs and law enforcement agencies to distinguish between ivory from extinct mammoths and living elephants. This is a process that is…
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By Nino Antadze, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed Ukraine’s nuclear sites under considerable threat with a growing risk that further conflict may lead to radioactive contamination.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Dominica’s High Court of Justice in the capital Roseau, pictured with other commercial and government buildings, January 9, 2023. © 2023 Nandani Bridglal/Shutterstock In a historic judgment published on April 22, the Dominica High Court decriminalized consensual same-sex relations. Dominica becomes the fourth Eastern Caribbean country to strike down discriminatory legal provisions and decriminalize gay sex, following Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados. Dominica’s Sexual Offences Act had punished “buggery” with up to 10 years’ imprisonment and…
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By Amnesty International
The Iraqi authorities must immediately halt all executions, said Amnesty International today, after at least 13 men were put to death on 22 April in Nasiriyah Central Prison, in the southern governorate of Thi Qar, following their conviction on overly broad and vague terrorism charges. Amnesty International is concerned that many more people may have […] The post Iraq: At least 13 people executed amid alarming lack of transparency appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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