By Primrose Freestone, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
It’s pretty normal to wear the same pair of jeans, a jumper or even a t-shirt more than once. But what about your socks?
If you knew what really lived in your socks after even one day of wearing, you might just think twice about doing it.
Our feet are home to a microscopic rainforest of bacteria and fungi – typically containing up to 1,000 different…
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By Amnesty International
In 2021, President Félix Tshisekedi proclaimed a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. He appointed army and police officers to replace civilian admins. He said this would help to deal with the several armed groups in the provinces so that civilians would be better protected. At first, we were happy because to […] The post King Mwamisyo: Four years on, DRC’s state of siege continues to be a tool to crush dissent appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
As people in Syria mark one year since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Amnesty International reiterates the urgent need for Syria’s new authorities to break with the past and commit to delivering justice, truth and reparations while securing human rights for all. Over the past year, the decades of repression and systematic […] The post Syria: A year after Assad’s fall, the rights of survivors and families must guide transition appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
By Mandipa Machacha and Tsidi Leatswe When Tadala Zindawa**, (21) from Tata village in Lilongwe’s Chitukula area, fell pregnant while in secondary school, she was overcome by fear and panic. Scared of her parents’ disapproval and with abortion criminalized in Malawi, Tadala resorted to unsafe methods using Aloe Vera or Surf Soap to induce abortion. […] The post The crisis of unsafe abortion in Malawi: When human rights are denied, women and girls die appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at Fort Bliss, the US Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, August 17, 2025. © 2025 REUTERS/Paul Ratje (Washington, DC) – Human rights groups today urged US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end immigration detention at Camp East Montana, a massive tent camp at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas. In their letter, advocates summarized accounts of horrific conditions, including beatings and sexual abuse by officers against…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Wells is the latest in a long line of politicians to find themselves falling foul not of the official entitlement rules, but the crucial pub test.
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By Yijing Li, Senior Lecturer on Urban Informtics, King's College London
Rui Wang, PhD Candidate in Spatial Data Science, King's College London
Men’s home matches at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw an increase in ‘expressive’ crimes driven by emotional release and identity conflict.
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By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
The killing of Nigeria’s Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while demoralising Nigerian troops fighting insurgency.
The rank of brigadier general is one of the highest in the military. A brigadier general typically commands a brigade, which consists of approximately…
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By Marina Joubert, Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths each year by 2050, making it one of the most pressing global health challenges of this century. In 2021, an estimated 4.71 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobial resistance happens when disease-causing microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi…
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By Busani Ngcaweni, Director: Center for Public Policy and African Studies & Visiting Professor, China Foreign Affairs University, University of Johannesburg
In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa’s political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have travelled further along the path of independence. This may help clarify the stagnation question that citizens, politicians and economists are grappling with.
Much of the analysis of postcolonial Africa and…
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