By Human Rights Watch
The remarks that led to Malian journalists Chahana Takiou and Abdramane Keïta’s arrests were not extraordinary. Click to expand Image Chahana Takiou, Bamako, Mali, June 2026. © Private During a Pan-African Media Forum event held from June 3 to 7 in Bamako, Mali’s capital, Takiou, director of the biweekly 22 Septembre, said that he regretted that a fellow journalist was being tried under a cybercrime law instead of the press laws. He was referring to the case of Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly L’Alternance, whom authorities arrested in February after he…
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By Jerry Tsang, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary University of London
Shared ebikes are transforming city transport, but trauma surgeons are seeing a new pattern of serious leg injuries emerge alongside them.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Social media has turned a normal part of your skeleton into a problem to fix. It isn’t, and the fixes mostly don’t work anyway.
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By Juan Manuel Ros García, Profesor Catedrático Área de Proyectos Arquitectónicos, Universidad CEU San Pablo
From sculptures to graffiti, urban art can improve quality of life – but it can also do the exact opposite without proper planning.
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By Klaus Witte, Senior Lecturer in Cardiology, University of Leeds
When Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed during a friendly match recently, many people would have been surprised to see the footballer walk off the pitch after regaining consciousness.
The event brought back memories of Eriksen’s cardiac arrest during the delayed Euro 2020 tournament in 2021. On that occasion,…
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By Amnesty International
Global demand for minerals is rising fast. This is being driven by the shift to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and increasingly by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres. Minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt are essential for these technologies, but extracting them often comes at a high cost to people and planet. Amnesty International’s research, spanning more than a decade and many countries, shows that […] The post What are ‘critical minerals’ and why do they matter for human rights? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
The international community’s tacit or explicit support for Israeli crimes, including genocide and apartheid, or their failure to act resolutely to stop them has emboldened the Israeli authorities to escalate a brutal campaign to forcibly displace Palestinians and expand its control over land in the West Bank, said Amnesty International. In a new report, the organization details how Israeli authorities are accelerating annexation through a state-driven campaign of ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the occupied West Bank, while committing […]…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police officers stand outside a courthouse on January 21, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan. © 2025 Aziz Karimov/Getty Images (Berlin, June 10, 2026) – Azerbaijani authorities are prosecuting critics in exile, often based on social media posts and online commentary, Human Rights Watch said today. Those targeted, often convicted in absentia with long sentences, are at risk of extradition, detention during travel, and other forms of cross-border pressure.“These trials of government critics abroad lack all credibility and due process, and are simply intended to silence…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Bhutanese former political prisoners Chatur Man Tamang, left, and Hasta Bahadur Rai, after their release. June 5, 2026. © Private (Sydney) – The government of Bhutan’s release of 2 political prisoners on June 1, 2026, is a positive step, but at least 28 more should be urgently freed, Human Rights Watch said today.The two men, Chatur Man Tamang, 42, and Hasta Bahadur Rai, 44, whose detention was under scrutiny from United Nations human rights experts, were arrested in 2008, severely tortured, and sentenced to life in prison for treason at a trial without defense…
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By Mong Palatino
"This initiative represents a bold and timely step forward, recognising that our oceans do not end at national boundaries, and that our stewardship responsibilities must therefore extend across them."
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