By Christo Atanasov Kostov, International Relations, Cold War, nationalism, Russian propaganda, IE University
The scenes have become grimly familiar: Russian tanks rolling into Georgia in 2008, the seizure of Crimea in 2014, the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian military jets violating European airspace, and now mysterious drone sightings closing airports across Europe.
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International and 34 other organizations released a joint letter welcoming the publication of the agreement between the Brazilian government and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on hosting the COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, between 10-21 November 2025. “Civil society’s efforts to achieve transparency in host country agreements that are signed before […] The post Publishing the COP30 host country agreement with Brazil is a positive step for transparency appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, Assistant Professor, Universitas Indonesia - Associate, CILIS, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
Nearly 1,000 suspects have been named in the riots, including high school students. Police have seized books they claim are subversive to justify the arrests.
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By Jean Sovon
The protection of citizens' privacy online is often intertwined with issues of national security in Africa. One solution that can help circumvent digital threats is encryption.
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By Amnesty International
In response to the attack suffered today, October 13, by Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker Yendri Velásquez, along with another Venezuelan-Colombian activist in Bogotá, Amnesty International stated: “We strongly condemn the attack against our colleague and friend Yendri Velásquez in Bogotá. Colombian authorities must ensure the prompt and effective access to international protection for Venezuelan […] The post COLOMBIA: ATTACK ON VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CONDEMNED appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
(Beirut) – Qatari authorities have acquitted and released Remy Rowhani, chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in Qatar, after months of arbitrary detention based solely on his religious identity, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatar should immediately end discrimination against Baha’is and provide effective remedy for those affected.Qatar’s court of appeal reversed Rowhani’s baseless conviction on September 30, 2025, court documents reviewed by Human Rights Watch show. Rowhani was sentenced to five years in prison by a lower court in August on charges based…
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By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
As millions of Qantas customers’ data hit the dark web, a corporate watchdog has warned financial services firms about sending work – and customers’ data – overseas.
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By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the Climate Change Commission.
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By Benjamin Pope, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a leap forward in telescope technology since Hubble was launched in 1990.
En route to its deployment, Webb had to successfully navigate 344 potential points of failure. Thankfully, the…
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By Victoria Souliman, Lecturer, French and Francophone Studies, University of Sydney
Dangerously Modern, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marks an exciting new chapter in the project of reclaiming forgotten women artists.
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