By Tessa Devereaux, Assistant Professor in Politics, SOAS, University of London
Decades of neglect, corruption and state brutality have allowed armed group JNIM to gain the support of Mali’s marginalised communities.
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By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London
Littered with references to some of the greatest scary stories ever told, this film is a proper induction into the cinematic world of terror.
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By Diogo Veríssimo, Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford
Sally Sinclair, PhD candidate at Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
Environmental crime is big business, often listed among the world’s top five criminal activities, just behind counterfeiting and drug crime. So it would be reasonable to think it is a big priority for global law enforcement.
But our new research suggests this is not the case. For each country using a global list to track down wanted…
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By Holly Crudgington, Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Mental Health, University of Oxford
Most of us know what it’s like to be a teenager at school – and how it feels to fit into (or fall outside of) a school’s social hierarchy. This typically includes some version of the popular kids, the loners and the in-betweeners, who have friendships that span across different groups.
However, teen hierarchies are more than a passing social order. Research suggests that these social networks and positions can shape mental health too. In a recently…
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By Amnesty International
Before captivity, I’d often read in books that in prison the main thing is to remain human. Back then, those were just words to me; I didn’t understand what stood behind them. When I found myself imprisoned, I understood what humanity really meant. In the hardest conditions, you must keep at least some humanity in […] The post Ukrainian journalist Dmytro: “I never imagined that people would be kidnapped” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In response to the sentencing of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri, head of the independent National Union of Civil Servants in the Field of Culture and Art (SNFC), to 15 years in prison by the first instance criminal court of the Oum El Bouaghi tribunal, Nadege Lahmar, Algeria Researcher, said: “Ali Mammeri’s case […] The post Algeria: Authorities must quash outrageous 15-year sentence against unionist Ali Mammeri appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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Friday, October 31, 2025
Airstrikes carried out by the United States against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific drew sharp criticism from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday who said they “violate international human rights law” and must stop immediately.
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By Boaz Atzili, Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
After two years of devastating war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip, President Donald Trump declared an end to the war on Oct. 14, 2025. The peace plan includes a Hamas commitment to return all hostages and a withdrawal…
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By Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
Covert ops and military buildup in the Caribbean suggest Washington is eying a regime change. But are conditions ripe in Venezuela?
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By Adam L. Rovner, Director of the Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver
The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka’s long-lasting fame abroad.
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