By Arnaud Kurze, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State University
Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Social media is often blamed for stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both past and present – which research suggests can make them less likely to occur.
That’s what we found when we compared the role of social media in…
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By Corey D. B. Walker, Dean and Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Wake Forest University
For Madison, religious freedom was not a tool for political domination. Rather, he saw it as a constitutional safeguard for liberty and democracy.
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By Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida
Arielle Ayotte, MD candidate, School of Medicine, University of Florida
Michelle Nall, Nurse Practioner, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Mobile health clinics are a practical but underused solution to the growing number of maternity care deserts in the US.
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
The American and Israeli attacks on Iran and the confusion within the United States over the war’s objectives are making headlines.
The attacks, and Iran’s…
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By Rose Miyonga, Researcher, University of Warwick
Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under British colonial rule, escalated into a brutal counterinsurgency war.
An estimated 50,000 Kenyans died during the violent conflict between Mau Mau guerrillas and British forces, and from disease and starvation. Torture, sexual violence and forced…
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By Ken Wilson, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Regina
The official interpretation of Treaty 4 is historically contested. And if that interpretation is wrong, then Canada’s claim to “Crown Land” and settler ownership rests on a deeply unstable foundation.
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By Brendon J. Cannon, Associate Professor, Khalifa University
Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region include Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somaliland, Somalia and Djibouti.
As a result, the US-Israel war on Iran matters for the Horn, where Gulf money, Gulf diplomacy and Gulf defence equipment have become part of the operating…
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By Daniel Sims, Associate Professor of First Nations Studies; Adjunct Professor of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Can Aboriginal title truly co-exist with fee simple title — the ownership of full, permanent property rights? Recent First Nations agreements show no one has complete control over their land.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Exiled Tibetan artists observe a minute's silence as they mark the 66th anniversary of an uprising in Tibetan capital Lhasa, at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, March 10, 2025. © 2025 Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo Nearly seven decades since the 1959 uprising in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, the Chinese government still treats March 10 with vigilance. On that date, popular anger against eight years of control by the People’s Republic of China boiled over into protest, triggering the Chinese government’s bloody imposition of direct rule and the flight into exile…
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Monday, March 9, 2026
Welcome to our live coverage of International Women’s Day 2026 and the opening of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters in New York. Throughout the day, we will bring you updates, reactions and key moments from global leaders, diplomats and advocates gathering at the UN, alongside stories and reports from the field across the UN system, as communities around the world mark International Women's Day and advance the theme “Rights. Justice. Action” for all women and girls. UN News app users can follow the coverage here.
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