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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By Zhaoli Dai-Keller, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney; Nutritional Epidemiologist and Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Yogesh Sharma, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Most older patients in a recent study had a ‘no complaints’ attitude to hospital food. But when it was unfamiliar, they were less likely to eat it.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Collectively, the trio’s work has examined what drives sustainable economic growth over time, including scientific innovation and the birth and death of firms.
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By Sean Tomlinson, Research Associate, Ecology and Evolution, University of Adelaide
Damien Fordham, Associate Professor of Global Change Ecology, University of Adelaide
It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the same.
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By Sam D. Hayes, Assistant professor of politics and policy, Simmons University
A case being argued at the US Supreme Court could undo one of the last remaining protections for minority voters in a Civil Rights-era voting law.
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