By Clodagh Harrington, Lecturer in American Politics, University College Cork
“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail. No early exits. No nothing.” This is what US president Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office in the last week in August. Ever the master media manipulator, America’s communicator-in-chief issued this as an executive order.
An executive order is issued by the president and doesn’t need to be passed by Congress. They are,…
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By Dervla Kelly, Associate Professor, Pharmacology, University of Limerick
Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow ageing, sparking hopes the sunshine vitamin might keep us healthier for longer, a recent study suggests.
The researchers discovered that taking 2,000 IU (international units, a standard measure for vitamins) of vitamin D daily helped maintain telomeres – the tiny structures that act like plastic caps on shoelaces, protecting our DNA from damage every time cells divide.
Telomeres…
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By Amnesty International
Syria’s government must demonstrate its unequivocal commitment to establishing truth, justice and reparations for the tens of thousands of disappeared persons by prioritizing an inclusive national search for those still missing and delivering on accountability, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on […] The post Syria: New government must ensure truth, justice and reparations for the disappeared appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Bissan Fakih is a Middle East Campaigner with Amnesty International based in Beirut. In this piece, she shares reflections from an Amnesty International trip to Damascus – the organization’s first official access to the country since the uprising began in 2011. In the middle of a crowded square in central Damascus, dozens of women stood […] The post Everywhere, the disappeared were being made visible appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Otsieno Namwaya, associate Africa director at Human Rights Watch, during a media interview in July 2023. © 2023 The Standard (Washington, DC) – The Kenyan police should end its apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, associate Africa director at Human Rights Watch, over his work documenting serious rights abuses in Kenya, Human Rights Watch said today.Between August 23 and 25, 2025, security officials conducted surveillance at Namwaya’s house. The incidents followed weeks of attempts by individuals believed to be from the Operation Support Unit, which is…
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By Josh Roose, Associate Professor of Politics, Deakin University
The Porepunkah shooting has put ‘sovcits’ in the headlines. The incident is emblematic of a broader problem that poses more risks if left unaddressed.
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By Sarah Blunden, Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia
US-based online store iHerb has suspended sales of melatonin gummies to Australia. This comes after a rise in reports of non-fatal overdoses in Western Australia in children who took these popular supplements.
This latest move…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Albanese appears to be edging closer to landing the long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump when the prime minister is in the United States in September.
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By Amnesty International
Big Tech or big technology companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple influence how we access and interact on the internet. They control key sectors such as search, social media, cloud computing, e-commerce and mobile phone production systems. Access to these services is almost as important to our rights and livelihoods as daily utilities […] The post Why are Big Tech companies a threat to human rights? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Liam Anderson
Ten years after its first edition and its author’s arrest, a book which adapts philosopher Gene Sharp’s work has a new edition. GV spoke with the author, Domingos da Cruz.
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