By Amnesty International
Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: “The people of Ukraine have now endured another year of full-scale aggression, the most devastating so far in terms of its humanitarian consequences, and deadliest in terms of civilian casualties since […] The post Ukraine: Four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, unwavering global commitment to justice is paramount appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Balkan Diskurs
“We should give children as many illustrations as possible, including new, hand-drawn ones that give them a different perspective on fairy tales or stories [and] might encourage them to draw...”
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By Catherine Kevin, Associate Professor in Australian History, Flinders University
Gisèle Pelicot’s compelling and moving memoir begins with the day she learned that over the course of at least nine years, she had been raped by her husband Dominique and around 80 other men, while she was drugged and unconscious.
On that first day of knowing, in November 2020, she was a few months shy of 68. Her memoir explores the aftermath of that knowing, but also rewinds to her parents’…
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By Angélica Durán-Martínez, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have set up roadblocks and attacked property and security forces in the days following their leader’s death.
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By James Trapani, Associate Lecturer of History and International Relations, Western Sydney University
The Soviets came to Cuba’s aid in the 1960s. It remains to be seen whether Russia can do the same now.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Free speech activist Pimsiri Petchnamrob in Bangkok, Thailand. © 2020 The Momentum (Bangkok) – A Thai court on February 20, 2026, sentenced a prominent free speech activist and three others to 32 months in prison for criticizing King Maha Vajiralongkorn under Thailand’s royal insult law, Human Rights Watch said today.The Bangkok Criminal Court found Pimsiri Petchnamrob, 35, guilty of lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) for her speech during a democracy rally in Bangkok in November 2020 that criticized what she considered to be the monarchy’s unchecked power. She…
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Monday, February 23, 2026
Judges at the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send him to trial on alleged crimes against humanity linked to killings during the country’s so-called “war on drugs”.
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By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Like other high-income countries, Australia and New Zealand are leaning on GPs to solve increasingly complex health needs – without the necessary investment.
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By Georgina Sauzier, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry, Curtin University
Michael Vic Adamos, PhD Candidate, Chemistry, Curtin University
3D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. The blueprints used to make these firearms can be found online, making them easily accessible. With a relatively cheap 3D printer and a quick web search, anyone could print their own unlicensed gun.
These guns have been called “untraceable”. Research is now putting this claim to the test.
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By Kade Paterson, Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Melbourne
Rana Hinman, Professor in Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne
Until now, health experts have assumed stable and supportive shoes are the best for people with osteoarthritis. But a new study shows this isn’t always the case.
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