By Rowan Glass
“The legacy of this art is a liberatory one — our people, Black men and women, were principal actors in the fight for freedom throughout Colombia.”
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Jennifer Vasquez Sura (C), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Maryland, US, April 4, 2025. © 2025 Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo This week, US federal court judges pushed back on the Trump administration’s abusive deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who, along with over 200 others accused of gang membership, was unlawfully transferred to a maximum security prison in El Salvador a month ago.The Trump administration admits transferring Abrego…
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By Daniel Apai, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
The exoplanet K2-18b could harbor a massive ocean, but scientists will need to study the planet more to see if it’s really likely to host life.
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By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Tech giant Google has just suffered another legal blow in the United States, losing a landmark antitrust case. This follows on from the company’s loss in a similar case last year.
Social media giant Meta is also currently embroiled in a landmark legal battle in the US that could change not only how it operates, but how millions of…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the conviction of 19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva for “repeated discreditation of the Russian armed forces,” Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International’s Russia Director, said: “Today’s verdict is another chilling reminder of how far the Russian authorities will go to silence peaceful opposition to their war in Ukraine.” “Daria Kozyreva is being punished for quoting […] The post Russia: Activist Daria Kozyreva conviction for poetic anti-war protest exposes continued repression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Used to prosecuting civilians, Uganda’s military courts help entrench repression ahead of the 2026 elections. Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986. As in the lead-up to previous polls, repression is on the rise. This time, however, it has extended […] The post Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
‘It’s one big show of contempt for the court,’ says a former federal judge about the Trump administration’s handling of two cases related to its deportation of noncitizens to an El Salvador prison.
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By Arzu Geybullayeva
So far, only one member of the team, the Albanian player Rei Manaj, has issued an apology for their banner that read 'What is natural, is normal birth'
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By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation UK
This week I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like?
One episode in, I’m lapping up the lavishly immaculate interiors and clipped tones of rich people who call everyone “darling”. And I always enjoy the hilariously shonky portrayal of journalists and the way dramatists…
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By Matthew Melia, Senior Lecturer and Course leader of the Humanities Foundation Degree, Kingston University
Playing on a sort of fabricated nostalgia for the 80s, this film presents a version of the period that lacks any real insight or depth.
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