By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Tisza supporters celebrate after Peter Magyar's victory speech in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. © 2026 Sipa via AP Images (Budapest, April 14, 2026) – Hungary’s incoming government should take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and strengthen democratic institutions, after years of backsliding, Human Rights Watch said today.The incoming government should in its first weeks in office demonstrate a clear commitment to restore for fundamental rights and reinstate democratic safeguards, including by upholding…
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By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
No new hornet nests have been found for weeks. But as the invasive species enters a key breeding phase, public vigilance could be key to eliminating the threat.
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By Chris Zomer, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University
Niels Kerssens, Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Society, Utrecht University
As school holidays continue around Australia, many parents are looking for educational ways to keep their children entertained.
If you own an Android device and have young children, you may find yourself browsing Google Play for educational and age-appropriate apps. If you go to the children’s section, you will be led to a page with “Teacher Approved apps & games” featuring apps for children under 13 according to different age ranges and themes.
Popular “Teacher Approved” apps such as learning…
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By Elizabeth Hale, Senior Lecturer in English and Writing (children's literature), University of New England
Isn’t it funny
How a Bear likes honey
Buzz buzz
I wonder why he does
Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I, started writing some poems for his only child, Christopher Robin.
They were published in a collection, When We Were Very Young and they caused a literary sensation for a reading public looking…
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By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face has been inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia. How can we best understand this song in 2026?
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By Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative, The Conversation
Pope Leo responded firmly to Trump’s scathing criticism. A deeper dive into our archives explains how the exchange might well show a recurring dynamic.
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By Pascale Biron, Professeure titulaire, Département de géographie, urbanisme et environnement, Concordia University
Maxime Boivin, Professeur en géographie et hydrogéomorphologie, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Thomas Buffin-Bélanger, Professeur en géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Beaver dams play a key role in the ecosystem but are often considered dangerous, even though they have a limited impact on flooding downstream.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Special police forces in a Kazakh court on the day of the sentencing of 19 people accused of "inciting ethnic hatred." Taldykorgan, April 13, 2026. © 2026 Melirim Bakytzhanqyzy/RFE/RL A Kazakh court convicted today 19 Kazakhstan citizens for participating in a peaceful protest against human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China.During the protest, which took place in November 2025, activists from the Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers Group condemned Chinese government abuses, some of which amount to crimes against humanity. They called for the release of a Kazakh citizen,…
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By Alexander Bor, Post-doctoral Researcher, Democracy Institute, Central European University
Hungarian voters have overwhelmingly rejected the 16-year rule of authoritarian strongman Viktor Orbán, electing his one-time political ally, Péter Magyar, to replace him. Magyar’s Tisza party has secured a two-thirds majority in parliament and therefore a supermajority. This will allow the new government to roll back some of the illiberal measures introduced Orbán…
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By Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson described Iran’s majority faith tradition, Shiite Islam, as a “misguided religion” while discussing the ongoing U.S. strikes against Iran on March 4, 2026. A complaint made to the Military…
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