By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Several of the people tried and convicted in the “Conspiracy Case” on April 19, 2025, in Tunis, Tunisia. Top row (L-R): Noureddine Bhiri, Khayam Turki, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Lazhar Akremi. Bottom row (L-R): Ridha Belhaj, Issam Chebbi, Chaima Issa, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek and Said Ferjani. © Private (Beirut) – A Tunisian Court on November 17, 2025, is scheduled to hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in a politically motivated “Conspiracy Case” from April, Human Rights Watch said today. Four of those detained…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An Instacart worker loads groceries into her car for home delivery in San Leandro, California, July 1, 2020. © 2020 Ben Margot/AP Photo (New York) – Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management, Human Rights Watch said today, submitting a briefing with proposals for the treaty.The International Labour Organization (ILO) is currently developing the first global rules for work organized through “digital platforms,”…
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By Amnesty International
Tunisian authorities have increasingly escalated their crackdown on human rights defenders and independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through arbitrary arrests, detention, asset freezes, bank restrictions and court-ordered suspensions, all under the pretext of fighting “suspicious” foreign funding and shielding “national interests,” Amnesty International said today. In an unprecedented step six NGO workers and human rights defenders working for […] The post Tunisia: Escalating crackdown on human rights organizations reaches critical levels appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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By Brian Oliver, Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Multiple schools and early learning centres in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday after asbestos was found in coloured sand used for children’s art and sensory play. At least one school in Brisbane has also closed due to potential exposure.
On Thursday, WorkSafe ACT
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By Delyse Ryan, National Course Coordinator of Creative Arts, Senior Lecturer in Drama, Australian Catholic University
The Australian premiere of Circa’s Wolf at Brisbane’s Queensland Performing Arts Centre was a breath-holding whirlwind of primal excitement. In two 40-minute acts, Director Yaron Lifschitz took us on a journey of savagery, survival and togetherness.
Circa is an edgy contemporary circus company that offers audiences a boost of adrenaline through well-crafted acrobatic skill, as well as insightful critiques of humanity.
There are deep lessons once you scratch the surface of Wolf – a masterful piece…
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By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
New statistics show a major reversal in immigration numbers and population growth, with parts of New Zealand now seeing population declines.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Vietnamese police questioning refugees in Thailand, March 14, 2024. © Private Increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities is putting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand at heightened risk of forcible return to Vietnam. Vietnam and Thailand are cooperating more closely and exchanging information about Vietnamese exiles, particularly since early 2024 when the two countries began negotiating an extradition treaty.Thai police should stop arresting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers. Thai authorities should stop cooperating with Vietnamese…
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By Evi Hanninger, PhD Candidate in Marine Science, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Emma Betty, Research Officer in Cetacean Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Karen A Stockin, Professor of Marine Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Katharina J. Peters, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
Livia Gerber, Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics, CSIRO
Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces.
Age is also essential to understanding the health of a population and how well it can cope with threats such as pollution and habitat…
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By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Aaron J. Snoswell, Senior Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology
James Meese, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
Right now it’s something of an arms race as new technologies are developed – and detectors struggle to keep up.
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By Ihsan Yilmaz, Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University
Nicholas Morieson, Research fellow, Deakin University
Warnings this week from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) about sabotage threats marked an important shift in tone.
And they raise important questions about how the Australian government should respond.
Breaking from past practice, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said Chinese state-linked hackers have scanned, mapped and in some cases infiltrated Australian critical infrastructure.
According to Burgess, these groups are no longer focused on stealing information.…
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