By Boaz Dvir, Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
A Penn State training program helps K-12 teachers learn how to give students the confidence to ask questions and understand various perspectives about complex topics.
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By Emma Lewis
Terminating the decades-old programme that brought hundreds of Cuban medical personnel to its shores is an unusual move, especially for a programme that had been running smoothly for 50 years.
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By Ramna Saeed
Authorities in Islamabad detained dozens of Aurat March participants on International Women’s Day, citing Section 144, sparking outrage over police brutality, arbitrary arrests, and threats to journalists covering the protest.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
This statement is attributed to Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the decision by Israel’s Military Advocate General to drop charges against five Israeli soldiers accused of abusing and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman military prison, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research Advocacy and Policy, Erika Guevara Rosas said: “This decision marks yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting […] The post Israel/OPT: Decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of abuse of Palestinian detainee disgraceful appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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Friday, March 13, 2026
More than five years after Myanmar’s military coup, international resolve to hold the junta accountable must not weaken, an independent human rights expert warned on Friday, as escalating violence and growing humanitarian needs push millions of civilians deeper into crisis.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
The first two weeks of March have seen a surge in violent attacks and acts of intimidation targeting synagogues and Jewish institutions across North America and Europe.
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By Amnesty International
In light of the persistent lack of information regarding the whereabouts, state of health and conditions of detention of prisoner of conscience Brooklyn Rivera, Amnesty International declared: “Keeping Brooklyn Rivera in detention without information about his whereabouts and state of health, and without access to family members or lawyers, exacerbates the already extremely serious human […] The post NICARAGUA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF LIFE FOR BROOKLYN RIVERA appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 16, 2023. © 2023 Michel Euler/AP Photo Over two-and-a-half years after Niger’s military coup, the country’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, and his wife remain detained without legal basis.On March 11, the European Parliament unanimously adopted an urgent resolution condemning their arbitrary detention, as well as that of “other individuals detained in the coup,” and calling for their immediate release.Niger’s Foreign Affairs Ministry reacted sharply, summoning the…
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By Paula Kane, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Long before Pittsburgh’s modern Irish celebrations existed, Irish immigrants helped shape the city in the 19th century via the railroads, canals and steel industry.
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