By Amnesty International
On 23 October 2024, Amnesty International named Félix Navarro, Sayli Navarro and Roberto Pérez Fonseca prisoners of conscience, concluding that they had been deprived of their liberty solely for peacefully exercising their human rights. Two years later, they remain unjustly imprisoned amid the continued politically motivated detention and repression of critical voices in Cuba. In […] The post Cuba: Two years after being named prisoners of conscience, Félix Navarro, Sayli Navarro and Roberto Pérez Fonseca must be released appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Israel on 27 October, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns said: “While much of the world’s attention is focused on Israel’s upcoming parliamentary elections, Palestinians who have endured decades of crimes and systematic violations at the hands of successive Israeli governments have little […] The post Israel/OPT: Elections must not deflect attention from Israel’s international crimes appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Caterina Nirta, Associate Professor in Critical Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London
Provocation became a currency for profitability, but what did this rebellion actually change – who benefited and who remained excluded?
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By Monique Mitchell Turner, Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
Political campaigns often use fear to play on voters’ existing prejudices and stereotypes. What that means for your vote is less predictable.
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By Robert Hargreaves, Lecturer in Law, York St John University
For the first time, UK ministers have had to weigh the emissions from burning gas extracted from a North Sea field before approving its development. The way they did so for Jackdaw says a good deal about how the far larger Rosebank oil field is likely to fare.
Coverage of the decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field has focused on energy security and household bills. But the decision also marks an important test of the legal rules governing new fossil fuel projects. Jackdaw, about 150 miles, or…
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By Salim Khakoo, Professor of Hepatology, University of Southampton
Researchers are working on an off-the-shelf vaccine that trains natural killer cells to guard the nose and lungs against flu, COVID and RSV.
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By Esca van Blarikom, Postdoctoral Researcher in Medical Anthropology, Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, King's College London
Being told you don’t have a serious disease is not always a relief. Research explains why: diagnoses shape how people experience and make sense of their suffering.
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By Samuel Shaw, Senior Lecturer in History of Art, The Open University
Moths seem to be made for Halloween. They’re largely nocturnal, often outlandish in appearance and bear creepy names such as Lunar Thorn, Cloaked Carpet, Bordered Gothic and (best of all) Puss Moth.
The webs of the ermine moth caterpillar cover trees like ghostly shrouds, while the hairy caterpillars of the oak…
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By Paul O'Hare, Lecturer in Human Geography and Urban Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
People are increasingly urged to become resilient to flooding. Yet many question whether this shifts responsibility from institutions to residents.
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By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
This year’s El Niño, the natural weather phenomenon that drives variations in temperature and winds across the Pacific, has prompted the UK government to pledge £15 million to help vulnerable countries such as Malawi, Kenya and Zambia prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages.
But the UK’s economic response will go beyond international aid. The Bank of England has identified El Niño as one of the key factors that could increase food inflation in 2027.
This connection between a climate pattern…
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