Head of press regulator advised Kazakh regime that suppresses free speech

January 28, 2020

The new head of the UK’s independent press regulator has been criticised for providing legal assistance to an authoritarian regime…

Leaked photos of Papua New Guinea prison reveal ‘torture’ of 18 asylum seekers cut off from world

January 28, 2020

Leaked pictures from inside Papua New Guinea’s Bomana immigration detention centre have given a glimpse of where up to 20…

Turkish Parliament to introduce ‘marry-your-rapist’ bill. Is it an easy pass for rapists?

January 27, 2020

Turkey’s newly proposed ‘marry-your-rapist’ legislation, has triggered protests all across the nation. The bill is due to be formally introduced…

Protests in Greek islands and the sad reality of economic migrants

January 24, 2020

LESBOS – The Greek islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios organized a general protest, closing public services, with street demonstrations…

Human rights court dismisses MI6 informant Wang Yam’s appeal

January 24, 2020

The European court of human rights has dismissed the appeal by the former Chinese dissident and MI6 informant Wang Yam…

Jailed writer wins freedom of expression prize

January 23, 2020

The Ugandan academic, writer and feminist activist Dr Stella Nyanzi, imprisoned for criticising the country’s president, has been awarded the…

Stripped of citizenship, Australian mother leaving two children potentially stateless

January 23, 2020

An Australian mother of five held in the deteriorating al-Hawl camp of northern Syria has been stripped of her citizenship…

In Qatar, 1,400 builders from Nepal were killed at facilities for the World Cup 2022

January 23, 2020

At least 1,400 workers from Nepal were killed in the construction and preparation of football stadiums in Qatar for the…

Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution

January 21, 2020

The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own…

An unequal world: 2,000 have more wealth than 4.6 billion people

January 21, 2020

The total wealth of the 22 richest Scrooges on the planet exceeds the wealth of all African women.  On the…

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