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Activism
Kurdish refugee sues federal government after spending 14 months in…
A refugee who claims he was unlawfully detained in two Melbourne hotels is suing the Australian government. SBS News If Mostafa Azimitabar, 35, wins his case in the federal court,…
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Asia
Bangladesh: Deforestation leaves Rohingya refugees vulnerable
Experts say indiscriminate deforestation and hill cutting are to blame. Arafatul Islam Deutsche Welle Days of heavy rainfall have pelted the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and…
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Activism
Hong Kong court sentences Tong Ying-kit to nine years in…
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a flag with the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of…
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Analysis
How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the sub-Arctic. Christopher White The Conversation An annual report on the…
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Europe
Millions of destitute Britons rely on charity handouts, yet ministers…
A decade ago, the emergence of mass food banks in the UK could genuinely be described as shocking. Frances Ryan The Guardian The image of families queueing in their local…
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Assassination
Malta failed to protect murdered journalist, says inquiry
The government of Malta failed to adequately protect anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and bore responsibility for creating a “culture of impunity,” an independent inquiry into the car bomb… Deutsche…
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Analysis
Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t…
This is important because, alongside COVID, we are also facing a global climate and biodiversity crisis. Siobhan Maderson The Conversation A recent report by IPBES (the intergovernmental science-policy … Life…
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Analysis
Column: He warned democracy was in peril. And that was…
It’s not as if Tom Mann is happy to say I told you so. Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times After decades as a leading expert on Congress and our…
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Features
Good and Bad Olympic Nationalism
But the Games also inspire healthier responses, particularly among smaller, newer, and poorer countries. Nancy Qian Project Syndicate CHICAGO – In addition to being postponed by a year, the 2020…
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Civil Liberties
Taking liberties: French fume at Macron’s vaccination push
MARSEILLE, France — As France rushes to vaccinate its population amid a surge in infections, President Emmanuel Macron is getting tough — essentially telling people to get the jab or forfeit…
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Analysis
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50…
Roughly one in every 50 species of plant and vertebrate land animal lives there and nowhere else. Oliver Wilson The Conversation Stretching for 3,000km along much of Brazil’s coast and…
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Analysis
Turkey does not bluff; what do we do, however?
Let us stop going blind voluntarily to believing that Turkey can become prudent and accept that its own interests can coincide with ours and accept a viable solution; those who…