Law & Order
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Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court by GOP senators
No Democratic senator supported Barrett’s confirmation — the first time since the mid-1800s that a Supreme Court nominee has not…
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Police officer sacked after killing unarmed black man Marcellis Stinnette in Illinois
A police officer in Waukegan, Illinois, was fired after he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager and wounded the…
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The EU has adoped a ‘life insurance’ biodiversity plan aimed at protecting some ecoysystems
European Union environment ministers have adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate…
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Nine weeks of bloodshed: how brutal policing of Kenya’s Covid curfew left 15 dead
Anervous energy filled downtown Mombasa on the afternoon of 27 March. John-Allan Namu in Nairobi and Tess Riley The Guardian…
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Thailand’s Government lifts state of emergency in Bangkok after days of protests
The decree had banned public gatherings of more than four people and allowed censorship of the media, among other provisions.…
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‘Humanity came together’: How this family forgave the killer of their children and united a community
Now, months on from the Oatlands car crash, we hear from those closest to the four young victims, who speak…
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What Makes Peace? Colombia’s Ex-President Santos Says It’s Harder than War
In this week’s episode of Hold Your Fire!, Juan Manuel Santos, the former president of Colombia, explains how he made peace…
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Vice president of Liberty Victoria says drones are a ‘significant incursion of people’s privacy’
Vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, told Tom Elliot that it is a “significant incursion of people’s privacy”. 3AW693…
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Majority Rules in Myanmar’s Second Democratic Election
The next test will be whether the result entrenches minority grievances that fuel armed conflict or revives reform efforts to…
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Online Symposium: George Bizos & his Odyssey to Freedom
This symposium is free and open to the public. Details: 1) The Online Symposium can be accessed via Zoom /…
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‘Chilling attack on democracy’: proposed Asio powers could be used against journalists
Journalists and advocacy groups could face compulsory questioning by Asio as part of a proposed expansion of the spy agency’s…
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EXCLUSIVE: Q and A with Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson
History will not look kindly on the way we have allowed him to be treated … on the way democratic…
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Asylum seeker ‘unlawfully deprived’ of liberty by Alan Tudge sues for false imprisonment
Last month, the Federal Court found Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge had “unlawfully deprived” the man of his liberty, after…
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Teenager asked pupils to identify French teacher before beheading him
Police shot dead the 18-year-old attacker, who was born in Russia, minutes after he murdered 47-year-old history teacher Samuel Paty…
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About 110,000 Californians have bought a gun since the coronavirus arrived, study says
The UC Davis researchers who conducted the survey detected shifts in gun ownerships trends that they said are likely to…
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End Sars: How Nigeria’s anti-police brutality protests went global
Over the last two weeks, an outpouring of support for Nigerian protesters has played out on Twitter, with various hashtags,…
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