Activism
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Is there a ‘right to disobey’?
One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned…
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Texas: Investigation of Civic Groups Dangerous for Rights
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to investigate nongovernmental organizations acting to protect basic rights pose a serious threat to fundamental…
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Indonesia’s new criminal code isn’t just about sex outside marriage.
Indonesia’s controversial new criminal code was passed into law on Tuesday, replacing a clunky old code dating back to at…
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Hebe de Bonafini: Co-founder of Argentina’s Plaza de Mayo mothers group dies at 93
A human rights activist who galvanised the mothers of missing people during Argentina’s Dirty War has died aged 93. Elsa…
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Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard
More than forty days since the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini–who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality…
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A technologically advanced society is choosing to destroy itself.
As world leaders assemble for the United Nations climate change conference (COP27) in Egypt, it’s hard to be optimistic the…
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Facing the dual threat of climate change and human disturbance, Mumbai – and the world – should listen to its fishing communities
Rising sea levels, warmer seas and changes in rainfall patterns are together creating conditions that mean misery for coastal dwellers.…
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Iranian women burning their hijabs are striking at the Islamic Republic’s brand
These words are ringing out on the the streets of every city in Iran, as women come out to tell…
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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that…
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A Syrian academic at the Fringe: why I put on a show to reclaim the stories of refugees like me
But there I was, a Syrian academic on stage in Edinburgh in front of a microphone, high on adrenaline, ready…
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Modern slavery: how a drama project in Ghana educates communities through the stories of survivors
One in four victims are children, with women and girls affected most. Modern slavery occurs when people are forced to work through…
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Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know
The high-profile killings were the latest signal that the civil conflict in the Southeast Asian country is deepening, almost 18…
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He lost one teenage son to violence and another to bullying.
The heartbreaking story behind a father’s fight to curb alcohol-fuelled violence – and make the world a safer place for…
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The Hannah Clarke inquest reveals, yet again, significant system failures.
In 2020 the killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children – Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3 –…
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Welcome, strangers: Queen’s Birthday Honour for asylum seeker advocate
She saw that with help from the community, they could not just survive but thrive. Carolyn Webb The Age It’s…
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The ‘Biloela family’ are going home – but what will Labor do with thousands of other asylum seekers in limbo in Australia?
Interim home affairs minister Jim Chalmers said on Friday the Murugappan family (also known as the Nadesalingam family) can finally…
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