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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping plot is another character facing an odyssey of its own: the Mediterranean Sea.
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling for renewed action to end the conflict.
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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping…
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling…
Steven Stone is acting director of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Office of Science In 1934, American economist Simon Kuznets presented a paper to Congress advocating for a new way…
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Reacting to the acting Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed on 6 August, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director,…
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Global fish production hits new high, but climate threats loom
Aquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, a landmark FAO report reveals, but rising temperatures and overfishing are putting the future of the industry at risk.
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‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak
In Ebola-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), winning the race against the disease requires earning the community’s trust first and foremost, humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children
Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia
Despite the agreement announced on Sunday between the United States and Iran, displaced people in Lebanon continue to face difficulties in returning to their communities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported.
UN’s first Paris Agreement carbon credits face human rights and climate concerns
Civil society groups have called for an investigation into the first carbon credits approved under a new UN mechanism, alleging the project is linked to Myanmar’s military junta – which the UN says is guilty of human rights abuses – and has “massively” overstated its climate impact. The programme, which aims to cut emissions by […]
Bonn Bulletin: Finance dominates discussions in every room
While the talks on climate finance itself rumble on without a clear direction in Bonn, finance has emerged as the central topic of debate in all of the other negotiating rooms and main events, officials and observers say. “There is no progress happening in the finance rooms, and this is sending really worrying signals for […]
Global: Young voices on social media bans
Amnesty International recently gathered a group of young people from around the world in Kenya to discuss their experiences on social media amid a push for teenage social media bans by governments across the world. Australia and Indonesia have already put restrictions on young people’s use of social media. UK announced a social media ban for children under 16 on 15 June 2026. Over 40 countries are considering bans. The proposals are driven by concerns about young […]
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China: Detention of church leaders signals intensifying attacks on religious freedom
Responding to the detention of two Chinese Protestant church leaders and the interrogation by police of multiple members of the congregation during a service on Sunday, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “The detention of church leaders from the Early Rain Covenant Church is the latest example of the Chinese government’s efforts to […]
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UK: Terrorist sentence for Palestine Action marks ‘dangerous’ move against right to protest
On 12 June, the four Palestine Action activists known as ‘the Filton 4’ – Charlotte Head, 29; Samuel Corner, 23; Leona Kamio, 30; and Fatema Rajwani, 21 – were told by Judge Mr Justice Johnson they would be sentenced as having a ‘terrorist connection’ following convictions for criminal damage arising out of their involvement in […]
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UK: Social media ban for under 16s ‘right diagnosis, wrong prescription’
Responding to UK government’s decision to ban children and young people under 16 from accessing social media, Kerry Moscogiuri, Chief Executive of Amnesty International UK, said: “This is a case of the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription. “The UK government is right to recognize that many children face serious harms online. Too many social media companies have built products and business models that prioritize keeping […]