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A criminologist spoke to anti-gas pipeline activists.

Rescue workers gather at the site after a PIA plane crashed. PHOTO: AFP PIA crash coverage: The melodramatic news trade Local media turned into a bazaar; milking on ratings and overlooking that the disaster would leave many in shambles Here is what is etched in my memory in the aftermath of the crash: A grieving father being pushed for comment on television. As if the unfathomable loss alone was not enough, victim’s families at the behest of reporters who are badgering them for an ‘intervi...

The UK government is debating a new legislation to grant police more powers to restrict protests and demonstrations. The bill would mean the police taking a more proactive approach to dealing with “highly disruptive” protests which might cause public disturbance. The debate over whether to enshrine the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 into law was written over the last few months, This has become a particularly poignant point of discussion following multiple arrests at a vig...

The Stop Ecocide campaign, supported by Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion, seeks to enshrine extreme damage to the natural world, termed ‘ecocide’, into international law. This includes ocean damage, deforestation, fracking and air pollution. The campaign specifically wants to see ecocide added to the list of crimes that can be tried at the highest level by the International Criminal Court alongside genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. But while the campaign more appropri...

The year 2020 tested democracy and civic freedoms in many ways. After the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic in March, governments took unprecedented actions, such as imposing curfews, restricting people’s movements, and limiting or banning gatherings. According to international law, some of these measures went beyond the permissible bounds for limiting rights during public health emergencies, bounds meant to ensure that such measures are kept “proportion...

Foreign policy should be conducted with the best interests of the united states in mind. not personal political interests. again, we dont know whats in the complain. speaking quite generally, the foreign policy needs to be conducted as a result of whats in the u.s. national security interests, not personal interests. the other thing i would say, erica, to the point that juliette was previously making. the other impact of this process not being followed is real distrust, growing distrust and dist...

Ruined it for them and i have no help from our generation also i mean even if i get the government even if it isnt in italy there were strikes and protests in dozens of cities students left class to hammer home the same messages that great a tune bird first made in her first strike this the biggest day in a global movement that shows no signs of abating. and there were plenty of berlin schoolchildren taking part in todays climate protests. and david thoreau accompanied one of them. her message p...

On the reactions from other world leaders is this tweet from french president emanuel. he tweets our thoughts are with the victims of these heinous crimes against the mosque in christ church in new zealand and their loved ones france stands up against all forms of extremism and works with its partners against terrorism across the world pakistans prime minister imran khan has also been expressing shock tweeting that he strongly condemns the terrorist attack this affirms that we have weve always m...

Greenhouse gas emissions this after they have climate protests. they used tear gas to stop throwing of projectiles. many participated in the rally including bill nye the science guy who says climate change has been all human cause. >> donald trump cancelling a press conference with african american pastors after they say the campaign wrongfully advertised their meeting. >> trumps campaign said 100 evangelical black leaders would back him. he they say they have no intention of doing so. they will...