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US/El Salvador: Torture of Venezuelan Deportees

(Washington, DC) – The Venezuelan nationals the United States government sent to El Salvador in March and April 2025 were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence, Human Rights Watch and Cristosal said in a report r

Can editing someone’s genes make them taller or more intelligent?

The genetics of human traits such as height and intelligence are complex. Height, for example, is influenced by over 12,000 genes. Likewise, intelligence is complex and is not only influenced by genes. Intelligence is believed to be 50-8

Kenya: New Cybercrime Amendments Threaten Online Expression

(Nairobi, November 6, 2025) – Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act, 2025, risks criminalizing legitimate online speech and its overbroad provisions should be repealed, Human Rights Watch said today. The ame

China: Authorities Shut Down Film Festival in New York

Chinese authorities harassed several dozen Chinese film directors and producers, as well as their families in China, causing them to pull films from the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival in New York City, Human Rights Watch said today. On

Dr. Bill Schneobelen: Freemasonry and Islam

Few realise the historical and current connections between Freemasonry and Islam. In his Book ‘Masonry: Beyond the Light’, Dr. Bill Schnoebelen describes the most obvious connection between the two religions: the Shriners. Let’s not lose

Skinner’s contribution to the Depopulation Programme

Dr Vernon Coleman highlights a book published in 1971 by Professor B.F. Skinner in which he argued that reducing the number of people in the world is necessary to save the world’s resources. Not only that, Skinner’s work, funded by the US G

China: Dubious Criminal Investigation of Taiwanese Legislator

(New York) – The Chinese government has announced it is investigating the Taiwanese legislator Puma Shen Pao-Yang (沈伯洋) for the crime of “separatism,” infringing upon his basic human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The government sai

Wikipedia vs Grokipedia: How do they compare?

On Monday, Elon Musk launched a challenge to Wikipedia. Called Grokipedia, it is an AI-powered online encyclopaedia developed by xAI. It has so far, around 900,000 AI-generated pages. Only a few days into its launch, we take a look at how

Dr. Bill Schnoebelen: Witchcraft, Freemasonry, Satanism and the Mormon Church

Dr William (“Bill”) Schnoebelen is a former 33rd degree Freemason. During an interview with the Almost False podcast, he revealed the darkest secrets of Freemasonry. He shared his experiences and discussed everything from secret temple ritu

Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release 10 Nubian Egyptians who have been unjustly detained for over 5 years, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 6, 2025, the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh reduced the se

Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom

(New York) – The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. They have subjected the remaining news outlets to surveillance and censorship, and punished journali

Malaysia: Abducted Refugee Detained in Myanmar

(Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should press Myanmar’s junta for the immediate release of a refugee family abducted from Kuala Lumpur in July 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. More than two years after her disappearance, Myanmar jun

Ecuador: Abusive Response to Protests

(Washington, DC) – Ecuadorian police and security forces have restricted freedom of assembly and at times used excessive force in their response to anti-government protests since mid-September, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Since Sep

Questions to ask your doctor about vaccination

Vaccines are unsafe and worthless, Dr. Vernon Coleman says. He accepts that this is his opinion and so advises anyone contemplating vaccination for themselves or their children to ask their doctor some questions before being injected. He p

The Net Zero, extreme weather, climate science consensus is breaking apart as COP30 nears

Next month, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, convenes in Brazil. Some 70,000 grifter scientists, activists, politicians and journalists (plus observers) will attend. Despite pre-summit hype and proclamations of hope