Ethiopia: Surge in Arrests of Journalists, Media Workers

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists and media professionals since August 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should end their harassment of independent journalists and immedia

Venezuela: Political Prisoners Cut Off from the World

(Washington, DC) – Dozens of political prisoners in Venezuela have been held incommunicado for weeks, months and some for over a year, Human Rights Watch and the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Venezuela (Comité por la

Challenging Ukraine’s Mine Ban Treaty “Suspension”

The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which aims to “end .. the suffering” inflicted by antipersonnel landmines, has advanced international law and saved countless lives.[1] It is a cornerstone of humanitarian disarmament, a people-centered approach to

People may love freedom, but they don’t always love the responsibility that freedom demands

Liberty is not merely the absence of coercion but a learned skill and a habit of self-governance that requires active participation and responsibility.  This is the central idea of Alexis de Tocqueville’s psychology of freedom. Freedom, Toc

Professor Henrik Svensmark: The Earth’s climate is not in a crisis

“It’s a bad career move to go against the idea that CO₂ is the only driver of climate change,” Danish astrophysicist Professor Henrik Svensmark says.  But he’s doing it anyway. In an interview with Freedom Research, Prof. Svensmark argued t

Trump Urges Starmer: Use Military, Stop Illegal Immigration

President Trump visited the UK this week, during which he urged Britain to use every tool available to secure the Channel. Claiming he saw “millions of people” flow into the US before his term, he told reporters that mass, unchecked migrati

EU’s New India Strategy Overlooks Modi’s Repression

The European Union unveiled its “New Strategic EU-India Agenda” this week, setting out a range of areas for closer bilateral cooperation. The document hails India as the “world’s largest democracy” and a “like-minded and trusted partner,” b

El Salvador: Baseless Charges Against Rights Defenders

(Washington, DC) – Police in El Salvador arbitrarily arrested two human rights defenders who were peacefully protesting a mass eviction and have been holding them in pretrial detention since the end of May 2025, Human Rights Watch said toda

US: Maritime Strikes Amount to Extrajudicial Killings

(Washington, DC, September 18, 2025) – United States military strikes against two boats allegedly carrying drug traffickers, which the Trump administration said killed at least 14 people, were unlawful extrajudicial killings, Human Rights W

Recent summit in China signals a shift in global energy politics to the East

The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit was held between 31 August and 1 September in Tianjin, China.  It marked a significant shift in global energy geopolitics, with India, Russia and China forming a new energy alliance. The agr

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

(Beirut) – Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 have carried out a range of abuses against residents, including forced displacement, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli forces have se

UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice

(New York) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from September 22-30 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capacity to promote human right

European Commission’s war mongering against Russia is to distract from its crumbling empire

The European Union is facing a crisis due to the lack of a clear strategy among its elite leaders, such as Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas, and Roberta Metsola. The EU’s focus on war with Russia is a distraction from its economic decline,

Nepal Final Count: 72 Dead, Thousands Injured in Free Speech Clashes

Nepal is finally counting up the total cost of its recent efforts to limit free speech. The death toll has now reached a staggering 72, with more than 2,100 confirmed injured, following the nationwide shutdown of 26 social media platforms w

Man’s stage 4 cancer is cured by following the Hybrid Orthomolecular Protocol

A groundbreaking hybrid protocol using repurposed drugs and nutrients left one man cancer-free after stage 4 prostate cancer. Jeffrey Kramer, a retired attorney, was diagnosed with metastasised stage 4 prostate cancer and was told it was in