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Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses

(Nairobi) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers, often when they were seeking to leave or transit the country

US and three other countries reject WHO’s IHR amendments; the UK, the global censorship hub, is not one of them

On 18 July, the US officially rejected the World Health Organisation’s (“WHO”) 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations (“IHR”), citing threats to national sovereignty, free speech and constitutional protections. If not rejec

Doom Break: A rabbi, a Hindu priest and a politician went on a hike

Here is some light reading for our readers. TriTorch publishes articles on a Substack page titled ‘Out Here on The Perimeter’. Every now and then, he/she publishes a collection of observations, questions and jokes, humorous memes and vide

UK’s Online Safety Act has kick-started a global frenzy of online censorship and surveillance

At the end of July, the UK government enforced its “online safety” regime. The pretext is to keep children safe online. As a collection of articles from 1 August reveals, it has kick-started a censorship and surveillance frenzy with gover

UK’s Online Safety Act is restricting speech globally; the UK government is censoring the world

The UK’s Online Safety Act became fully operational in July 2025. It is being used to restrict content globally. It has caused global and significant concerns about censorship of information that is of public interest. Technology companies

EU’s technocratic border control will be launched in October; it applies to all non-EU visitors

From 12 October, all visitors to all European Union countries will have their biometric data collected and stored by a centralised agency. This agency will not only collect data on our movements but will also collect data from the criminal

Groundbreaking study identifies two bacteria in the gut that trigger MS

A groundbreaking study published in PNAS has identified two gut bacteria as triggers for Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”). The study involved 81 pairs of identical twins, where only one sibling had MS, and found that these bacteria were consistent

Russia: Internet Blocking, Disruptions and Increasing Isolation

(Vilnius, July 30, 2025) – Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report r

Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk

(Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today. The drone strikes mark a

FDA expresses scepticism of the science that demonised saturated fats as causing heart disease

The war on saturated fats may be coming to an end, with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioning the science behind the diet-heart hypothesis. For decades defending saturated fat was consid

Corporate media uses image of Gazan child as proof of famine; they are lying about the child’s condition

Investigative journalist David Collier fact checks claims made about an image by corporate media saying the child pictured is proof of famine in Gaza. “This isn’t the face of famine. It’s the face of a medically vulnerable child whose suffe

DMSO: A remedy for respiratory diseases and lung conditions

Chronic respiratory diseases remain profitable but poorly treated, subjecting patients to expensive healthcare, impaired stamina and painful decline. However, there is an effective and inexpensive alternative: dimethyl sulphoxide, or DMSO.

Niger: Two Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained

(Nairobi) – Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two years after he was ousted in a military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 26, 2023, Nigerien army o

Kazakhstan: Journalists Denied Accreditation

(Berlin, July 22, 2025) – The decision by Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to withhold accreditation from 16 journalists for the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a blatant attack on independent media, Human Rights W

Protect, guard and value your independence

Protect and value your independence, as it is easy to lose and hard to regain, Dr. Vernon Coleman warns. Be cautious of countries, organisations, and companies that may try to buy your independence, as they will treat you with contempt once