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EU: Georgia’s Rights Crisis Needs Urgent Response

(Brussels, September 10, 2025) – The European Union and its member states should use all available diplomatic and legal tools to press the Georgiangovernment to end its persecution of independent civil society and the media, nine internatio

Major Red Sea undersea cables have been cut

Two major undersea cable systems in the Red Sea were reportedly severed, causing widespread internet disruptions across parts of Asia and the Middle East, including India, Pakistan, the UAE and Kuwait. The cause of the damage remains unknow

19 Killed as Nepal Free Speech Protests Turn Deadly

The streets of Kathmandu ran with blood yesterday after police opened fire on crowds protesting a nationwide shutdown of almost all social media platforms in Nepal. At least 19 have been confirmed dead with hundreds more injured – many of w

When money is abolished, surveillance becomes inevitable

The abolition of money, as originally proposed by Karl Marx, would inevitably lead to surveillance because every input and output must be tracked. Marx’s ideology, when implemented, would result in a system of control and rationing of energ

New Houthi Arrests of UN Staff

Forces belonging to the Houthis, who control much of Yemen, raided several United Nations offices and detained at least 19 UN staff on August 31, adding to dozens of UN and civil society staff already detained since 2024. The previous arres

Heart inflammation caused by covid “vaccines” is a potential time bomb

In May, the US Food and Drug Administration ordered Pfizer and Moderna to expand the warning labels on their covid-19 vaccines to include a heightened risk of heart inflammation, specifically myocarditis and pericarditis, in males aged 16 t

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