Subscribe

Topic

Surveillance

A collection of 183 articles

Mad Miliband’s rush to net zero puts UK at risk of Spanish-style blackouts

At the end of last month, Spain, Portugal, and parts of France experienced a massive power outage. The blackout was likely caused by a reliance on non-dispatchable “renewable” energy sources, making the grid fragile and unable to handle sud

EU Needs Tougher Response to Attack on Turkish Opposition

(Brussels, May 16, 2025) - The jailing by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of a key political opponent is a blatant repudiation of the rights to political association and participation, 58 rights, media, and legal groups, includ

‘The Medicine Men’ 50 years on

50 years ago, Dr. Vernon Coleman wrote his first book. Published in 1975, ‘The Medicine Men’ was also the first book to attack the pharmaceutical industry and criticise the medical establishment for its connections with the industry. At th

Western democracy is being undermined by corporately funded think tanks

Western democracy is being undermined from the inside through covert mechanisms and processes that are removing rights and freedoms. Key to these covert activities are think tanks such as the IPPR, New Economics Foundation and Institute of

National scandal: Canadian federal health officials signed agreements not to release information about covid vaccines that could embarrass Trudeau

Newly released records show Canada’s top doctor and federal managers signed confidentiality pledges during the covid crisis to avoid disclosures that could damage government credibility. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam

Syria: New Government Restricts Aid Operations

(Beirut) – The Syrian transitional government’s stringent application of registration and operational requirements on aid groups is hampering their ability to scale up operations, Human Rights Watch said today. While the authorities have si

Court documents reveal clinical trial rigging, regulatory failure and global deception regarding Merck’s HPV vaccine

Merck has rigged Gardasil trials to conceal harms, according to a newly unsealed report by Danish physician Peter C. Gøtzsche submitted to an American court. Writing about Gøtzsche’s expert review, Maryanne Damasi says, “[His] forensic anal

Belarus: Political Retaliation against Businesses

(Berlin, May 9, 2025) – Belarusian authorities have retaliated against companies and their workers that supported peaceful anti-government protests or spoke out about human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. They also targete

Former advisor says Prince Andrew did have sexual encounters with underage girls

Prince Andrew is under renewed scrutiny following the release of secretly filmed comments made by his former advisor, John Bryan. In the footage, Bryan alleges that the royal had sexual encounters with underage girls connected to Jeffrey Ep

Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

(Athens, May 8, 2025) – Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening democracy and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 101-page report, “Fr

The climate change cult is planning to uproot thousands of ancient olive trees in Spain and replace them with solar panels

In southern Spain, thousands of hectares of ancient olive groves will be destroyed to make room for solar panels. Campaigners estimate that 100,000 olive trees will be uprooted to make way for the “green,” “renewable” solar farms. Let’s not

Thailand: The rise of the technocratic state

Thailand is rapidly adopting tools of technocracy, including the introduction of a “robocop” with advanced AI to detect and prevent crime, and a “safety” hub of CCTV cameras with AI video analytics and facial recognition tracking. The use o

Habitat Selection and Occupancy of Feral Horses in Comparison to Cattle and Elk in the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Canada

Understanding species occupancy and habitat selection is fundamental to ecology and provides critical information for management. In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of western Canada, feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) are now sympatric with

A new study finds that flu vaccines have negative efficacy, meaning the risk of getting flu is higher after vaccination

In 2022, a Cleveland Clinic study found that the risk of covid infection increased with the number of covid vaccine doses received, a phenomenon known as negative efficacy. Another study published earlier this month by the same researchers