by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2021 | Briefing
INDONESIAN SECURITY FORCES have used excessive force and racially abused protesters peacefully opposing the renewal of the Papuan Special Autonomy Law, new research by Amnesty International has revealed. Papuan protesters told how they were targeted with water cannon,...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2021 | Briefing
THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT AND THE SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY Parliamentary Group have agreed to work together over the next five years to build a green economic recovery from Covid, respond to the climate emergency and create a fairer country. A shared draft policy programme...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 22, 2021 | Briefing
AHEAD OF THE G7 SUMMIT on the situation in Afghanistan, announced by US President Joe Biden, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for a special plan for evacuating endangered Afghan journalists and human rights defenders that would mean postponing the completion of...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 22, 2021 | Briefing
WITH NEW RESEARCH show the major role that rivers play in bringing plastic pollution to the oceans, countries are looking for ways to tackle the root causes of the problem in their own waterways. In response, the Sri Lankan government is set to partner with the UN...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 21, 2021 | Briefing
CLIENTEARTH HAS REPORTED TWO UK LISTED COMPANIES, technology firm Just Eat Takeaway.com and cruise travel company Carnival, to the UK’s financial services regulator for failing to report on climate change risk to their investors, in breach of their legal requirements....
by Agency Reporter | Aug 21, 2021 | Briefing
THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to immediately cease harassing and attacking journalists for their work, allow women journalists to broadcast the news, and permit the media to operate freely and independently. Since 15 August...