South-South migration is often overlooked and South-North given prominence, why?
Why do dominant media and political narratives about migration tend to focus on the relatively small number of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants attempting to reach the Global North irregularly and overlook the important role of South-South migration in development, inequality, and humanitarian crises? Because narratives about migration are dominated...
Media: Unionisation protects editorial independence, draws clear line between sponsored content and news
Successful unionisation campaigns among journalists in the US have seen record numbers of media workers win new rights in newsrooms across the industry over recent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) congratulates US unions on the wave of new union agreements won and the formation of dozens of new workplace...
Sun sets on scientist who despised use of biology to justify racist ideology on IQ
Richard Lewontin was a ground-breaking geneticist, best known for bringing molecular tools into evolutionary biology and for his advocacy against the use of science to rationalise structural inequity. Lewontin and his collaborators revealed how natural selection acts to shape variation, exploring its effect on genes, groups and individuals. Moving between...
I came here to fight: Inspired 16-year old girl tells of desire to avenge death of her Tigray kin
A 16-year-old girl who hoped to go to war against Ethiopia People’s Defence Force says she was inspired by the sight of resurgent local forces marching in to retake the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region six months after being forced to flee. The girl, Meron Mezgeb, narrates how she waited...
Black Lives Matter: Manchester city rallies behind England’s Black players in the wake vile racist attacks
Marcus Rashford said he is “lost for words” after hundreds gathered for an anti-racism demonstration and took the knee outside his mural on Tuesday evening. The artwork in south Manchester was vandalised within hours of England’s crushing defeat against Italy in the Euros final on Sunday night. But it has...
If viruses play a bigger factor in asthma attacks, it’s likely doctors may have been fixing wrong problems
Nicole Lawson spent the beginning of the pandemic incredibly worried about her daughter, who has asthma. Five-year-old Scarlett’s asthma attacks were already landing her in the ER or urgent care every few months. Now a scary new virus was spreading. Respiratory viruses are known triggers of asthma attacks and doctors...
Plight of asylum seekers: Libyan centre manager withheld food to punish detainees, 22 people died
After years of Libyan reticence, human rights groups and aid organisations say European Union calls to improve detention conditions are increasingly tone-deaf to the reality asylum seekers and migrants face in Libya detention camps. “The protection response cannot be just about distributing food and relief items,” Lucie Eches, from the...
Defeated on battlefront, Ethiopian army turns to profiling ethnic Tigrayans
Witnesses say thousands of Tigrayans are being detained and their businesses closed in cities across Ethiopia in a new wave of ethnic targeting by authorities over the eight-month conflict in the Tigray region. The detentions follow the dramatic turn in the war last month when resurgent Tigray forces marched into...
When Ethiopian army quit Tigray, it left behind empty banks, looted shops and frightened people
Aid agencies say they’re baffled at the contradiction between the Ethiopian government’s stated commitment to let relief into the Tigray region following its recent ceasefire, and the lack of progress on humanitarian access they’re seeing on the ground. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a unilateral ceasefire last month after...
Quarter-dose of Moderna Covid vaccine rouses big immune response
Two jabs that each contained only one-quarter of the standard dose of the Moderna Covod-19 vaccine gave rise to long-lasting protective antibodies and virus-fighting T cells, according to tests in nearly three dozen people. The results hint at the possibility of administering fractional doses to stretch limited vaccine supplies and...
