EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel's Netanyahu
The bloc is considering reviving its European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) Rafah, which has not been operational since 2007.
Tue May 28 2024
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
Israel and Palestinian leaders dismissed allegations of war crimes, and representatives for both sides criticised ICC prosecutor's decision.
Tue May 21 2024
Consider This: Tenancy Law (Part 2) — Legislating Against Racial Discrimination?
Malaysia's rental market has often been criticised for lacking proper regulation, relying instead on tenancy agreements and contract law. Could a Residential Tenancy Act bring about fairer practices in the rental market? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to social policy & human rights consultant Simraatraj Kaur Dhillon.
Mon May 20 2024
Consider This: Tenancy Law (Part 1) — Does Msia need a Residential Tenancy Act?
Malaysia's rental market has often been criticised for lacking proper regulation, relying instead on tenancy agreements and contract law. Could a Residential Tenancy Act bring about fairer practices in the rental market? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute, where she focuses on Housing, Cities and Urbanisation.
Mon May 20 2024
Australia targets social media with parliamentary probe
The government criticised social media platforms for not being quick enough to remove violent posts.
Fri May 10 2024
Sporadic protests in India over contentious citizenship law
India moved to implement a 2019 citizenship law that has been criticised as discriminating against Muslims.
Tue Mar 12 2024
French bodies slam Macron for supporting actor Depardieu accused of harassment
A French association fighting against sexist and sexual violence criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for supporting French actor Gerard Depardieu, accused of sexual harassment and rape.
Thu Dec 28 2023
UK PM Sunak sacks interior minister Braverman over protest comments
Rishi Sunak sacked Suella Braverman, part of a wider reshuffle after she criticised the police's handling of a pro-Palestinian march.
Mon Nov 13 2023
Russian nationalist Girkin loses appeal against detention
Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin has fiercely criticised the way that Russia has conducted the war in Ukraine.
Wed Aug 30 2023
Pakistan criticises migration policies after Mediterranean shipwreck
Pakistan had 350 of its nationals aboard the ship that capsized and sank, said the incident was a "grim reminder of the protection gaps".
Tue Jun 27 2023
North Korea criticises Blinken's China visit as 'begging trip'
North Korea said the rare visit was aimed at begging for the relaxation of tensions.
Wed Jun 21 2023
Thais host Myanmar junta official for talks; key ASEAN members stay away
Malaysia's former foreign minister, Saifuddin Abdullah, also criticised the Thai-hosted talks on his Twitter account.
Mon Jun 19 2023
Elon Musk says he will launch rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
Elon Musk also criticised Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, of "training the AI to lie".
Tue Apr 18 2023
Macron criticised for saying Europe should take independent stance on Taiwan
Political actors on both sides of the Atlantic criticised Emmanuel Macron's position as being too accommodating of China.
Tue Apr 11 2023
Council of Europe criticises Denmark for creating room for Paludan's provocations
Hate speech in Denmark benefited from "police protection" under "the name of freedom of expression," said the latest report of the Council of Europe's anti-racism commission ECRI released Monday.
Tue Jan 31 2023