UN Rights Body Should Extend Ethiopia Investigations
Click to expand Image Displaced persons center in northern Ethiopia where many still suffer from the effects of the war that began in 2020, August 1…
Iraq: Four years after Tishreen protests, no justice for state and militia violence
The Iraqi authorities must ensure truth, justice and reparations for the killing of hundreds and maiming of thousands by Iraqi security forces, Amnesty International said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the nation-wide anti-government protests…
From τὰ φυσικά (ta physika) to physics – VII
No figure looms larger in the history of ancient mathematics than Archimedes, a name surrounded by a dense cloud of stories, myths, and legends. However, one should never lose sight of the fact that behind all the marvellous narratives about … Continue re…
Open Letter: European Parliament must protect journalists and ban spyware in the European Media Freedom Act
As the European Parliament gets set to vote on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) next week, 80 civil society and journalists’ associations are calling on Members of European Parliament (MEPs) to ensure meaningful protection for journalists in the regu…
Spinning Wind Turbines Kill Nearly a Million Bats a Year. Researchers Aim to Find Out Why
Land-based wind turbines kill as many as 880,000 bats a year, wiping out so many threatened bats that at least one species could soon become endangered without preventative action, according to a recent study.Read more on E360 →
We Tasked a Satellite Based on Your Suggestions. Here are the Results
Satellite imagery is increasingly used by open source researchers and newsrooms around the world to analyse and understand what is happening, during a conflict, a natural disaster or even a new development project. Bellingcat has the ability to take a sna…
Canada hails Nazi SS veteran from Ukraine as "hero"
Holocaust distortion and revisionism is apparently fine as long as it serves the pro-war agenda of the West.
PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
Between May and September 2023, former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox's Predator spyware via links sent on SMS and WhatsApp after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run for President in the 2024 Egyptian elections. As Egypt i…
The Kurdish Women’s Movement and Turkey’s Transnational ‘Feminicide’
On the Turkish state's targeting of dissidents abroad. The post The Kurdish Women’s Movement and Turkey’s Transnational ‘Feminicide’ appeared first on MERIP.
Life Cycle Assessment of 2022 Laptop
Laptop manufacturer Framework commissioned Fraunhofer IZM to do a detailed life cycle analysis on their Framework Laptop 13, which is designed to be upgradeable, repairable, and customizable. The functional unit used in the study is the use of this notebo…
Pseudoarchaeology on YouTube
It probably wouldn’t surprise you that YouTube, like most social media, has its share of misinformation disguised as “educational material.” In this article, I discuss [...] The post Pseudoarchaeology on YouTube appeared first on Archaeology Review.
Lampedusa: no to Frontex, no to migration cooperation with Tunisia
18 September 2023 – Abolish Frontex, a grassroots network of over 130 organisations and groups, strongly condemns the reaction of the European Union to the current migration situation on Lampedusa. The 10–Point Plan presented by European Commission presid…
How mobile apps illegally share your personal data
How mobile apps illegally share your personal data Some mobile apps share your personal data immediately after they're opened. This isn't compliant with EU privacy laws
EdTech is a union matter!
Despite the relentless hype, digitization is a key part of contemporary education politics, and something that cannot be taken lightly. In particular, the ever-expanding presence of digital technologies in education needs to be treated as a labour issue –…
Amsterdam: 18 years Pretoriusstraat 43 and Joe’s Garage
On September 25, 2005, Pretoriusstraat 43 was squatted by the Amsterdam-Oost squatting group as a protest against long-term vacancy, criminal money laundering practices and real estate speculation. For 18 years the house has been a place for a living grou…
Reflection
It’s been over a week since we packed up and left the meadow that was home to NBC this year. As the grasses and shrubs grow taller again, the footprint we left will fade away, until it’s like we were never there. The camp itself, however, did leave a last…
Backlight: Drowning in Lies
Deep dive into the investigation behind “Drowning in Lies” and the follow up, “Smuggler Warlord, EU Ally” The post Backlight: Drowning in Lies appeared first on Lighthouse Reports.
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Balle…
Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries
Image: a laptop running on direct solar power. Photo: Marie Verdeil. Conventional solar installations do not question our dependence on fossil fuels and the energy-guzzling lifestyle that results. Both rooftop solar panels and large-scale solar farms pro…
By The Grace of Miyake
Humans are strange creatures. We pin our self-esteem on our beliefs. When our beliefs are validated, we feel good about ourselves. When they're being contradicted, we often take it as a personal attack.
The Unhowled Land
Without wolves or lynx, our ecosystems remain barren, depleted and overrun by proliferating deer. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th August 2023 What’s missing from this picture? I mean the picture of rural Britain many of us hold in our he…
Operational Einstein: constructivist principles of special relativity
Einstein’s theory of special relativity defines time and space operationally, that is to say, in terms of the actions performed to measure them. This is analogous to the constructivist spirit of classical geometry. Transcript Oh no, we are chained to a wa…
Practical Offline Payments Using One-Time Passcodes
We are happy to announce the publication on "Practical Offline Payments Using One-Time Passcodes" by The European Money and Finance Forum.
Case Summary, Strasbourg: Sanchez v France, Grand Chamber confirms decision that criminal conviction for hate speech does not violate Article 10 – Dirk Voorhoof
On 15 May 2023 in the case of Sanchez v France, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) confirmed its earlier Chamber judgment of 2 September 2021 (see Inforrm post here). The ECtHR found that the criminal conviction of a politicia…
C4C’s perspective on Article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
The Coalition for Creativity (C4C) is concerned about the developments around Article 17 in the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). This provision, initially introduced as an unwarranted media privilege by […]
President of the Unified Patent Court rewrites the treaty like a dictator
Brussels, 22 May 2023 — The President of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Klaus Grabinski, has decided alone to rewrite the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) at this own will, and move London to Paris and Munich due to Brexit. FFII condemn this abuse o…
India: Silencing Journalism and Human Rights in Kashmir
Following on from our investigative work in Kashmir, this Briefing Report draws special attention to India's strategy in silencing...
webshit weekly
An annotated digest of the top "Hacker" "News" posts for the second week of August, 2021. One Bad Apple August 08, 2021 (comments) An Internet is mad about Apple (business model: "Uber for spyware") turning your phone…
Confessions of a Necromancer
Thirty-five years I've written code, a necromancer weaving spells to bring the dead to life. Hardware and electronics never held any charm for me. I've no love for chips and cables and solder. Give me a keyboard, a screen, and a language, and you …