Macron acknowledges 1944 ‘massacre’ of West African troops by French army - Associated Press (France24, 2024)
French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that the 1944 killing of West African soldiers in a Senegalese fishing village by French forces was a massacre for the first time. The soldiers had fought alongside the French during World War II, but were killed by their French counterparts in what historians believe was a dispute over unpaid wages.

Emmanuel Macron reconnaît « un massacre » par les forces coloniales en 1944 - Rokhay Ba, Malick; Lozano, Laurent; Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2024)
Le président français Emmanuel Macron a reconnu jeudi que les forces coloniales françaises avaient commis un « massacre » contre des tirailleurs africains en 1944 près de Dakar, a indiqué le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye qui a salué un « pas important » vers la vérité dans un entretien avec l’AFP

Emmanuel Macron reconnaît « un massacre » par les forces coloniales en 1944 - Rokhay Ba, Malick; Lozano, Laurent; Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2024)
Le président français Emmanuel Macron a reconnu jeudi que les forces coloniales françaises avaient commis un « massacre » contre des tirailleurs africains en 1944 près de Dakar, a indiqué le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye qui a salué un « pas important » vers la vérité dans un entretien avec l’AFP

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns - Sullivan, Helen (The Guardian, 2024)
Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation
Keywords: Australia news; Social media; World news; Young people

Former ICC chief prosecutor says she faced threats and ‘thug-style tactics’ - Davies, Harry (The Guardian, 2024)
Fatou Bensouda says she and her family were subjected to ‘direct threats’ while working on the most sensitive cases
Keywords: Fatou Bensouda; International criminal court; Israel; Law; Middle East and north Africa; The Mossad; World news

Myanmar: ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant - Human Rights Watch (2024)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Myanmar military commander-in-chief, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, for alleged crimes against humanity is a major step towards justice for the country’s Rohingya population

Exhibition | Recent US Exhibitions Explore the Complexity of Puerto Rican Identity - Gonzalez, Damaly (ArtNews, 2024)
In a portrait from 1928, a Puerto Rican woman holds a devotional painting of the Virgin Mary and child. The work by Miguel Pou y Becerra is titled La promesa. The author mentions a feeling of the broken promise of salvation through Catholicism, forced upon Puerto Rico during Spain’s colonization of the island. At the Rollins Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida (on view through January 5)

Exhibition | Recent US Exhibitions Explore the Complexity of Puerto Rican Identity - Gonzalez, Damaly (ArtNews, 2024)
Rollins Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida (on view through January 5)

UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a ‘woman’ is defined in law - The Gleaner (2024)
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women's right campaign group and the Scottish government. Five...
Keywords: Scotland

The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story - Dwyer, Cassandra (The Collector, 2024)
A simple workers’ strike led to the death of thousands as American fruit growers attempted to keep prices low with a looming Depression on the horizon.

Toutes les dix minutes, une femme dans le monde est tuée par un proche | - ONU Info (2024)
Selon un nouveau rapport de l’ONU, publié ce lundi 25 novembre, 85.000 femmes ont été tuées de manière intentionnelle en 2023 et le domicile reste « l’endroit le plus dangereux » pour elles, puisque 60 % ont été tuées par « leur conjoint ou d’autres membres de leur famille ». |

One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide - UN News (2024)

Revealed: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official Cop29 negotiating text - Carrington, Damian (The Guardian, 2024)
Exclusive: News of changes to usually non-editable document ‘risks placing climate summit in jeopardy'
Keywords: Azerbaijan; Climate aid; Climate crisis; Climate finance; Cop29; Environment; Middle East and north Africa; Saudi Arabia; World news

Preserving cultural heritage in times of war - Abram, Lisa (UVic News, 2024)
Responsible for creating the Conflict Aftermath Digital Archive Project (CADAP), Nathaniel Brunt is working with librarians and historians to ethically preserve and make accessible at-risk, conflict-related visual material.

Enfants soldats : les chefs des FARC accusés de crimes de guerre - Liévano, Andrés Bermúdez (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
En Colombie, six anciens chefs des FARC ont été inculpés pour avoir participé à l'enrôlement d'enfants soldats. Suite à l'annonce de la Juridiction spéciale pour la paix (JEP), ils ont fait savoir qu'ils acceptaient les charges retenues contre eux.

FARC leadership accused of war crimes over child soldiers - Liévano, Andrés Bermúdez (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
In Colombia, six former FARC leaders have been charged with participating in the recruitment of child soldiers. Following the announcement by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), they indicated that they accepted the charges against them.

A Thousand Days of War in Ukraine | Human Rights Watch - Gorbunova, Yulia; Kvitka, Kseniya (2024)
November 19 marks 1,000 days since Russia’'s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This grim milestone highlights the immense suffering the war has brought to Ukrainian civilians in particular as a result of the war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Russian forces.

Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis? - Noakes, Taylor (The Walrus, 2024)
The concept of a secret registry of names kept by the federal government feels at odds with our perception of Canada. But there is at least one such list—reportedly about 900 names long—that is one of the government’s most closely guarded secrets. It is a record of alleged or suspected war criminals and collaborators who were believed to have found refuge in Canada after the Second World War.

Mamadou Diouf: 'Imperial history can no longer be articulated exclusively by France' - Le Monde (2024)
The president of the commemoration committee for the Thiaroye massacre in Senegal believes that African countries must regain control of their historical narrative, and is calling on France to return all its archives.
Keywords: France

Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter | CBC News - Stefanovich, Olivia (CBC News, 2024)
The federal government says it will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass slaughter of their sled dogs decades ago. More than 1,000 of the dogs that Inuit relied on for their livelihoods were shot to death by Mounties, employees of the Hudson's Bay Company and other authorities during the mid-1950s and late 1960s across Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec.

Mother-and-baby homes: Nursing homes used for 'secrecy', panel finds - Page, Chris (BBC News, 2024)

Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines | UN News - Pamintuan, Jorica (2024)

Renforcer la résilience en préservant les maisons historiques aux Philippines | ONU Info - Pamintuan, Jorica (2024)
L'une des villes coloniales espagnoles les mieux préservées d'Asie, endommagée lors d'un énorme tremblement de terre aux Philippines, est en cours de réparation dans le but de réduire l'impact de futures catastrophes, en partie grâce au soutien de l'organisation éducative et culturelle des Nations Unies, l'UNESCO. |

Malcolm X's family sues US law enforcement agencies for $170 million over allowing assassination - RNZ News (RNZ, 2024)
The family of militant civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a NZ$170 million lawsuit that accuses law enforcement agencies of allowing his murder to be carried out almost 60 years ago.

Sierra Leone: Authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws following historic ECOWAS ruling - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court that the colonial-era legislation discriminates against poor people and other marginalized groups, Amnesty International said. The ruling, made on 7 November, found that Sierra Leone’s vagrancy laws – which criminalize anyone […]

The Detached Papers: New records on the transatlantic slave trade on Discovery - The National Archives blog - Hellawell, Phillipa (Records and Research, 2024)
The National Archives has released over 8,000 new catalogue descriptions of documents related to the transatlantic slave trade.

Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy | Norway | The Guardian - Bryant, Miranda (The Guardian, 2024)
The Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous people for more than a century of historical injustices committed against them as part of its “Norwegianisation” policy.

Abuse in Care: Government prepares to formally apologise - RNZ News (RNZ News, 2024)
New Zealand's Prime Minister has apologized to the hundreds of thousands of people abused while in state care, and acknowledged the “unimaginable suffering” inflicted in children's homes and psychiatric hospitals.

Violences dans des hôpitaux et foyers de l’État | La Nouvelle-Zélande demande pardon - AFP (La Presse, 2024)
Le premier ministre néo-zélandais a demandé pardon aux centaines de milliers de personnes victimes de violences alors qu’elles étaient prises en charge par l’État, et reconnu les « souffrances inimaginables » infligées dans des foyers pour enfants et hôpitaux psychiatriques.

Il y a 30 ans naissait le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda - Journal de l'Afrique - Masson, Nina (RFI, 2024)
Il y a 30 ans, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies créait le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda. Depuis, 62 ministres, officiers et miliciens ont été condamnés par ce Tribunal pour leur participation dans le génocide des Tutsis. Le TPIR a marqué l’histoire en prononçant le premier jugement international pour génocide. Il a fermé ses portes en 2015, mais l’ONU a mis sur pied un mécanisme chargé de boucler les derniers dossiers.

The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding - Relli, Sarah (The Collector, 2024)
For more than 40 years, sugar barons practiced “blackbirding,” removing thousands of South Sea Islanders from their homes to work on sugar cane plantations.

La réhabilitation des fusillés pour l’exemple, "le cadavre dans le placard de la Grande Guerre" - Trouillard, Stéphanie (RFI, 2024)
Cent dix ans après le début de la Première Guerre mondiale, des histoires continuent de ressortir de l'ombre. À l'occasion du 11-Novembre, France 24 vous propose de découvrir celle de Frédéric-Henri Wolff, le seul officier supérieur français fusillé pour l'exemple. L'auteur Éric Viot, qui se bat depuis des années pour obtenir sa réhabilitation, lui a rendu hommage dans un ouvrage.

When White Supremacists Staged the Only Successful Coup in U.S. History - Armstrong, Vanessa (Smithsonian, 2024)
On November 10, 1898, white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, massacred upwards of 60 Black people and overthrew the city’s democratically elected government, instigating the only successful coup d’état in United States history. No one was brought to justice for the horrific violence, and over the next century, the event was largely ignored, whitewashed as a “race riot” if it was mentioned at all.

How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Continues to Impact Modern Life | Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Books Smithsonian Magazine - Sharpe, Christina (Smithsonian Books, 2024)
A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism

Justice Info publie le rapport censé être à l'origine du complot génocidaire au Rwanda - Cruvellier, Thierry (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
Pour la 1ère fois, Justice Info publie le rapport complet de la Commission militaire de 1991, qui a été présenté par le procureur du Tribunal pour le Rwanda (TPIR) comme un acte de naissance du projet génocidaire.

Justice Info publishes the report supposedly behind the genocide plot in Rwanda - Cruvellier, Thierry (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
For the 1st time, Justice Info publishes the full report of the Commission which was presented by the Prosecutor of the Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as the birth certificate of the genocidal project.

Massacre de Thiaroye : des députés français veulent enfin briser l'omerta - Trouillard, Stéphanie (RFI, 2024)
À l'approche du 80e anniversaire du massacre de tirailleurs sénégalais au camp de Thiaroye, à Dakar, historiens, avocats et députés se sont réunis à l'Assemblée nationale pour une conférence-plaidoyer. Dix ans après l'évocation par le président François Hollande "d'une répression sanglante", ils réclament une reconnaissance officielle de ce massacre par la France et la création d'une commission d'enquête parlementaire.

Macron 'acknowledges' France responsible for 1957 assassination of Algerian nationalist Larbi Ben M'hidi - Kessous, Mustapha (2024)
The young political-military leader of the National Liberation Front was hanged on the night of March 3, 1957, during the Battle of Algiers, by French soldiers who disguised the death of this 'national hero' as a suicide.
Keywords: France

National Archives Aids in Tulsa Riot Mass Burial Identification - Lebonick, Cara Moore (National Archives, 2024)
By Cara Moore Lebonick | National Archives News ST. LOUIS, November 4, 2024 — On the 100-year anniversary of race riots erupting in the predominantly Black-populated and affluent Greenwood District in the city of Tulsa, OK, the city launched an investigation into unmarked graves in likely mass burial sites resulting from the riots. The laboratory assisting Tulsa, Intermountain Forensics, turned to the National Archives for records to help identify individuals from those graves.

Group looks to determine scope of forced sterilization - Molesh, Omar (The Toronto Star, 2024)
Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice hopes to of chronicle the history of First Nation, Inuit and Metis women and girls being forcefully sterilized and getting a better idea of how many people it affected.

For one survivor, the 1920 Election Day massacre in Florida was ‘the night the devil got loose’ - Podair, Gerald (The Conversation, 2024)
Mose Norman, a Black registered voter, was ready to cast his ballot for presidential candidate Warren G. Harding. But when he arrived at his polling place on Election Day, Nov. 2, 1920, in the orange grove town of Ocoee, Florida, near Orlando, Norman was turned away by white election officials because of supposed unpaid poll taxes. His name and the names of hundreds of other registered Black voters had been removed from the rolls by white poll workers.

Algérie: Emmanuel Macron reconnaît «l'assassinat» de Larbi Ben M'hidi «par des militaires français» - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Le président français Emmanuel Macron a reconnu, vendredi 1er novembre 2024, « l'assassinat » du dirigeant du Front de libération nationale (FLN) Larbi Ben M'hidi « par des militaires français », à l'occasion du 70e anniversaire de l'insurrection du 1er novembre 1954 qui ouvrit la guerre d'Algérie.

(Counter-)Archive: Memorial Practices of the Soviet Underground - Smola, Klavdia; Kukulin, Ilya; Bachmaier, Annelie (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies, 2024)
Focuses on the archive as a form of art employed by various groups of the late Soviet underground, aiming to approach old archival materials related to the Soviet cultural underground on a meta-level of analysis to explore unofficial cultures, the history of state socialism, and topics of suppressed cultural memory
Keywords: Archive; Memory; Slavic studies; Soviet history; art history; communism; counter-archives; cultural memory; self-archiving; suppressed memory; underground culture; unofficial culture

Reading the Archival Revolution - Vatulescu, Cristina (Stanford University Press, 2024)
The opening of classified documents from the Soviet era has been dubbed the "archival revolution" due to its unprecedented scale, drama, and impact. With a storyteller's sensibility, Cristina Vatulescu identifies and takes on the main challenges of reading in these archives.

The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown : Planet Money : NPR - Rosalsky, Greg (NPR, 2024)
The Chinese Exclusion Act is widely considered to be the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. It's a riveting tale that parallels today and may provide insights into the economic consequences of immigration restrictions and mass deportations.

'The sixth great extinction is happening', warns climate expert - Gill, Victoria
Conservationist Jane Goodall on the urgent need to turn the tide on climate change and nature loss.

"C'est un crime d'effacer la mémoire d'un peuple" : au Liban, le patrimoine archéologique en danger - Ilcinkas, Anne (FRI)
Plus de cent députés libanais ont demandé à l'Unesco de protéger le patrimoine de leur pays des frappes israéliennes. Alors que les sites antiques de Baalbek et Tyr, classés au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité, sont menacés, des archéologues alertent également sur la destruction de sites de moindre envergure, constitutifs de l’identité et de la mémoire des Libanais.

M. Al Hassan condamné à 10 ans d'emprisonnement - International Criminal Court
Aujourd'hui, le 20 novembre 2024, la Chambre de première instance X de la Cour pénale internationale (« CPI » ou « la Cour ») a condamné Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud à 10 ans d'emprisonnement à la suite du Jugement de première instance l’ayant déclaré coupable d’une partie des charges portées à son encontre concernant des crimes de guerre et crimes contre l’humanité commis entre début mai 2012 et le 29 janvier 2013, à Tombouctou, dans le nord du Mali.

Mr Al Hassan sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment - International Criminal Court
Today, 20 November 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") sentenced Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years of imprisonment following the Trial Judgment in which the Chamber found him guilty of some of the charges brought against him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between early May 2012 and 29 January 2013 in Timbuktu, northern Mali. The sentence may be appealed before the ICC Appeals Chamber by either party to the proceedings.

Situation dans l’État de Palestine : La Chambre préliminaire I de la CPI rejette les exceptions d’incompétence soulevées par l’État d’Israël et délivre des mandats d’arrêt à l’encontre de MM. Benyamin Nétanyahou et Yoav Gallant - International Criminal Court
Aujourd’hui, 21 novembre 2024, la Chambre préliminaire I (« la Chambre ») de la Cour pénale internationale (« la Cour »), dans la situation dans l’État de Palestine, a rendu à l’unanimité deux décisions par lesquelles elle a rejeté les exceptions soulevées par l’État d’Israël (« Israël ») en vertu des articles 18 et 19 du Statut de Rome (« le Statut »). Elle a également délivré des mandats d’arrêt à l’encontre de MM. Benyamin Nétanyahou et Yoav Gallant.

Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant - International Criminal Court
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejecting challenges by the State of Israel (‘Israel’) brought under articles 18 and 19 of the Rome Statute (the ‘Statute’). It also issued warrants of arrest for Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant. Decisions on requests by the State of Israel

'Adult crime, adult time' - Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again - Watson, Katy
Most children jailed in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal, and the new government is reducing the age that can happen.
Keywords: Indigenous Australians

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery - Osuh, Chris (The Guardian, 2024)
Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery
Keywords: Activism; Culture; England; Heritage; Race; Slavery; UK news; US news; World news

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery - Osuh, Chris (The Guardian, 2024)
Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery
Keywords: Activism; Culture; England; Heritage; Race; Slavery; UK news; US news; World news

White House press office altered transcript of Biden ‘garbage remark’ call - Press, Associated (The Guardian, 2024)
Transcript released by the White House added an apostrophe to ‘supporters’ to change meaning after conferring with Biden, email shows
Keywords: Biden administration; Donald Trump; Joe Biden; US elections 2024; US news; US politics

Armenia: Surveillance Bill Threatens Right - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The Armenian government’s bill for the mandatory installation of video surveillance systems with 24-hour police access throughout the capital, Yerevan, is unjustified and interferes with privacy and other rights.

It’s Going to Take a Constant Fight to Preserve the Historical Record - Robinson, Nathan J. (Current Affairs, 2024)
The National Archives museum is backsliding into a sanitized mythological retelling of American history. Don’t assume the truth will prevail.

Renowned photographer donates refusenik archives to South Texas Jewish Archives - The Jewish Herald-Voice (The Jewish Herald-Voice, 2024)
On Monday, Oct. 21, the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives hosted a special lecture featuring renowned photographer and activist Janice Rubin. Entitled “Refuseniks Revealed: Stories of Struggle and Hope from the Soviet Union,” the talk shed light on Rubin’s daring 1986 mission to document the lives of Soviet Jews denied permission to emigrate – a group known as “refuseniks.”

Renowned photographer donates refusenik archives to South Texas Jewish Archives - The Jewish Herald-Voice (The Jewish Herald-Voice, 2024)
On Monday, Oct. 21, the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives hosted a special lecture featuring renowned photographer and activist Janice Rubin. Entitled “Refuseniks Revealed: Stories of Struggle and Hope from the Soviet Union,” the talk shed light on Rubin’s daring 1986 mission to document the lives of Soviet Jews denied permission to emigrate – a group known as “refuseniks.”

Thailand: Silencing dissent and the fight for free expression - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
Silencing Dissent: Defamation Laws and the Fight for Free Expression in Thailand, underscores an urgent call for reform to protect freedom of expression and align the country’s legislation with international human rights standards.

Türkiye: Workshops on freedom of expression standards and Council of Europe mechanisms - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
Two-day workshops on freedom of expression standards and Council of Europe applications on 12-13 November in Istanbul, Türkiye.

South Carolina’s Penn Center included in Unesco network to preserve enslaved people’s history - Hellmann, Melissa (The Guardian, 2024)
Center was one of the first US schools for formerly enslaved people, and now preserves Gullah Geechee culture
Keywords: Black US culture; Culture; Race; Slavery; South Carolina; US news; Unesco; United Nations

EU: ARTICLE 19 contributes to Access Info’s report on access to documents - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
ARTICLE 19 contributed to a report aimed at EU institutions on improving the implementation of the public's right to access EU documents.

Biden apologizes for government's role in running Native American boarding schools - Pietrorazio, Gabriel (NPR, 2024)
Calling it "a blot on American history," president Biden formally apologized for the federal government's role in running boarding schools where thousands of Native American children endured abuse, neglect and eradication of their tribal identities.

Joe Biden présente des excuses historiques à propos des pensionnats pour Autochtones - Agence France-Presse (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le président américain Joe Biden a présenté vendredi des excuses rares et historiques pour les atrocités commises durant plus d'un siècle dans des pensionnats où des dizaines de milliers d'enfants autochtones, arrachés à leur famille par l'État, ont été placés et maltraités dans un but d'assimilation forcée.

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims - Pegg, David; Devlin, Hannah; Burgis, Tom (The Guardian, 2024)
Expert says any suggestion of Human Diversity Foundation accessing sensitive data could affect public trust in science.
Keywords: Data protection; Genetics; Medical research; Science; UK news

1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared - Press, JEFFREY COLLINS-Associated (Winston-Salem Journal, 2024)
A judge in South Carolina has erased the records of seven Black men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter.

Plus de 350 défenseurs de l’environnement assassinés en six ans - Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2024)
Plus de 350 défenseurs de l’environnement ont été assassinés ces six dernières années en Colombie, pays hôte de la COP16 sur la biodiversité, révèle l’ONG Fondation Paix et Réconciliation (PARES) dans un rapport publié mercredi à Cali.

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives - Johnson, Corey G. (ProPublica, 2024)
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

King Charles heckled in Australia: the crown’s role in Indigenous rights in the Commonwealth - Murphy, Philip (The Conversation, 2024)
There is no avoiding the UK’s issues of colonial legacy.

Navy apologies for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882 - CBS News (CBS News, 2024)
The U.S. Navy issued an apology for destroying an Alaska Native village nearly 150 years ago. The 1882 attack in Angoon killed six children and caused such dire food shortages that villagers starved themselves so children could eat.

European Parliament Revolutionizes Archive Access with Claude AI - Anthropic (Anthropic, 2024)
Discover how the European Parliament uses Anthropic's Claude AI to power Archibot, dramatically improving access to 2.1 million documents. Learn how this AI solution cuts search time by 80% and boosts user satisfaction, while maintaining ethical standards and security.

Unerased - Cooper, Ann (Nieman Reports, 2024)
In response to the threat of erasure, the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) has digitised 131 Russian media outlets. The collection, comprising print and online sites, is open access and searchable, with content dating back to the 1990s.

Protect and release our archived personal histories - Finn, Clodagh (Irish Examiner, 2024)
Under new legislation fast-tracked by the Minister for Children, the destruction, alteration or removal of records pertaining to survivors of institutional abuse will be a criminal offence.

The history of Caribbean slavery is being lost. Britain must act now to preserve it - Trevelyan, Laura; Phillip, Nicole (The Guardian, 2024)
Climate-related disasters are destroying precious records.
Keywords: Americas; Barbados; Caribbean; David Lammy; Genealogy; Grenada; Hurricanes; King Charles III; Monarchy; Race; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery; UK news; World news

The history of Caribbean slavery is being lost. Britain must act now to preserve it - Trevelyan, Laura; Phillip, Nicole (The Guardian, 2024)
Climate-related disasters are destroying precious records.
Keywords: Americas; Barbados; Caribbean; David Lammy; Genealogy; Grenada; Hurricanes; King Charles III; Monarchy; Race; Reparations and reparative justice; Slavery; UK news; World news

UN Cybercrime Convention: A blueprint for human rights violations - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
ARTICLE 19 is seriously concerned about the UN Draft Convention on cybercrime, pending adoption by the UN General Assembly later in 2024.

Illuminating the “Hidden Corners of American Foreign Policy” - Peter Bergen (National Security Archive, 2024)
Bergen and Blanton wax philosophical about the government’s secrecy system and how the Archive’s many exposés, in Bergen’s words, “illuminate the often-hidden corners of American foreign policy.” The wide-ranging conversation explores the many ways that the Archive’s declassified revelations have put Blanton—who Bergen calls one of the “most prolific archivists” of American history—“in the room, both literally and figuratively, with the most powerful people on Earth.”

Charleston Unveils Historical Marker at the Site of Firm That Held the Largest Known U.S. Slave Trade - Hawes, Jennifer Berry (ProPublica, 2024)
As a graduate student at the College of Charleston, Lauren Davila found an ad for the auction of 600 enslaved people. A ProPublica story last year revealed her discovery and unearthed the identity of the family responsible for the sale.

Friday essay: crimes, redemption and rebellion – the truths told in 65,000 years of Australian art are essential for national healing - Mendelssohn, Hoanna (The Conversation, 2024)
The third section of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is Truth. Without knowing the truth of the history of Australia’s Indigenous people, and how the European invasion continues to impact on them, it is hard to understand the pain behind the loss of The Voice referendum and the ongoing need for treaties. Marcia Langton and Judith Ryan are truth tellers. Their book 65,000 years: A Short History of Australian Art, should be in every library in the country. The truths they tell are compelling, enticing – sometimes appalling – and unless they are known, the country cannot heal.

Local industry watchdog sounds alarm over AI stealing South African data on LinkedIn - Schutters, Lindsey (Zawya, 2024)
The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA) has called on the Information Regulator to investigate the use of South African user data by LinkedIn to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without prior consent. This comes as the association seeks to promote responsible AI practices, ensuring that AI developments do not infringe on individual rights, particularly when it comes to the processing of personal data.

Key lesson of this year’s Nobel Prize: The importance of unlocking data reuse responsibly to… - Stefaan Verhulst; Anna Colom; Marta Poblet (Medium, 2024)
We live in a paradoxical time of both data abundance and data scarcity: a lot of data is being created and stored, but it tends to be inaccessible due to private interests and weak regulations. The challenge, then, is to prevent the misuse of data whilst avoiding its missed use.

International Criminal Court Takes Important Step in DR Congo - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
On October 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan, announced that his office would step up investigative efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing in particular on crimes committed in the North Kivu province since January 2022.

La CPI prend une mesure importante à l’égard de la RD Congo - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Le 14 octobre, le Procureur de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), Karim A. A. Khan, a annoncé que son bureau allait « réactiver » ses enquêtes en République démocratique du Congo, en particulier sur les crimes perpétrés dans la province du Nord-Kivu depuis janvier 2022.

Namibia welcomes back descendants of ethnic group that fled colonial-era brutality - Angula, Vitalio (VOA, 2024)
In Namibia, descendants of people who fled German persecution in the early 1900s are returning to their ancestral homeland. The government of Namibia has set aside five commercial farms for the relocation of almost 100 ethnic Ovaherero people.

Namibia welcomes back descendants of ethnic group that fled colonial-era brutality - Angula, Vitalio (VOA, 2024)
In Namibia, descendants of people who fled German persecution in the early 1900s are returning to their ancestral homeland. The government of Namibia has set aside five commercial farms for the relocation of almost 100 ethnic Ovaherero people.

Dozens of islanders locked up as grim history continues for Annobón - Egbejule, Eromo (The Guardian, 2024)
People who wrote protest letter to Equatorial Guinea authorities latest to feel wrath of draconian regime
Keywords: Africa; Equatorial Guinea; Human rights; Protest; World news

Restitution de l’archipel des Chagos: Une victoire incomplète pour l’île Maurice - Laurence, Jean-Christophe (La Presse, 2024)
Après un demi-siècle de litiges, le Royaume-Uni redonne les clés de l’archipel des Chagos à l’île Maurice. Cinquante-sept îles, sauf Diego Garcia, la plus grande île de l’archipel, qui abrite une base militaire américano-britannique

Restitution de l’archipel des Chagos: Une victoire incomplète pour l’île Maurice - Laurence, Jean-Christophe (La Presse, 2024)
Après un demi-siècle de litiges, le Royaume-Uni redonne les clés de l’archipel des Chagos à l’île Maurice. Cinquante-sept îles, sauf Diego Garcia, la plus grande île de l’archipel, qui abrite une base militaire américano-britannique

Indigenous Sovereignty Is Under Attack as Supreme Court Bends Rules for Settlers - Nagle, Rebecca (Truthout, 2024)
In the past 30 years, Indigenous tribes and tribal interests have lost two-thirds of all United States of America Supreme Court cases.

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found - Sabbagh, Dan (The Guardian, 2024)
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan.
Keywords: Afghanistan; Immigration and asylum; Military; UK news; World news

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found - Sabbagh, Dan (The Guardian, 2024)
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan.
Keywords: Afghanistan; Immigration and asylum; Military; UK news; World news

‘Our heart that burned’: Israel is wiping out centuries of heritage in southern Lebanon - Walid El Houri (Global Voices, 2024)
As thousands are killed and wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine and brutal attacks on Lebanon, the urgent need to save lives and cope with trauma often overshadows the devastating loss caused by the systematic destruction of heritage, memory, and history.

‘Our heart that burned’: Israel is wiping out centuries of heritage in southern Lebanon - Walid El Houri (Global Voices, 2024)
As thousands are killed and wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine and brutal attacks on Lebanon, the urgent need to save lives and cope with trauma often overshadows the devastating loss caused by the systematic destruction of heritage, memory, and history.

Another Troubling Decision For Free Speech in Cameroon - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Media discussions in Cameroon about the health of its president, Paul Biya, 91, are now outlawed.

NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its years 7–10 syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education - Westaway, Michael; Pascoe, Bruce; Zarmati, Louise (The Conversation, 2024)
Australia's NSW Education Standards Authority will be removing the teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival from the Year 7–10 syllabus as of 2027.

French museums participate in Beijing’s erasure of Tibetan identity - Filip Noubel; Choekyi Lhamo (Global Voices, 2024)
Two major Paris museums are using terms other than “Tibet” to describe parts of their Tibetan cultural artifacts collections, thereby aligning themselves with Beijing’s policy of cultural erasure.

French museums participate in Beijing’s erasure of Tibetan identity - Filip Noubel; Choekyi Lhamo (Global Voices, 2024)
Two major Paris museums are using terms other than “Tibet” to describe parts of their Tibetan cultural artifacts collections, thereby aligning themselves with Beijing’s policy of cultural erasure.

Croatian police accused of burning asylum seekers’ phones and passports - Lorenzo Tondo and Amy Hawkins (The Guardian, 2024)
Croatia’s border police force appear to be burning clothing, mobile phones and passports seized from asylum seekers attempting to cross into the European Union before pushing them back to Bosnia.

Argentine military dictatorship gets more sympathetic treatment - LaFranchi, Howard (CSMonitor.com, 2024)
Argentina's once notorious detention and torture center is a museum and memorial, open to the public since 2015. Last year it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the few venues from recent history to figure on the organization’s list. But within weeks of ESMA’s designation as a space of global historic importance came the election of right-wing populist President Javier Milei.

Palestinian archives: cultural heritage looted, destroyed and erased - Adnan, N.Z. (Hyphen, 2024)
Cultural heritage has long been a target of Israel’s war and occupation, with many archives across Gaza and the West Bank now gone forever

Hong Kong: End arbitrary censorship of Flow HK website - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
Authorities' blocking of the Flow HK website is a clear attempt to censor a leading independent voice for Hong Kong and among the diaspora.

When work becomes a party: capturing the joy of collective effort in an Indigenous community in Ecuador - Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (The Guardian, 2024)
Tristan Partridge, a photographer and social anthropologist, spent a decade documenting the working lives of the Kichwa-Panzaleo people of San Isidro for a new book
Keywords: Americas; Art and design; Culture; Ecuador; Global development; Indigenous peoples; Photography; World news

X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential elections - Oiwan Lam (Global Voices, 2024)
New research indicates that X, formerly Twitter, has overtaken WeChat, the most popular Chinese social media platform, in spreading disinformation about the US presidential elections and policies.

X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential elections - Oiwan Lam (Global Voices, 2024)
New research indicates that X, formerly Twitter, has overtaken WeChat, the most popular Chinese social media platform, in spreading disinformation about the US presidential elections and policies.

We are Developing AI at the Detriment of the Global South — How a Focus on Responsible Data Re-use - Stefaan G. Verhulst; Peter Addo (Data & Policy Blog, 2024)
Recent research has underlined existing inequalities in artificial intelligence (AI) data production between developed and less-developed countries. An article in The Conversation demonstrated that while most data originates from wealthy countries, much of the less-valued quality-control labour is being outsourced to lower-income countries.

About 16 Million Syrian Citizens are Suffering as a Result of the Syrian Regime’s Control Over Official Documents - Syrian Network for Human Rights (Syrian Network for Human Rights, 2024)
The report notes that that the regime controls the process of issuing those documents in an unlawful and discriminatory manner...the regime has exploited Syrian citizens’ essential need for government documents, imposing excessively costly fees for these documents relative to Syrian citizens’ income

She sought to prove her grandfather was poisoned at Camp Lejeune. Records she found could help thousands. - Chan, Merlissa (NBC News, 2024)
Jessie Hoerman said an archive of historical materials she has collected could help many bolster their challenging water contamination cases.

How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential - John Yang (PBS News, 2024)
For decades, California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential in order to avoid lawsuits. But as a result, hundreds of officers have landed new jobs in law enforcement with no records of their past misconduct.

En Guyane, la lente « restitution » du foncier aux peuples autochtones - Papin, Delphine (France Culture, 2024)
Delphine Papin nous emmène de l’autre côté de l’Océan Atlantique, en Guyane française, pour nous raconter l’histoire de ces 400 000 hectares de terre que l’État français a promis de restituer aux amérindiens.

Russia’s Global Information Operations Have Grown Up - DiResta, Josh A. Goldstein, Renée (Foreign Policy, 2024)
What began with Russian trolls on Facebook will require a lot more coordination to root out.

EU's top court sets time-limits on using personal data for targeted ads - Hartmann, Théophane (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The CJEU ruling could have implications for AI training, where companies scrap data to train AI models, according to the European Center for Digital Rights (Noyb).

Libya situation : ICC Pre-Trial Chamber unseals six arrest warrants. - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
Today, 4 October 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “CPI”) granted the Prosecutor’s request to unseal six arrest warrants issued in the Libya situation on 6 April 2023 and 18 July 2023. The arrest warrants concern war crimes allegedly committed in Tarhunah, including murder, outrages upon personal dignity, cruel treatment, torture, sexual violence and rape.

Situation en Libye : la Chambre préliminaire I de la CPI lève les scellés sur six mandats d’arrêt. - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
Aujourd’hui, le 4 octobre 2024, la Chambre préliminaire I de la Cour pénale internationale (« CPI » ou « la Cour ») a accordé la demande du Procureur de lever les scellés sur six mandats d’arrêt délivrés dans le cadre de la situation en Libye le 6 avril 2023 et le 18 juillet 2023. Les mandats d’arrêt concernent des crimes de guerre présumés qui auraient été commis à Tarhuna, notamment des meurtres, des atteintes à la dignité personnelle, des traitements cruels, des actes de torture, des violences sexuelles et des viols.

Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property – book review - John Westmoreland (Counterfire, 2024)
Adam Raz’s Loot contributes important new research on how Israelis plundered and dispossessed Palestinians during the Nakba, finds John Westmoreland Adam Raz has made an important addition to the study of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in this detailed volume containing original research.

Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property – book review - John Westmoreland (Counterfire, 2024)
Adam Raz’s Loot contributes important new research on how Israelis plundered and dispossessed Palestinians during the Nakba, finds John Westmoreland Adam Raz has made an important addition to the study of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in this detailed volume containing original research.

Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive: preserving the audiovisual legacy of Palestine, one record at a time - Hingley, Olivia (It's Nice That, 2024)
The Palestinian Sound Archive, compiled by Mo’min Swaitat and the Majazz Project, preserves and releases Palestinian musical heritage, ranging from Palestinian Bedouin music to revolutionary music. In the context of the destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza, Swaitat states the ultimate aim is to "...regain hope of return, for us, and our material culture."

¿Por qué necesitamos una Convención sobre crímenes de lesa humanidad independiente? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
El término “crímenes de lesa humanidad” hace referencia a los crímenes cometidos como parte de un ataque generalizado y sistemático contra una población civil. Sacuden la conciencia de la propia humanidad. El primer proceso en el que se utilizó el término fueron los juicios de Núremberg contra dirigentes nazis el siglo pasado, en respuesta a los horrores del Holocausto.

Pourquoi une convention spécifique concernant les crimes contre l’humanité ? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Le terme « crime contre l’humanité » désigne certains crimes commis dans le cadre d’une attaque généralisée ou systématique contre une population civile. Ce sont des actes qui heurtent profondément la conscience de l’humanité. Ce terme a été utilisé pour la première fois devant une cour de justice au siècle dernier, lors du procès à Nuremberg des dirigeants nazis, pour qualifier les atrocités commises dans le cadre de l’Holocauste.

Why do we need a standalone Convention on Crimes against Humanity? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Crimes against humanity refer to certain crimes committed as part of widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population. They shock the conscience of humanity itself. The first prosecution using the term occurred when Nazi leaders were tried at Nuremberg last century, in response to the horrors of the Holocaust.

Preserving the Ephemera of War - Gronlund, Melissa (New Lines Magazine, 2024)
Social media is increasingly important for documenting conflicts and atrocities as they occur, but efforts to store the data for the future are fragile and fragmentary
Keywords: Middle East

IOM Recognized as Main Data Provider in IASC’s Management Response to Independent Review of Humanitarian Response to Internal Displacement - IOM (International Organization for Migration, 2024)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes the recognition of its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) as a lead provider of country-level data on internal displacement in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Management Response to the Independent Review of the Humanitarian Response to Internal Displacement

Julian Assange says he ‘chose freedom over unrealisable justice’ - Rankin, Jennifer (The Guardian, 2024)
WikiLeaks founder says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in deal for his release and calls for protection of press freedom
Keywords: Council of Europe; Europe; Human rights; Julian Assange; Law; Media; Press freedom; WikiLeaks; World news

IDB Joins WMO, UNDP and UNEP to Support Weather Data Systems, Tackle Climate Change in Latin America & the Caribbean - UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (UNDP, 2024)
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement that will help the collection and sharing of critical climate and weather data, advancing efforts to support climate adaptation and enhance regional climate coordination in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tulsa Race Massacre Update: DOJ Review Called Long Overdue - Wright, Bruce (NewsOne, 2024)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it intended to launch a formal review of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists destroyed a thriving Black business district and killed hundreds of people in the Oklahoma city.. “It only took 103 years, but this is a joyous occasion," said Damario Solomon-Simmons, the lawyer who filed a lawsuit on behalf of remaining survivors.

Access to Records | Independent Panel Truth Recovery - Truth and Recovery Independant Panel (Truth and Recovery Independant Panel, 2024)
The Truth Recovery Programme enacts the recommendations made in the Truth, Acknowledgment and Accountability Report. The integrated truth investigation will look further into the workings of Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries, and Workhouses in Northern Ireland, and the associated pathways and practices.

Malaysia: Do not delay our Right to Information - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
The theme of 'Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector’ is highly relevant for Malaysia as the push for federal Right to Information (RTI) legislation gains momentum. Malaysia is on the brink of achieving this goal, which would ensure the right to information is both comprehensive and accessible to all individuals in Malaysia.

From Nakba to present day, UNRWA archives hold the personal histories of Palestinian refugees - Laure Stephan (Le Monde, 2024)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees digitizes administrative documents and aims to trace the family trees of five generations of refugees.

From Nakba to present day, UNRWA archives hold the personal histories of Palestinian refugees - Laure Stephan (Le Monde, 2024)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees digitizes administrative documents and aims to trace the family trees of five generations of refugees.

New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law.

New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law.

TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation - Oritro Karim (Inter Press Service, 2024)
Today’s digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level. On September 26, the World Health Programme (WHO) and TikTok announced a year-long collaboration.

TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation - Oritro Karim (Inter Press Service, 2024)
Today’s digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level. On September 26, the World Health Programme (WHO) and TikTok announced a year-long collaboration.

End to fight over Zondo archives in sight - Paul Hoffman (BusinessLIVE, 2024)
There is an ongoing spat between the department of justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) concerning the fate of the materials put together and archived as part of the extensive work done during the Zondo state capture commission at a cost of over R1bn to the taxpayer.

End to fight over Zondo archives in sight - Paul Hoffman (BusinessLIVE, 2024)
There is an ongoing spat between the department of justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) concerning the fate of the materials put together and archived as part of the extensive work done during the Zondo state capture commission at a cost of over R1bn to the taxpayer.

President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections - Africa Press Release (Zawya.com, 2024)
President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections

Fouiller dans les archives pour la vérité et l’humanité de chaque survivant de pensionnat | Le destin tragique des victimes de pensionnats pour Autochtones - Josselin, Marie-Laure (Radio-Canada, 2024)
À la tête des archives du Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation (CNVR), Raymond Frogner essaie de dénicher tous les documents et les données possibles sur les pensionnats pour Autochtones afin de les analyser minutieusement. Une investigation de longue haleine pour redonner une voix à ceux qui ont été réduits au silence.

Exhibition | Alanis Obomsawin. The Children Have to Hear Another Story - MAC Montreal (MAC Montreal, 2024)
The exhibition is dedicated to the work of Abenaki documentary filmmaker, activist, and singer Alanis Obomsawin who first emerged as an artist and Indigenous rights activist. Until January 26th 2025

California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data - Moens, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2024)
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biometrics; Brain; California; Computers and the Internet; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Law and Legislation; Newsom, Gavin; Privacy; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; State Legislatures

California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data - Moens, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2024)
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biometrics; Brain; California; Computers and the Internet; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Law and Legislation; Newsom, Gavin; Privacy; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; State Legislatures

A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban say it doesn't count - Durrani, Mamoon; Khamoosh, Kawoon (BBC News, 2024)
The Taliban have been revisiting rulings made under the US-backed government, overturning thousands of cases.

Exposition | Alanis Obomsawin. Les enfants doivent entendre une autre histoire - MAC Montréal (MAC Montréal, 2024)
Cette exposition inédite est consacrée à l’œuvre de la documentariste, activiste et chanteuse abénakise Alanis Obomsawin qui s'est fait connaître du public en tant qu’artiste et militante des droits autochtones. Jusqu’au 26 janvier 2025

30 years of Indigenous resistance with Ellen Gabriel | 'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions'. - Cyca, Michelle (The Narwhal, 2024)
Thirty-four years ago, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was thrust into the spotlight when she was chosen as the spokesperson for the Kanienʼkehá:ka (Mohawk) communities of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke, as they resisted the planned expansion of a golf course on into their sacred lands and burial ground. In the decades since the 78-day standoff ended, Gabriel has remained a steadfast defender of Indigenous homelands and an advocate for Indigenous Rights and sovereignty, particularly the rights of women.

Judge who sentenced Evan Gershkovich says trial did not look at evidence - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2024)
Neither prosecution nor defence requested material evidence be looked at in trial of US journalist, judge says.
Keywords: Evan Gershkovich; Press freedom; Russia; US news; World news

Judge who sentenced Evan Gershkovich says trial did not look at evidence - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2024)
Neither prosecution nor defence requested material evidence be looked at in trial of US journalist, judge says.
Keywords: Evan Gershkovich; Press freedom; Russia; US news; World news

Depuis l'acquisition par Elon Musk, X a suspendu plus de 5 millions de comptes - Fleureau, Guillaume (Siècle digital, 2024)
Bien que Musk ait vanté une approche plus ouverte et axée sur la liberté d’expression, les données montrent une augmentation notable du nombre de comptes suspendus et de contenus supprimés pour violation des règles.

India's Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app's chatbots to leak data - Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya (Zawya.com, 2024)
Star in the notice described the incident as "illegal hacking and unauthorized accessing of the confidential, sensitive" information

India's Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app's chatbots to leak data - Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya (Zawya.com, 2024)
Star in the notice described the incident as "illegal hacking and unauthorized accessing of the confidential, sensitive" information

Former PiS minister charged with abuse of office for disclosing patient records - Krzysztoszek, Aleksandra (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Adam Niedzielski, the health minister in the previous conservative PiS (ECR) government, has been charged with abuse of office for publishing a patient's private medical information.

Former PiS minister charged with abuse of office for disclosing patient records - Krzysztoszek, Aleksandra (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Adam Niedzielski, the health minister in the previous conservative PiS (ECR) government, has been charged with abuse of office for publishing a patient's private medical information.

Oklahoma man executed by lethal injection despite conflicting evidence - Marcos, Coral Murphy (The Guardian, 2024)
Emmanuel Littlejohn will be executed for role in 1992 shooting, which would be state’s third execution this year
Keywords: Capital punishment; Oklahoma; US news

Oklahoma man executed by lethal injection despite conflicting evidence - Marcos, Coral Murphy (The Guardian, 2024)
Emmanuel Littlejohn will be executed for role in 1992 shooting, which would be state’s third execution this year
Keywords: Capital punishment; Oklahoma; US news

Media Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom and a Human Right: Protecting Journalists and Their Access to Conflict Areas - Schmidt, Annie (International Peace Institute, 2024)
In light of ongoing wars and rising geopolitical tensions, defending and protecting media freedom is more crucial than ever. As an integral part of the right to freedom of expression and access to information, media freedom can be fundamental even to the safety and survival of civilians in armed conflicts.

Media Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom and a Human Right: Protecting Journalists and Their Access to Conflict Areas - Schmidt, Annie (International Peace Institute, 2024)
In light of ongoing wars and rising geopolitical tensions, defending and protecting media freedom is more crucial than ever. As an integral part of the right to freedom of expression and access to information, media freedom can be fundamental even to the safety and survival of civilians in armed conflicts.

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay? - Graham, Thomas (The Guardian, 2024)
Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Americas; Computing; Environment; Global development; Google; Internet; Mexico; Microsoft; Technology; Water; World news

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay? - Graham, Thomas (The Guardian, 2024)
Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Americas; Computing; Environment; Global development; Google; Internet; Mexico; Microsoft; Technology; Water; World news

Spanish premier seeks international leadership role against 'fake news' - Euractiv.com with AFP (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for "democratic renewal", though the country's conservative opposition has blasted it as an attempt to censor critical media.

Spanish premier seeks international leadership role against 'fake news' - Euractiv.com with AFP (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for "democratic renewal", though the country's conservative opposition has blasted it as an attempt to censor critical media.

Colonialism and apartheid stripped black South Africans of land and labour rights – the effects are still felt today - Staden, Marthinus van (The Conversation, 2024)
Corrective policies should be implemented as part of a holistic, long-term strategy to address historical injustices and create a more equitable South African society.

OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns - Uri Gal (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models.

OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns - Uri Gal (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Archiving Martial Law - Simangan, Julia Tyronne E.; Uy, Julia (The Guidon, 2024)
Amidst attempts by the current Marcos administration to recast the excesses of the Martial law era, the preservation work of the Ateneo Martial Law Museum and Library (AMLML), the Rizal Library and other partners is vital to advancing a deeper understanding of the troubling events during the 1970s and 1980s.

Archiving Martial Law - Uy, Julia Tyronne E. Simangan, Julia (The GUIDON, 2024)
AS VICTIMS’ stories fade, the second Marcos administration introduces narratives that distort generational memories but gain traction among Filipinos.

Digital literacy essential for navigating misinformation and disinformation, says professor - Asha Wilks (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
In an era where information is viewed as a very valuable commodity, Professor Christopher Charles is asserting that digital literacy is essential for individuals to be able to distinguish between what’s false and what’s accurate.

Digital literacy essential for navigating misinformation and disinformation, says professor - Asha Wilks (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
In an era where information is viewed as a very valuable commodity, Professor Christopher Charles is asserting that digital literacy is essential for individuals to be able to distinguish between what’s false and what’s accurate.

Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era - Grahama-McLay, Charlotte (ICT News, 2024)
As New Zealand celebrates its annual Māori language week in the third week of September, the government is ramping up initiatives to remove recognition of Indigenous people and language from public policy and law.

What Lies Beneath Canada’s Former Indigenous School Sites Fuels a Debate - Austen, Ian; Bracken, Amber (The New York Times, 2024)
Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear conclusion have given rise to skeptics.
Keywords: British Columbia (Canada); Canada; Child Abuse and Neglect; Education (K-12); Indigenous People; Kamloops Indian Residential School (British Columbia); Politics and Government; Roman Catholic Church

What Lies Beneath Canada’s Former Indigenous School Sites Fuels a Debate - Austen, Ian; Bracken, Amber (The New York Times, 2024)
Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear conclusion have given rise to skeptics.
Keywords: British Columbia (Canada); Canada; Child Abuse and Neglect; Education (K-12); Indigenous People; Kamloops Indian Residential School (British Columbia); Politics and Government; Roman Catholic Church

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines (Global Voices, 2024)
Two Philippine films were given X-ratings, and therefore banned from airing in theaters, angering cinephiles and free-speech activists alike.

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines (Global Voices, 2024)
Two Philippine films were given X-ratings, and therefore banned from airing in theaters, angering cinephiles and free-speech activists alike.

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2024)
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Google; Internet; Meta; Reddit; Snapchat; Surveillance; Technology; TikTok; US news; WhatsApp; X; YouTube

Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2024)
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Google; Internet; Meta; Reddit; Snapchat; Surveillance; Technology; TikTok; US news; WhatsApp; X; YouTube

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Government working to re-establish ATI tribunal - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the Government is in the process of appointing a new Access to Information (ATI) tribunal. The tribunal created under the ATI Act to handle appeals when Jamaicans are denied information by government agencies or public bodies has been inactive since February.

Government working to re-establish ATI tribunal - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the Government is in the process of appointing a new Access to Information (ATI) tribunal. The tribunal created under the ATI Act to handle appeals when Jamaicans are denied information by government agencies or public bodies has been inactive since February.

Civil rights groups sue Saugus Public Schools over records related to allegedly illegal admissions policy - Staff, Deanna Pan Globe (BostonGlobe.com, 2024)
The lawsuit asks the court to force the district to turn over school committee emails and texts related to the admissions policy in response to a public records request they submitted in May.

Civil rights groups sue Saugus Public Schools over records related to allegedly illegal admissions policy - Staff, Deanna Pan Globe (BostonGlobe.com, 2024)
The lawsuit asks the court to force the district to turn over school committee emails and texts related to the admissions policy in response to a public records request they submitted in May.

Frontex Strengthens Cooperation with UNHCR for Enhanced Border Management - Frontex (Frontex, 2024)
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed an agreement today to strengthen collaboration on border management and humanitarian protection across Europe. The two organisations agreed to exchange information and expertise to promote and support effective border management.

Frontex Strengthens Cooperation with UNHCR for Enhanced Border Management - Frontex (Frontex, 2024)
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed an agreement today to strengthen collaboration on border management and humanitarian protection across Europe. The two organisations agreed to exchange information and expertise to promote and support effective border management.

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Exercising your right to public records - Kauffman, Kelly (MuckRock, 2024)
Public records are a cornerstone of government transparency and accountability. The Freedom of Information Act enshrines the public’s right to access government records. MuckRock helps journalists, researchers and other civic-minded people file requests and ensure this transparency. MuckRock offers a guide on how to access public records and how to bring these government documents to the public.

Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media - Rinderknecht, R. Gordon (Rand, 2024)
What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on disinformation tactics could help, though concerns about politicization persist.
Keywords: Information Operations; Media Literacy; Social Media; United States

Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media - Rinderknecht, R. Gordon (Rand, 2024)
What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on disinformation tactics could help, though concerns about politicization persist.
Keywords: Information Operations; Media Literacy; Social Media; United States

Archive of violence - Uyeda, Ray Levy (Prism, 2024)
In this Q&A with Prism, the Texas After Violence Project's executive director Gabriel Solis discusses the power of community archives

Archive of violence - Uyeda, Ray Levy (Prism, 2024)
In this Q&A with Prism, the Texas After Violence Project's executive director Gabriel Solis discusses the power of community archives

Aaron Smale: The need to know - Husband, Dale (E-Tangata, 2024)
Aaron Smale has been writing about Māori children in state care since 2016, winning multiple journalism awards along the way. In this kōrero, he tells Dale about his own experience of being adopted and raised outside his natural whānau, and how his need to know about his birth family and identity has influenced his journalism.