NEWS 03.11.2023

Great Britain: Police to use facial recognition when searching for shoplifters

In the Great Britain, retailers and the police want to take action against shoplifting together. The Police plan to use facial recognition in doing so.

NEWS 15.09.2023

G20 summit disappoints on climate protection

In the wake of the G20 summit, organisations for environmental protection criticise leading industrialised nations for not standing by their commitments to reduce CO2. No agreement could be reached regarding phasing out oil and gas.

NEWS 25.08.2023

United Arab Emirates should release prisoners before the climate conference

Human rights organisations call on the United Arabic Emirates to release unlawfully detained inmates before the world climate conference in Dubai. Dozens remain detained after their sentences have passed.

NEWS 18.08.2023

Afghanistan under the Taliban: "Human Rights Nightmare"

There is a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. According to human rights organisations, the Taliban has, for the most part, abolished women's rights. Critics and media representatives are being arrested.

NEWS 15.08.2023

July 2023: The world has never been hotter

At least 120,000 years have passed since the Earth was as hot as it was this past July, reports the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service. For the first time, global warming has reached about 1.5 degrees.

NEWS 03.08.2023

Russia declares broadcaster critical of the Kremlin as an undesirable organisation

Russian authorities have put another independent media outlet on a list of undesirable organisations. Cooperating with the media outlet, Doschd, is now prosecutable.

NEWS 28.07.2023

New York City: Algorithms to count the amount of subway fare evaders

With the help of algorithms, cameras in New York subway stations are to count how many subway riders are travelling without a ticket. Civil rights activists fear that the technology could continue to be expanded upon in the future.

NEWS 21.07.2023

Climate Crisis: Weather extremes in North America becoming more frequent

Summer in North America is extreme: The continent is suffering from heat waves, forest fires, heavy rain, flood disasters and high air pollution. 2023 is giving us a preview of the effects of climate change that are becoming ordinary with each passing year.

NEWS 30.06.2023

Iraq and Syria block the internet during final exams

Final exams are currently taking place at schools and universities in Iraq and Syria. By blocking the internet, the government wants to prevent students from cheating.

NEWS 29.06.2023

South Africa: Social networks allow hateful advertisements

A test in South Africa proved again that Facebook, YouTube and TikTok allow xenophobic advertisements on their platforms. Calls for violence against migrants were also rubber-stamped.