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Human Rights

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Will Five Taliban Years Reshape Who Gets Called a Government?

Five years into the Islamic Emirate, the Taliban has replaced constitutional law with a load-bearing theology centered in Kandahar. While macro-economic figures…

World Politics Afghanistan

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 15, 2026 • 11:07

When Contact Force Has No Log, Who Counts the Shocks?

A $20 million US federal contract is mainstreaming electric shock gloves, tools designed for pain compliance rather than incapacitation. While the technology ex…

Technology World Estonia

Elisabeth Saar · Aug 13, 2026 • 08:41

Can international law reach Assad inside a Russian dacha?

The 2026 sentencing of Bashar al-Assad for crimes against humanity represents a seismic shift in international law. While a Syrian court demands execution, the …

World Politics International Law

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 11, 2026 • 11:01

Can 2,200 police officers ever guarantee event security?

A celebratory night at Berlin Pride turned into a crime scene when a van plowed into the crowd, leaving one dead and dozens traumatized. As authorities hunt for…

World Crime Berlin

Inese Kalvane · Jul 26, 2026 • 11:00

Can a Genocide Be Named and Still Abandoned?

Since April 2023, Sudan's civil war has produced the world's largest displacement crisis — 11 million people — while massacres in El Geneina, Ardamata, and Gezi…

World Politics Sudan

Rein Kaljumäe · Jul 08, 2026 • 11:25

Can South Africa stop the anti-immigration violence by June 30?

As a self-imposed June 30 deadline looms, 25,000 foreign nationals are fleeing major South African cities amid escalating vigilante violence. This crisis is fue…

World Politics Crime

Inese Kalvane · Jul 01, 2026 • 06:14

Abandoned scam survivors face a new crisis on Cambodia’s streets

Thousands of trafficked survivors from 66 nations are being 'freed' into homelessness on the streets of Phnom Penh. While scam operations generate 35% of Cambod…

World Politics Human Trafficking

Inese Kalvane · Jun 21, 2026 • 15:15

Why is the Haiti World Cup kit a threat to FIFA’s corporate soul?

FIFA has officially banned Haiti's national history, ordering the team to scrub a tribute to the 1803 Battle of Vertières from their jerseys only 72 hours befor…

Sports World FIFA

Tony Varga · Jun 11, 2026 • 09:15

Can the Vatican AI Encyclical stop the machine age from dehumanizing?

On May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV released 'Magnifica Humanitas', a sweeping 42,300-word response to the cognitive-industrial revolution. The document marks a histo…

Technology World Religion

Henrik Mägi · May 26, 2026 • 06:20