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Voices That Shook the World: 10 Defining Protests of 2025

Voices That Shook the World: 10 Defining Protests of 2025

2025 has been a year of global unrest and bold activism. From environmental concerns to political resistance, people across the world have taken to the streets — and screens — to make their voices heard.

Latest Israel-Gaza Updates: Need for immediate ceasefire gets more serious

Latest Israel-Gaza Updates: Need for immediate ceasefire gets more serious

The brutal Israel-Hamas fighting has been raging on since October 7, 2023, as Hamas unleashed an attack on southern Israeli cities, killing some 1,200 people. Israel has killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza

Do celebrity climate campaigners make a difference? Leonardo DiCaprio certainly has

Do celebrity climate campaigners make a difference? Leonardo DiCaprio certainly has

For numerous decades, celebrities across the globe have joined the fight to protect Earth's ecosystems, using their influence to demand urgent action. Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Heidi Klum have consistently spoken out

US Senator introducing bill to declare Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation?

US Senator introducing bill to declare Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation?

It has been broadly reported that US Senator Ted Cruz is introducing a bill to officially declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation. This is part of a meticulous and long campaign led by the

UN Human Rights Team Resigns: What This Means for Global Accountability 

UN Human Rights Team Resigns: What This Means for Global Accountability 

All three United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory resigned which raised questions about international justice and the UN's role in investigating alleged war crimes. 83 year old South African judge Navi

Visa Wins Lawsuit Over Vanilla Gift Card Scams: Court Dismisses Claims

Visa Wins Lawsuit Over Vanilla Gift Card Scams: Court Dismisses Claims

Visa has successfully defeated a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the payments giant of not warning consumers that its prepaid Vanilla gift cards were susceptible to theft via a scam called "card draining". In Manhattan,

Domestic Workers Lead Call for Tougher Loan Laws on International Workers Day in Hong Kong

Domestic Workers Lead Call for Tougher Loan Laws on International Workers Day in Hong Kong

On the eve of International Domestic Workers Day, a coalition of NGOs and pro-establishment lawmaker Edward Leung asked Hong Kong's government to tighten the regulations surrounding personal loans, especially those concerning foreign domestic workers. Chrystie

Judge Blocks Rubio’s Plan to Lay Off 2,000 State Department Employees 

Judge Blocks Rubio’s Plan to Lay Off 2,000 State Department Employees 

A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily prevented Secretary of State Marco Rubio from laying off almost 2,000 U.S.-based State Department employees, applying her May injunction that previously blocked what she called an "unprecedented"

Nicaragua Severs Relations With UN Refugee Agency Amid Rising Tensions

Nicaragua Severs Relations With UN Refugee Agency Amid Rising Tensions

Nicaragua has officially terminated its cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), worsening relationships with the broader international community and jeopardising a safety net for tens of thousands of Nicaraguan refugees. In

50 Years of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act – What Does It Really Mean Today?

50 Years of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act – What Does It Really Mean Today?

The 50th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 is one of the highlight events in Australia’s human rights history. The RDA was introduced at the instigation of Attorney General Kep Enderby, during the prime