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HUMAN RIGHTS

Media members wait inside the crowd control barriers outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building for the mitigation in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s mitigation hearing set to begin ahead of sentencing
The landmark national security trial ​has drawn international condemnation and could see Lai jailed for life.
Pope Leo at the Vatican on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Pope Leo decries world’s ‘zeal for war’ in fiery Vatican speech
Leo, the first American pope, said the ‍weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was “a particular cause for concern.”
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing one of the most precarious moments of his decadeslong rule.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 9, 2026
Iran’s rulers face legitimacy crisis amid spreading unrest
The country’s religious rulers are struggling to bridge the gap between their priorities and the expectations of a young society.
An image posted to social media shows Iranian security forces using tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the Tehran bazaar on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Iranians step up protests as death toll mounts and authorities cut off internet
The movement, sparked by the rial currency’s plunge to record lows, has spread nationwide and is now being marked by larger-scale demonstrations.
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the Iranian currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran.
WORLD
Jan 5, 2026
Rights groups say at least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests
Protests began a week ago among bazaar traders and shopkeepers before spreading to university students and then provincial cities.
As U.S. tech companies expand global deals with strong backing from the Trump administration, safeguards to prevent human-rights violations remain absent.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2026
AI must not ignore human rights
If AI companies end up in a race to the bottom, what hope will there be for basic human-rights protections?
Relatives wait for prisoners to be released during an annual amnesty to mark Myanmar's independence day outside Insein prison in Yangon on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2026
Myanmar junta says to release over 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
The move came as a pro-military party took a decisive lead in the first phase of elections, winning 90% of the lower house seats, according to official results.
This screenshot from video taken Tuesday shows protesters attacking a government building in Fasa, Iran, amid spontaneous nationwide demonstrations driven by dissatisfaction at the country's economic stagnation.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2026
Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares
This week’s protests over soaring inflation are so far smaller than some previous bouts of unrest in ‍Iran, but have spread across the country.
In a parliamentary debate with party leaders on Nov. 26, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to swiftly draw up legislation related to preventing information theft by foreign entities.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2025
Japan begins studying law to prevent foreign entities from stealing information
The focus will be how to balance the development of a counterintelligence system in light of the severe security environment surrounding Japan and protecting constitutional rights.
In Japan, key stakeholders, including corporations and industry groups, are working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth despite global headwinds.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2025
Japan strives to sustain ESG investment amid global retreat
Corporations and industry groups are pushing back against the global headwinds and working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth.
Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, met Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday, where they are believed to have discussed the draft report.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2025
Japan to delay new gender equality program to next year
The delay comes amid concerns over a plan to legalize the use of birth names for married couples, which was added to the draft of a report serving as the basis for the program.
CBS ⁠abruptly pulled a "60 Minutes" report on a Salvadoran mega prison housing U.S.-deported migrants hours before it was due to air on Sunday evening in the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 23, 2025
‘60 Minutes’ report on Salvadoran prison pulled from CBS but pops up online
CBS ⁠abruptly pulled the segment hours before it was due to air on Sunday evening in the U.S., sparking accusations that the move was politically motivated.
U.S. federal agents smash a car window while trying to detain a man during an immigration raid in Chicago on Dec. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2025
Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
The plans include billions in additional funding as well as raiding more workplaces.
Workers operate at the sewing section of a factory, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Nov. 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Dec 18, 2025
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration
Clothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry.
Applicants for U.S. citizenship await the start of a naturalization ceremony in Washington in September 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2025
Trump administration aims to strip more foreign-born Americans of citizenship
New guidance from the administration is seeking 100-200 denaturalization cases per month in the 2026 fiscal year.
Six-year-old Andy hugs his uncle Osvaldo before he leaves Miami International Airport on Dec. 4 to Guatemala to reunite with his recently deported father.
WORLD / Society
Dec 17, 2025
Children of U.S. deportees make lonely journeys to unfamiliar homes
Escorted to Guatemala by a nonprofit, one group of children face new lives in mostly impoverished rural areas where some will be unable to continue their education.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong in February 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark security case
The city’s High Court convicted Lai on two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces — a crime punishable by life in prison.
People wait outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Jimmy Lai’s supporters queue in Hong Kong overnight for verdict
Two counts — of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security — carry prison terms of up to life in prison for Lai, a British citizen.
Lo Kin-hei (center), chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong on Sunday where it was announced that the city's oldest pro-democracy party has formally disbanded.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2025
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution
The Democratic Party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong’s leading liberal groups merged.
Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who was arrested on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
Iran detains Nobel laureate in ‘brutal’ arrest
Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, was detained along with eight other activists.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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