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NHS trans ward rules promise privacy—but risk exposing patients An internal NHS England assessment has warned that its new policy on hospital accommodation could discourage transgender people from […]

Hundreds arrested as Senegal’s LGBTQ+ community goes into hiding Hundreds of people have faced arrest in Senegal as an escalating crackdown drives LGBTQ+ people out of public life. Human Rights Watch […]

Botswana could become Africa’s second marriage-equality country Two women in Botswana want to marry. To obtain the recognition that heterosexual couples can take for granted, they have had to take […]

America lectures. Its Saudi ally could execute a man for alleged offenses committed as a teenager Washington has plenty to teach the world about human rights. Its Saudi ally apparently has other priorities. Youssef al-Manasif faces […]

A comedy scene on television. A blasphemy case on TikTok A comedy film can air on Egyptian television, yet young Christians who recreate one of its scenes can face blasphemy accusations. Six […]

America won’t confront Iran’s execution machine. It loves its own too much Iran’s execution machine operates on a scale that should provoke relentless international condemnation. Yet Washington’s own att […]

A veteran wants migrant boats shot at. The applause is chilling At 92, Major-General Julian Thompson has lived through war and commanded men in combat. Yet the former Falklands commander has now […]

Women win fewer Nobels—but does that prove discrimination? Women remain a small minority of Nobel laureates. However, that imbalance alone cannot establish discrimination. Researchers must also […]

Rights groups: Turkey censors LGBT voices—and X complies Human rights organizations say Turkey is silencing LGBT advocates and independent journalists online—and X is enforcing much of the c […]

Milk has more safety rules than AI, Microsoft president warns A carton of milk must meet safety standards. According to Microsoft president Brad Smith, artificial intelligence faces fewer […]

The best Olympic host ever: 10 years in jail for being gay Welcome to Senegal. Come for the Youth Olympics, celebrate human dignity, and try not to notice the persecution of LGBT people. As the […]

Are we torturing more people than ever before? Electric shocks, rape, simulated drowning, mock executions and beatings. We associate torture with medieval dungeons and brutal […]

Britain’s Christian nationalism, empty churches A person can defend a Christian nation without spending much time in church. New research from Theos highlights that distinction in […]

Einstein’s belief in Jesus? “Unquestionably” Actually, questionably Albert Einstein accepted the historical existence of Jesus. When interviewer George Sylvester Viereck asked him directly in 1929, […]

Trump’s religious funding problem goes beyond abortion The government should not use public money to strengthen religious organizations or advance their doctrines. That principle deserves […]

A Facebook comment, then a death sentence A young man posted a Facebook comment, deleted it, and apologized. Now he faces execution in Saudi Arabia. According to Amnesty […]

Afghanistan: Taliban code distinguishes between free and enslaved people We are returning to news from January 2026 because its significance deserves renewed attention. The Taliban approved a criminal […]

Massacres, rape, and burned villages: Trump opens talks with Myanmar’s military rulers Mass killings, rape, torture, and villages burned to the ground marked Myanmar’s military campaign against the Rohingya in 2017. S […]

America’s livestreamed execution: Welcome to the Middle Ages The United States government plans to put a man before a firing squad and broadcast his death to the public. The Pentagon has confirmed […]