Nóra Quoirin’s parents demand justice after Malaysian authorities close case
This article has been updated to include the call by two French deputies for the case to be reopened. The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared from a holiday resort […]
Bronx Supreme Court in the United States hears arguments in elephant rights case
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has put forward arguments for a third time in the Bronx Supreme Court in the United States in support of the right to liberty of an elephant […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents sue resort operator over teenager’s disappearance and death
An initial version of this article was published by the Irish Times. Lawyers in Malaysia representing the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin have filed a civil suit against the operator of the […]
Malaysian lawyer suspects Nóra Quoirin was abducted, and says inquest should be held
The lawyer in Malaysia who is representing the family of Nóra Quoirin says he suspects that the Franco-Irish teenager was abducted. Nóra went missing in August when on holiday with her family […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents suspect ‘criminal element’ in her death and ask for inquest
Nóra Quoirin’s parents have said that they believe there was a criminal element in the disappearance and death of their daughter and have called on the Malaysian authorities to open an inquest. […]
Indian activists demand inquiry into police killing of four rape and murder suspects
The rape and murder of a young veterinarian near the Indian city of Hyderabad, and the killing by police of the four men accused of the crime, have led to fears that […]
Merck safety report about Gardasil 9 talks of deaths, injuries, and accidental vaccination
According to a global Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR)¹ produced by Merck, who manufacture Gardasil and Gardasil 9, there were 21 reports of deaths after HPV vaccination in a six-month period in […]
1.6 million hectares of land burned in fires in Indonesia this year, new analysis reveals
A new analysis of satellite data by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) indicates that 1.64 million hectares burned in fires that blazed this year across seven Indonesian provinces. A total […]
Asia for Animals: conference speakers call for tougher laws and changes in behaviour
DALIAN CONFERENCE, PART TWO. The 11th Asia for Animals conference, which took place in Dalian, China, brought together hundreds of delegates from all fields of animal protection, rescue, and advocacy. Focused on […]
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is ‘greenwashing’ labelled products, environmental investigation agency says
The Environmental Investigation Agency says the RSPO is not upholding its own rules, but its new report has been described as overdramatic and inaccurate. As members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm […]
Asia for Animals: China conference focuses on using laws creatively to protect animals
DALIAN CONFERENCE, PART ONE. The 11th Asia for Animals (AfA) symposium, which has just taken place in Dalian, China, was focused on how laws can be used creatively to protect nonhuman animals. […]
Asia for Animals: China conference will focus on using laws creatively to protect animals
The 11th Asia for Animals (AfA) symposium will take place in Dalian, China, from October 18 to 20, 2019. The theme is using laws creatively to protect animals. More than four hundred […]
Missing in Malaysia: search for vulnerable schoolgirl Nóra Quoirin enters 8th day
Update: After a ten-hour postmortem on Nóra’s body, which was found in the jungle on Tuesday, Malaysian police said there was no evidence of foul play. Negeri Sembilan police chief Mohamad Mat […]
Malaysian police search for vulnerable schoolgirl missing from holiday resort
This article includes numerous updates (see additions at the end). My further day-to-day reporting about Nora’s disappearance can be found on the Irish Times. Police in Malaysia are searching for a 15-year-old […]
The deadly cost of protest: environmentalists murdered and criminalised to protect profits
In 2018, mining was the deadliest industrial sector for environmental defenders, according to a new annual report,” Enemies of the State?”, by the non-governmental organisation Global Witness. The NGO reports that 43 people […]
Gardasil controversy: Freedom of Information disclosure reveals more deaths in Australia after HPV vaccination
It has been confirmed that 11 deaths after HPV vaccination have been reported to Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). They include one neonatal death in 2008, the death in June this year […]
Three infant orangutans confiscated from smugglers in Indonesia
Three infant orangutans who were confiscated during an alleged attempt to smuggle them from Indonesia to Malaysia are now being cared for at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme’s quarantine and rehabilitation centre. […]
Conservation NGO calls on Ukrainian government to reject plans for mega ski resort in Carpathian Mountains
The Swiss-based NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ has called on the Ukrainian government to reject plans to build a mega ski resort on the Svydovets mountain range and develop a strategy […]
Adani gets environmental approval for massive coal mine in Australia
The Indian multinational conglomerate Adani has been given the final major environmental approval it needs to start constructing the massive Carmichael coal mine in Australia, but environmentalists say the battle to stop […]
Conservation charity launches ten-year action plan to protect sun bears
The wildlife conservation charity Free the Bears has just released a ten-year action plan to ensure the survival of the world’s least-known bear species, the sun bear. The new Global Status Review […]
