Supreme Court judge denies habeas corpus for Happy the elephant, but lawyers fight on
A judge in the United States has denied a habeas corpus application made on behalf of an elephant in the Bronz Zoo, but the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) says it is “deeply […]
Adani fined for providing false information about land clearing for coal mine
The Indian multinational conglomerate Adani, which is set to build the biggest coal mine in Australia, was yesterday (Thursday) fined AUD20,000 after pleading guilty to providing false or misleading information to the […]
Defence filed in civil suit about Nóra Quoirin’s disappearance and death
The woman who is cited as the defendant in the civil lawsuit brought by the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared and died in the Malaysian jungle last August, says that, […]
Climate change takes centre stage at the Jaipur Literature Festival
The world’s climate crisis was a central theme at this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival, with several sessions focusing on the national, regional, and global effects of the Earth’s warming. The internationally acclaimed […]
Jaipur festival will celebrate literature, language, music, dialogue, and debate
The 13th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, which will take place from January 23 to 27 in the Pink City’s Diggi Palace, will host more than three hundred authors, thinkers, politicians, […]
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 file civil suit 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 person they […]
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 […]
