Earth Day 2021: Daily Brief
Every day should be Earth Day; Europe's climate response under scrutiny; climate change and maternal health in the US; mass arrests at pro-Navalny protests in Russia; flawed trial of journalists and activists in Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and football fans mobilizing for good.
Today is Earth Day, the annual celebration of the only planet that humanity (and every other species we know of) can live on - a fact we should probably think about more often...
A child-led court case is set to scrutinise Europe's climate response...
In the face of global climate change, the Biden administration should take concrete action to ensure that the maternal health crisis in the US, dominated by racial inequities, is a central focus of the country's domestic climate policy, a coalition of more than 50 organizations said today.
Russian police yesterday detained more than 1,600 people countrywide who were taking part in protests against the treatment of the jailed and critically ill opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Although there was less outright police brutality than in previous responses to demonstrations, it's still a wholly unjustified clampdown on freedom of assembly.
A court in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq sentenced three journalists and two activists to six years in prison in deeply flawed proceedings. The authorities continue to hold two other people despite a court ruling that there was insufficient evidence to try them.
This week's proposal for a “European Super League” provoked anger over greed and financial inequalities. With public outcry about how the plans would ruin the game and widen the wealth gap in the sport, the proposal is now dead in the water. This sharp U-turn shows the transformative potential of mobilizing sports fans, as a network of football fan groups in England realizes.