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A screenshot from Comment Robot's public Weibo profile page. Fair Use. “Comment Robot” (评论罗伯特), an AI Chatbot, has sparked quite some amusement and rage on Weibo since December 2023, as it has kept poking many Weibo users with humorous, heart-warming, but sometimes inappropriate or even offensive comments. When it first emerged in early December 2023, some users with very few followers were puzzled as to why their Weibo updates had caught the attention of a “Big V” – Weibo's official verified user and opinion leader with many followers – who had zero connection with them online. After local me...
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Screenshot of Vbyz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) taken from the YouTube video by Dancehall Agenda entitled ‘Vybz Kartel Final 24 Hours In Prison Possibly.’ At 11 o'clock on the morning of March 14, the Jamaican media waited breathlessly for the UK Privy Council to present its ruling on the appeal in the case of 48-year-old dancehall deejay Adija Palmer (stage name, Vybz Kartel) and three associates (Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John), hoping to be the first to break the news. Almost exactly 10 years earlier, on March 13, 2014, the four had been found guilty of the 2011 murder of Clive “...
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Tomato sellers at the main market in Accra, Ghana. Image by Runjiv on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED). Recently, Ghana has been grappling with profound macroeconomic challenges, including currency depreciation, escalating inflation, and diminished investor confidence. These have led to a sombre economic outlook and slow growth forecasts, as highlighted by the World Bank. To curb the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi and foster industrialisation, which will, in turn, boost the economy, the government of Ghana wanted to pass an Export and Import Regulations bill which would impose restrict...
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Participants of the Equal Zimbabawe campaign launch in a group photo. Photo by Sightsavers, used with permission. By Tessa Pope On a sunny day in central Harare, as representatives of disability organisations from across the country took a break from meetings to relax on the terrace of their hotel, Loveness Sibanda found that her wheelchair would not fit through the terrace doors. No alternative exit was offered by the staff, and it was only because her husband was able to carry her that she could join her colleagues enjoying the sunshine. This incident was a small but clear illustration of th...
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Image by Joseph Mucira from Pixabay. Used under a Pixabay Content License. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important advancements of our time, and is set to revolutionize key industries, but with its rising popularity has come increased scrutiny of the potential harms and risks associated with the wide-scale use and deployment of the technology. The United Nations has recognized the threats of unregulated AI use on human rights, particularly on the right to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, and right to a fair trial. In spite of this, AI adoption has continued...
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Screenshot from STR Network‘s YouTube Channel. Wang Zhian, a Tokyo-based mainland Chinese journalist, sparked an online backlash after mocking Taiwanese election campaigns on a comedy talk show. He was subsequently banned from entering Taiwan for five years. The ex-Chinese Central Television (CCTV) journalist was slammed for his discriminatory joke about a disabled legislative candidate, Chen Chun-han of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in a comedy talk show “The Night Night Show with Hello”. The episode was released on January 22, 2024. Two days later, Taiwan’s National Immigration Age...
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Feature image.jpg), ‘Bouta Niet Iedereen Ziet Hem Hetzelfde,’ by Tjebbe van Tijen via Wikimedia Commons, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license. In a dramatic turn of events, Desi Bouterse, the 78-year-old former Surinamese leader convicted in a 16-year-long landmark case concerning the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents, has disappeared. Following the December 20, 2023 ruling — which marked the end of his legal team's ability to appeal — Bouterse failed to surrender to begin his prison sentence. Authorities are now investigating his whereabouts. Meanwhile, Bouterse's three...
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Feature photo via Canva Pro. In Suriname, the tiny former colony of the Netherlands located along the northern coastline of South America, the recent conviction of Desi Bouterse — the controversial political figure, former military leader and president — has ignited a fiery debate. Following the Surinamese Court of Justice's confirmation of the former president's conviction, which took place in Paramaribo on December 20, 2023, Bouterse, once a powerful figure, faces circumstances that challenge not just his own complicated legacy, but also the nation's collective history. As the three women ju...
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Feature image via Canva Pro. Trinidad and Tobago's struggle with crime has been well documented, and while much of the violence is attributed the drug trade and its ripple effects — including gang warfare and the proliferation of illegal weapons — the country also grapples with incidences of violent home invasions (some fatal), kidnapping and femicide. Trinidad's first murder of 2024 was on New Year's Day — 41-year-old Adundi Telemaque, who relatives say was targeted because of his refusal to join a gang. There was also a fatal shooting in the twin island of Tobago. By January 2, three women h...
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