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Shame on you: Syrians attack internet fake

Torture claims delay trial of doctors and nurses

Editorial: New copyright law deserves to get a fair go

Destiny hit out over discrimination

Natalie Portman signs on to support gay marriage

Natalie Portman has signed Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" letter to President Barack Obama asking for marriage equality for gay couples.

UN criticises NZ's three-strike piracy law

The United Nations has declared internet access a human right and criticised "three strikes" laws like that in New Zealand.

South African mobs targeting immigrants

Tapu Misa: Gluckman's report shows the way

"There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote H.L. Mencken.

Groups call on Libya to release journalists' body

The family of a slain South African photojournalist is still coming to terms with his death.

Commission questions legality of student loans clampdown

Breastfeed cover-up incident goes viral with abuse

Crackdown takes drink-drive fight into offenders' homes

Police are targeting a small list of disqualified drink-drivers who have offended at least three times.

Australia's human rights record slammed

Australia has taken many backwards steps on human rights in the past year, says Amnesty International.

Cartoon: A dork in the pork

Shelley Bridgeman: Fat activism

Fat activism is the latest movement sweeping the globe as plus-size people rally against prejudice and discrimination.

Anti-Chinese leaflets spark fear and anger