“Global Fishing Watch's vessel tracking shows that in 2026 the krill fishing fleet operated primarily in the Bransfield and Gerlache straits of the Antarctic Peninsula and northwest of the South Orkney Islands (...). Krill fishing is now happening in precisely the concentrated pattern the regional-cap conservation measure was created to prevent.” The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested so much so quickly that the season had to close in August 2026, three months before it (…)

Iran's parliament has approved the general framework of a controversial bill that expands the definition of “foreign influence,” potentially criminalising ordinary forms of contact with foreign media, academic institutions, and international organisations. Iran's parliament has approved the general framework of a bill titled “Countering the Infiltration of Foreign Intelligence Services and Institutions.” The proposal has triggered widespread concern among political, legal, and media (…)

Israel is unabashed about its policy of taking over West Bank land, and Israeli soldiers seem content to prevent Palestinians, Israelis, or international journalists from documenting the settler takeover in Qusra Israeli soldiers standing in front of a home where three Palestinian families are besieged in Qusra, northern West Bank, on Friday. Credit: Itai Ron It isn't easy to visit the families of Qusra, in the northern West Bank, whose homes have been besieged by settlers since last (…)