Author: Michael Jones

Japan’s number of children has been reported to be at its lowest since 1950. There are just 14.6 million children in the nation under the age of 14, according to figures from Japan’s internal affairs ministry. Japan’s falling birth rate and high life expectancy is putting pressure on public spending and resulting in labour shortages….

Writer and historian David Olusoga presents a series of short films exploring critical moments in Black British history from 1919 that have been forgotten or rarely discussed. #DavidOlusoga #BlackHistory #BritishHistory We are BBC Stories, a group of journalists making films, long and short, with the younger audience (18-24) in mind. The idea is to tackle…

For centuries in Nepal, girls – some as young as one – have been chosen to be living goddesses – or Kumaris. They are worshipped and revered by Buddhists and Hindus. The title is bestowed on three girls at any one time. Once appointed, the Kumari is confined to the temple and has little contact…

Battles between Iranian police and anti-government protesters in Iran are now in their seventh day, in the worst unrest the country has seen for years. Protests are continuing in Theran and many other cities following the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini while she was detained by morality police. Activists say eight protesters were shot…

Subscribe and to the BBC Watch the BBC first on iPlayer A collection of programmes exploring black history and culture. Writer and historian David Olusoga introduces a series of short films exploring critical moments in Black British history that we’re not taught in schools. Alt History | Series 1 Episode 1 | BBC #BBC #BBCAltHistory…

‘Christian Persecution’ Cases – European Court of Human Rights Ruling. Andrew Copson Interviewed (BBC News 15th Jan 2013)

Australia has said it will join the US in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the decision was in response to “human rights abuses” in China’s Xinjiang province and “many other issues that Australia has consistently raised”. Athletes would still attend, he added. China has condemned…

The BBC has been given rare access to the vast system of highly secure facilities thought to be holding more than a million Muslims in China’s western region of Xinjiang. Authorities there insist they are just training schools. But the BBC’s visit uncovers important evidence about the nature of the system and the conditions for…

Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s interview with Mr. Tim Sebastian on BBC HARDTalk

Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to carrying out gross human rights abuses on the orders of the military. Six soliders – who recently defected – have given rare in-depth interviews to the BBC in which they describe killing and raping civilians and the burning of villages. The military seized power from the democratically-elected…