Israel’s War on Gaza
How Ahed Tamimi Became the Symbol of Palestinian Resistance to Israeli Oppression
Ahed Tamimi's story highlighted the plight of Palestinian children in Israeli military jails. Hundreds more remain behind bars.
Alice Speri
Alice Speri writes about U.S. foreign policy, abuses by military and security forces, and the repression of dissent. She has reported from Ukraine, Palestine, Haiti, El Salvador, Colombia, and across the United States. She is originally from Italy and lives in the Bronx.
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The War on Immigrants
Film: How a Brutal Immigration Raid Devastated an American Small Town — and How It Bounced Back
Small-town America is immigrant America. That's the message of a documentary about Postville, Iowa, from Univision in partnership with The Intercept.
The War on Immigrants
Federal Judge Frees Salvadoran Teen Accused of Gang Ties, Pens Lengthy Rebuke of His Detention by ICE
Immigration lawyers welcomed the 46-page opinion dismantling the government’s case as “a condemnation of lawlessness, of fake law.”
Drone Wars
The U.S. Has Conducted 550 Drone Strikes in Libya Since 2011 — More Than in Somalia, Yemen, or Pakistan
Libya has served as a laboratory for new drone warfare tactics.
NYPD Disputes Gang Database Numbers — but Its Math Doesn’t Add Up
“Those same individuals once subjected to the degradation of multiple stops and frisks are now instead stigmatized as dangerous gang members.”
New York Gang Database Expanded by 70 Percent Under Mayor Bill de Blasio
New Yorkers have been added to the NYPD gang database under de Blasio at a rate of 342 people per month, nearly three times the rate of the prior decade.
New York Gang Prosecutions Use Conspiracy Charges to Criminalize Whole Communities
Carletto Allen was arrested on state charges of selling marijuana and a questionable gun charge. Then he was named in a sweeping federal gang investigation.
Police Broke Into Chelsea Manning’s Home with Guns Drawn — in a “Wellness Check"
Video obtained by The Intercept shows police officers pointing their guns as they searched Chelsea Manning's empty apartment.
Student Protesters in Puerto Rico Face Trial as Government Criminalizes Dissent
A crackdown on dissent is targeting the island's protest movements.
The War on Immigrants
No End in Sight: An Egyptian Man’s Ordeal in ICE Custody and the Plight of Indefinite Immigration Detention
In fiscal year 2015, thousands of people detained by ICE had been held for more than a year, including five for more than eight years.