Twitter Helped Chinese Government Promote Disinformation on Repression of Uyghurs
Promoted tweets from a state-run news outlet distort the position of Uyghurs in the western province of Xinjiang.
World
Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt's Repressive Government
Google is set to re-staff its Cairo office, which more or less went dormant in 2014, following the military coup that brought Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to power.
As Warren and Sanders Swiftly Condemned Israel for Barring Congresswomen, Pelosi and Biden Hesitated
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were quick to criticize Israel for blocking Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden took more time.
Voices
Here Are Five Lies About Iran That We Need to Refute to Stop Another Illegal War
The Trump administration is lying about Iran and its nuclear program. The media has to debunk this false drumbeat for war.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, Pro-Trump Son of Brazil's President, on Track to Be Ambassador to U.S.
Despite a legal challenge, President Jair Bolsonaro seems determined to nominate his son Eduardo to be Brazil’s next ambassador to the United States.
How Voice of America Persian Became a Trump Administration PR Machine
Journalists at the U.S. government-funded VOA Persian have been lashing out at people they deem unsupportive of President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
U.S. Generals Worry About Rising Russian and Chinese Influence in Africa, Documents Show
In testimony obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, the current and former heads of U.S. Africa Command sketched out their concerns.
The Sharpest Lens on the Arab World Belongs to the Arab Women Reporting There
“Our Women on the Ground,” a new anthology of essays, brings much-needed nuance to coverage of the Middle East and North Africa.
The War on Immigrants
The Tragic Story of Jimmy Aldaoud, Deported From the Streets of Detroit to His Death in Iraq
Aldaoud was targeted as part of an ongoing ICE crackdown on Iraqi communities. His family and supporters say the agency bears responsibility for his death.
What a Protest in Hong Kong Looks Like When Pro-Democracy Marchers Lose Their Fear of the Police
A video report from Hong Kong, where protests are planned for every weekend in August and calls to “liberate Hong Kong” have appeared on the city's walls.