“Something Out of a Horror Movie”: Egyptian Security Forces Tortured and Raped American-Citizen Detainee, Rights Group Says
Khaled Hassan’s case is the most brazen example of Egypt abusing a U.S. citizen. But he’s not alone.
World
Voices
Let’s Use Social Media to Put Pressure on Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance
The internet won't let go of the story of Jamal Khashoggi's apparent assassination — and that's a good thing for justice.
Making a Killing
Is This the Beginning of the End of the U.S.-Saudi Alliance?
Lobbying firms, tech companies and politicians are under pressure to break with the increasingly rogue state.
Voices
Don't Call Nikki Haley a Moderate. She's an Extremist on Israel, Iran, and Human Rights.
Trump's outgoing U.N. ambassador is getting applause from the media for being so moderate. But Haley has been a champion for right-wing causes.
What Brazil’s Workers’ Party Needs to Do if It Hopes to Defeat Jair Bolsonaro’s Far-Right Coalition
Professor and Intercept Brasil contributor Rosana Pinheiro-Machado on what went wrong for the left in the first-round election — and what it must do to beat Jair Bolsonaro.
Voices
The Stunning Rise of Brazil’s Far Right and What It Shows About Western Democracies
What's happening in Brazil matters not just because it's a huge country. The dynamics of extremism are also shaping fundamental changes across the world.
Nowhere to Go: Refugees Fear Closure of Greek Camp That Has River of Sewage and 12-Hour Waits for Meals
Some believe that Greek authorities are deliberately neglecting the Moria camp — home to 9,000 refugees — to discourage others from coming to Europe.
Here's the Unpopular, Right-Wing Agenda That Brazil's President Wants to Ram Through in a Lame-Duck Session
Controversial bills on social security, pesticides, indigenous reserves, foreign investment, and new pork-barrel spending could all go to a vote by the end of the year.
Drone Wars
Israel’s Gabriella Blum Helped Write the Laws of Drone Warfare. Nearly Two Decades Later, She Has Regrets.
Israeli lawyers counseled that targeted killings should always be the exception, never the rule. But critical checks on the practice have evaporated.
Making a Killing
Saudi Women Who Fought for the Right to Drive Are Disappearing and Going Into Exile
Despite promises of reform, Saudi Arabia is escalating its assault on civil society — and, for the first time, women have become its primary targets.