On the campaign trail in 2020, Joe Biden promised that he would condition aid to Egypt on respect for human rights. So why is one of Egypt's leading dissidents close to dying in jail?
Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez Mina’s left-wing ticket could upend Colombia’s conservative status quo. But both leaders face repeated death threats.
Matiul Haq Khalis, head of the aid group ARCS and a former Taliban negotiator, was added to Facebook’s Dangerous Individuals blacklist.
Israel’s antisemitism envoy says only racism can explain the “hateful” reactions of Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Bella Hadid.
The Coronavirus Crisis
An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for an independent investigation of information held by U.S.-based institutions that could shed light on the origins of Covid.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Documents show that in 2021, arms made and funded by the United States destroyed UNRWA schools, USAID projects, and a Coca-Cola plant.
Israel won’t investigate soldiers who fired in the direction of Shireen Abu Akleh, even though new evidence undermines their account of what happened.
Drone Wars
Because of a broken civilian casualty compensation system, the U.S. military never made a payment to Yemeni drone strike survivor Adel Al Manthari.
The dangerous, restricted unmanned fighter planes would be a major step up in the arms the U.S. is giving to Ukraine.
Iconic Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot to death while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.
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