She Helped Expose Secret UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen — and Paid a Steep Price
Huda Al-Sarari was forced into exile after her work documenting human rights abuses by U.S.-backed Emirati forces garnered global attention.
World
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”
The happiness project might be easy to dismiss if it didn’t confer legitimacy on a repressive government.
The 9/11 Wars
Humanitarian Exemptions to Crushing U.S. Sanctions Do Little to Prevent Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy
More Afghan people may die from sanctions than from 20 years of war.
Inside Mexico’s Historic Lawsuit Targeting U.S. Gun Companies
The $10 billion claim takes aim at the industry’s greatest legal shield, aiming to succeed where U.S. victims of gun violence routinely fail.
U.S. Military Hid Fuel Pipeline Flaws From Public in Okinawa
A leaked report that shows the military knew for years about dangers to civilian areas follows disclosures of toxic PFAS contamination hidden from the Senate.
Journal Retracts Paper Based on DNA of Vulnerable Chinese Minorities
The retraction by Human Genetics follows a scientist's efforts to expose research that is complicit in human rights violations.
U.S. Sanctions Could Starve Millions of Afghans. Will Congress Act?
Designed to punish the Taliban, a U.S. freeze on Afghan assets and aid has inflicted food shortages on the country's people instead.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel Killed Up to 192 Palestinian Civilians in May 2021 Attacks on Gaza
More than 70 percent of the Israeli attacks that killed civilians in Gaza had no corresponding reports of militants hit alongside them.
Voices
The Iran War That Obama Tried to Avoid Is Now Around the Corner
President Joe Biden has failed to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Regional powers may be preparing for a major conflict.
Voices
“If This Can Happen to Maria, Then This Can Happen to You”
How Filipino journalist Maria Ressa took on Rodrigo Duterte and Facebook and won the Nobel Peace Prize.