The Kingdom's Intelligence Apparatus Fuels a Crackdown on Dissent
Dozens of Moroccan journalists were listed as potential targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware — just one instrument in the kingdom’s expanding surveillance toolbox.
World
Israel’s War on Gaza
Lies Are Being Told About Sally Rooney Because She Refuses to Ignore Israeli Apartheid
Baseless claims of antisemitism and allegations of hypocrisy have been leveled for decades at anyone who rejects the fiction that Israel is a normal state.
Saudi-Iran Rapprochement Was Unthinkable Under Trump's Blank Check to the Kingdom
Lots of factors are aligning to allow the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, but Donald Trump’s departure is a huge one.
Voices
Obits Black Out Claims That Reagan Conspired to Keep Hostages in Iran Until After 1980 Election
Obituaries for Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, Iran's first post-revolution president, largely left out his claims about the "October Surprise."
Journalist Maria Ressa, Targeted by Rodrigo Duterte, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
First Look Institute's Press Freedom Defense Fund has backed Ressa's legal fight against the Philippine government since 2017.
Haiti Envoy Who Resigned in Protest: “Nobody Asked Me About the Deportations”
In his first public comments since stepping down, diplomat Daniel Foote said the Biden administration could be violating international law.
The U.S. Is Organizing a $5 Million Gun Sale to Mexican Forces Accused of Murder and Kidnapping
As the two countries meet this week to discuss security cooperation, lawmakers see the sale as evidence of a systemic problem.
The CIA's Afghan Proxies, Accused of War Crimes, Will Get a Fresh Start in the U.S.
The agency prioritized the evacuation of Zero unit members and their families even as many vulnerable U.S. employees and human rights activists were left behind.
How the U.S. Derailed an Effort to Prosecute Its Crimes in Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court's decision to "deprioritize" a probe into crimes by the U.S. and its allies came after years of U.S. obstruction.
NCIS Case Files Reveal Undisclosed U.S. Military Sex Crimes in Okinawa
The naval agency investigated at least eight sexual offenses between 2017 and 2019. None of them were reported to Congress or the public.