Daily Brief Archive

Apr 2, 2024 Daily Brief

Indonesia Apologizes for Torture

Indonesian Army Apologizes After Torture Video Goes Viral; Quick Takes: Rwanda; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A video still shows Indonesian soldiers seriously mistreating a Papuan man in their custody in Gome, Central Papua, March 2024.
Mar 28, 2024 Daily Brief

US State Blocks Abortion for Minors

Interview: How this US State Law Blocks Youth’s Abortion Access; Quick Takes: Thailand; Mali; Syria; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

A girl stands in front of a judge in a courtroom
Mar 27, 2024 Daily Brief

Japanese MPs Push For Due Diligence

Japan Lawmakers Seek Probe of Carmaker Links to Xinjiang Abuses; Quick Takes: Tanzania; Hong Kong; Yemen; Readers’ Recommendations.

A large screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping near a carpark in Kashgar, in western China's Xinjiang region
Mar 26, 2024 Daily Brief

Russian Drones Rain Remote Death

Drone Attack Collapses Odesa Residential Building; Quick Takes: Cameroon; Argentina; Canada; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

An apartment building heavily damaged during a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024.
Mar 21, 2024 Daily Brief

Time to Face the Truth

The Need for Truth and Healing; Quick Takes: Iran; Japan/China; Alabama; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

A makeshift memorial under a tree
Mar 20, 2024 Daily Brief

Hong Kong Gone but Not in Spirit

What China’s Repression in Hong Kong Reveals; Quick Takes: Israel/US; Texas; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A screen displays the results of a vote.
Mar 19, 2024 Daily Brief

Mass Kidnappings in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Spiraling Security Crisis; Quick Takes: Jordan; India; Hungary/US; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Children play at the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga two days after 287 students were kidnapped, Kuriga, Kaduna State, Nigeria, March 9, 2024.
Mar 18, 2024 Daily Brief

The EU Rewards Repression

The EU’s ATM for Autocrats; Quick Takes: Sudan; India; Education; Readers’ Recommendations.

​ Click to expand Image © 2022 Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.
Mar 14, 2024 Daily Brief

Progress in the Fight against Forced Labor

Good News on Fighting Forced Labor; Quick Takes: Zambia; US/TikTok; Poland; EU/Sudan; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

Workers make aluminum alloy products on a production line in Jinhu county, Jiangsu province, China, July 19, 2020.