The Daily Brief

Oct 8, 2024 The Daily Brief

The A to Z of Azerbaijan

Repressive Azerbaijan Hosts COP29; Quick Takes: Israel/Lebanon; Bhutan; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: Transnational Repression; Videos: Israel-Palestine; EU; Bangladesh/Myanmar; Hungary; US; Support Our Work!

Police Police seize a poster that reads “Journalism is Not a Crime” during a protest by journalists in front of the Azerbaijan parliament building
Oct 7, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Year of Atrocities

Responding to Horrors with Horrors in Israel-Palestine; Quick Takes: Russia; UAE/NBA; Cambodia/Malaysia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Videos: EU; US Elections; Bangladesh; Middle East; Support Our Work!

October 7th photo collagae.
Oct 3, 2024 The Daily Brief

Brussels Balks on Protecting Forests

EU Commission Trying to Delay Deforestation Regulation; Quick Takes: Syria; India; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Middle East; US Elections; Bangladesh; Sudan; US Immigration; Award Nominations for HRW’s Podcast!

Sign that reads Europe buying, forests burning
Oct 2, 2024 The Daily Brief

Defending Democracy in the US

Threats to the Democratic Process in the US; Quick Takes: Japan; Egypt; Kyrgyzstan; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Middle East; Myanmar/Bangladesh; Burkina Faso; US Immigration.

Election workers help voters on the state's primary election day at Lewisdale Elementary School in Chillum, Maryland, May 14, 2024.
Oct 1, 2024 The Daily Brief

Blocked at the Bangladesh Border

Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh; Quick Takes: Tunisia; Former Soviet Union; Guatemala; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Israel/Gaza/Lebanon; US; Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; Sudan.

Villagers flee fighting between Myanmar security forces and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, February 6, 2024.
Sep 30, 2024 The Daily Brief

More Arms, More War, More Crimes

Expanding Atrocities in the Middle East; Quick Takes: DR Congo; Greece; South Korea; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: US Immigration; Lebanon; Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; US/Egypt/Israel.

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Kfar Rouman, south Lebanon, September 25, 2024.
Sep 25, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Study in Repression

Partnerships with Hong Kong Universities; Quick Takes: Belarus; Uruguay; El Salvador; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: US Immigration; Lebanon; Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; US/Egypt/Israel; Support Our Work!

Hongkong Academic Freedom Banner
Sep 24, 2024 The Daily Brief

Nine-Year-Old Brides

A Push to Legalize Child Rape in Iraq; Quick Takes: China; Vietnam; COP29; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: US Immigration; Lebanon; Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; US/Egypt/Israel; Support Our Work!

A woman looks at wedding dresses in a store window
Sep 23, 2024 The Daily Brief

Ana’s Story

Some US-Americans Forgetting Their Roots; Quick Takes: UN Future; Azerbaijan; DR Congo; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast: From Mass Graves to Mass Incarceration; Videos: Lebanon; Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; US/Egypt/Israel; Hungary; Support Our Work!

A protest against the "Remain in Mexico" policy in front of the US Supreme Court
Sep 19, 2024 The Daily Brief

Paging the Laws of War

Pager Explosions in Lebanon; Quick Takes: Afghanistan; Indonesia; Israel/Palestine; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Burkina Faso; Kyrgyzstan; US/Egypt/Israel; Hungary; US Elections.

People stand outside a hospital emergency room