The Daily Brief

Sep 2, 2024 The Daily Brief

Mongolia’s Moment

Fugitive Putin to Visit ICC Member Mongolia?; Quick Takes: Bangladesh/EU; Türkiye; North Korea; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Sudan; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Gaza; Climate; What Is EWIPA?

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019. 
Aug 29, 2024 The Daily Brief

Addressing Atrocities in Sudan

500 Days of Sudan’s Conflict; Quick Takes: Inequality; Lebanon; Brazil; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Daily Videos: Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Gaza; Climate; Iran; Support Our Work!

People on fire
Aug 28, 2024 The Daily Brief

From Adjectives to Action for Afghan Women

Confronting Taliban Repression; Quick Takes: Mexico; China; Bangladesh; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Kazakhstan; Gaza; Climate; Iran; Georgia; Support Our Work!

A 15-year-old girl, barred from attending secondary school since 2021, reads a notebook in Afghanistan, March 20, 2024.
Aug 27, 2024 The Daily Brief

Kafka in Kazakhstan

Financial Ostracism as a Tool of Repression; Quick Takes: Polio in Gaza; Cameroon; Killer Robots; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Gaza; Climate Change; Iran; Georgia; Olympics; Support Our Work!

Protesters hold placards during an opposition rally
Aug 26, 2024 The Daily Brief

Israel Tortures Healthcare Workers

Torture of Palestinian Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics; Quick Takes: Mpox; Gaza/Ukraine/UK; Libya; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Climate Change; Iran; Georgia; Olympics; Myanmar; Support Our Work!

A leaked photograph of the detention facility at the Sde Teiman military base shows a blindfolded man with his arms above his head. Interviewed healthcare workers described this image as punishment imposed by Israeli soldiers on Palestinian detainees if they speak or move.
Aug 22, 2024 The Daily Brief

Pollution, Pregnancy, and Priorities

Climate Change and Our Health; Quick Takes: Ukraine/ICC; Burkina Faso; DR Congo; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Art for Rights; Videos: Iran; Georgia; Olympics; Myanmar; UK.

A helicopter flies over a wildfire in a forest
Aug 21, 2024 The Daily Brief

New Wave of State Murders in Iran

More Executions in Iran; Quick Takes: Nepal; Cambodia/Japan; US Elections; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Georgia; Olympics; Myanmar; UK; Gaza.

Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Tehran, Iran.
Aug 20, 2024 The Daily Brief

Brutality Demands Accountability

Political Violence in Georgia; Quick Takes: Israel/Yemen; EU/India; Tunisia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Olympics; Myanmar; UK; Gaza; Russia.

A demonstrator draped with the Georgian national and EU flags stands in front of police who are blocking the way to the parliament building, during a protest against the “foreign agent” law in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 14, 2024.
Aug 19, 2024 The Daily Brief

Equality Disqualified at the Olympics?

Breaking with Olympics Rule 50; Quick Takes: Yemen; Eswatini; Spain; Readers’ Recommendations; What’s Your Favorite Microvideo?; Support Our Work!

A woman wears a cape that reads "Free Afghan Women" at the Paris Olympics
Aug 15, 2024 The Daily Brief

US Drug Deportations in the Weeds

The War on Immigrants Inside the US War on Drugs; Quick Takes: India; Burundi; Vietnam; Weekly Quiz!; Listen: Afghanistan; Support Our Work!

A man holds a photo of his son wearing a military uniform