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May 6, 2024 The Daily Brief

An Abusive App

Two Parties, One App, Zero Stars; New Podcast Now Live; Quick Takes: Press Awards; CAR; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Daily Brief on Video; Support Our Work.

A seated man using a cell phone
May 2, 2024 The Daily Brief

Russia’s Cold-blooded Murders in Ukraine

Russian Atrocities in Ukraine; Quick Takes: US/Mexico; Kenya; Killer Robots; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Watch: Daily Brief Video; Listen: Our New Podcast; Support Our Work!

A still frame extracted from Russian drone footage in which a voice is heard repeatedly commanding Russian soldiers to "take no prisoners, shoot everyone". The footage shows Russian soldiers then  killing two Ukrainian soldiers. 
Apr 30, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Climate of Repression

Repression vs Reality in the Climate Crisis; Quick Takes: Syria/EU; Saudi Arabia; Germany; Readers’ Recommendations; Watch: Video on Pro-Palestine Protests in US; Listen: New Podcast Coming on Monday; Support Our Work!

Protesters rally in support of climate activist Deanna "Violet" Coco, who was sentenced to jail for helping to block the Sydney Harbour Bridge, outside the Downing Centre court building in Sydney, Australia, December 13, 2022.
Apr 29, 2024 The Daily Brief

Human Rights 101

Crackdowns at US Universities; Quick Takes: UAE; Lebanon; South Sudan; Burkina Faso; Readers’ Recommendations; Watch: Daily Brief in Video; Listen: New Podcast Coming Soon; Support Our Work.

Pro-Palestinian student protesters at a demonstration at Columbia University on the third day of "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in New York, US, April 19, 2024.
Apr 25, 2024 The Daily Brief

“Our Own Soldiers Massacre Us”

Will AU and UN Support Justice in Burkina Faso?; Quick Takes: Iran; India/Australia; EU and Supply Chains; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Daily Brief in Video.

The women’s mosque in the center of Soro village, Thiou district, northern Yatenga province, Burkina Faso. March 2024 © 2024 Private
Apr 24, 2024 The Daily Brief

The Worst in the World?

A New Spotlight on North Korea; Quick Takes: Africa; Australia; Kazakhstan; Armenian Genocide; Readers’ Recommendations; New: Daily Brief in Video!

Uniformed border guards patrol next to a fence
Apr 23, 2024 The Daily Brief

The UK’s Obscene Obsession

UK Government Determined to Be Cruel; Quick Takes: Angola; Pakistan; Vietnam; Readers’ Recommendations.

Protesters hold placards outside the UK’s Supreme Court as it rules that the UK Government's Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful, London, United Kingdom, November 15, 2023.
Apr 22, 2024 The Daily Brief

Four Victories for Earth Day

Some Non-Awful Environment News; Quick Takes: Iran; Israel/Palestine; Sudan; Gambia; Readers’ Recommendations.

The Metalurgia Business Peru metallurgical complex in the city of La Oroya, in the department of Junín, east of Lima, November 9, 2022. 
Apr 18, 2024 The Daily Brief

The ABCs of Blocking

Using Social Media Responsibly; Weekly Quiz!; Quick Takes: Bombing Culture; Climate Crisis; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

In a twitter post, Andrew Stroehlein describes the rules he uses to block people on social media.
Apr 17, 2024 The Daily Brief

Leave Your Home or Else…

Settler Violence in the West Bank; Quick Takes: Sudan; Germany; Mali; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A room under construction by families displaced after attacks by settlers and soldiers from Khirbet Zanuta, in the southern West Bank, November 23, 2023.