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Nov 30, 2022 Daily Brief

New Push to Find Syria’s Disappeared: Daily Brief

Hope on the Horizon for Families?; A Middle East View of Qatar’s World Cup; Kremlin Fears of Justice?; Take Note; Listen: Iran; Quote of the Day: China.

Fadwa Mahmoud holds portraits of her son and husband, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, in Berlin, Germany.

Nov 29, 2022 Daily Brief

How Beijing (and the World) Miscalculated: Daily Brief

No One Agreed to Give Up Their Rights; Climate Change Bites; Call for Democracy Trampled in Palestine; Take Note; Listen Again; Giving Tuesday; Quote of the Day: Women’s Rights.

Chinese police officers block off access to a site where protesters had gathered in Shanghai on November 27, 2022.

Nov 28, 2022 Daily Brief

Unprecedented Protests in China: Daily Brief

“Yes to Freedom!” in China; Reader Tip: Afghanistan; Dutch Apology for Slavery; Take Note; On Our Terms: “Civil Society”; Listen: Turkey Is Not Safe; Quote of the Day: China.

A protester holds up a sign which reads "Commemorate Urumqi Nov 24 compatriots who died" in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Nov 25, 2022 Daily Brief

Money Can’t Buy You Love: Daily Brief

Qatar’s PR Failure; Russian Repression Deepens; Good News on Iran; Take Note; Longer Thoughts on Twitter; Listen Again; Quote of the Day: China; Photo of the Week: Geneva.

Workers lay the turf inside the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 Qatar World Cup final, in Lusail, Qatar, November 18, 2021.

Nov 24, 2022 Daily Brief

How Are Plastics a Human Rights Issue? – Daily Brief

Not So Fantastic Plastic; Hope EU Will Act on Hungary’s Breakdown; Reader Poll on World Cup; Take Note; Quote of the Day: Egypt.

A man collects items from an illegal dump on November 29, 2020 in Adana, southern Turkey.

Nov 23, 2022 Daily Brief

How Can the World Help Iran? - Daily Brief

A Proposal to Advance Justice in Iran; Good News in Turkey; Separatist War Crimes in Thailand; Take Note; Listen: Workers’ Rights; Readers Respond: Accountability Mechanism; Quote of the Day: Cambodia.

Iranian demonstrators in the streets of the capital, Tehran.

Nov 22, 2022 Daily Brief

US Shields Saudi Leader: Daily Brief

Biden Helps Saudi Leader Evade Justice; Good News for Protecting Civilians in War; FIFA Adds Insult to Injury; Take Note; Reader Challenge: Define This!; Quote of the Day: India.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, meets President Joe Biden at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022.

Nov 21, 2022 Daily Brief

Good News on Conflict Kids – Daily Brief

Kids Freed from Detention in Syria Thriving Back Home; India’s Long List of Problems; Communist Killings in the Philippines; Take Note; Weekend Protests: Iran, France; Quote of the Day: Colorado.

Nov 18, 2022 Daily Brief

#RIPtwitter? What’s Next?: Daily Brief

Twitter Closes Offices; What Happens Now?; A Long Path to Justice in Ukraine; Turkey Pushing Back Afghans; Take Note; Watching the World Cup; Weekly Listen List; Quote of the Day: Americas.

Nov 17, 2022 Daily Brief

Family Separation Crisis in US: Daily Brief

US Child Welfare System Harms Families; Denmark Threatens Kids; Egypt’s COP Crackdown; Take Note; Listen: Climate Change and Inclusion; Daily Brief in the News: Ukraine; Quote of the Day: Inspiration.

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