The Daily Brief

Apr 12, 2023 The Daily Brief

Tunisia Backsliding Towards Authoritarianism

Tunisia Backsliding Towards Authoritarianism; Malaysia Abolishes Mandatory Death Penalty; Chinese Activists Jailed; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Brazil.

Kais Saied during the sworn ceremony in Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia on October 23, 2019.
Apr 11, 2023 The Daily Brief

Russia’s Supersized Repression

Kremlin Should Release Prominent Dissident Kara-Murza; Democracy in Jeopardy in Tennessee; Restyling of an Abusive Law in Sri Lanka; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Remembering Benjamin Ferencz, International Justice Icon; Quote of the Day: Vietnam.

Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza in Moscow.
Apr 6, 2023 The Daily Brief

Chilling Message Before Climate Summit

#COP28 Host Doesn’t Tolerate Any Criticism; Thailand’s Fundamentally Flawed Election; Good news from Brazil; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Weekly Quiz; Quote of the Day: Thailand.

Abu Dhabi, UAE
Apr 5, 2023 The Daily Brief

Turkish Police Abuse Quake Survivors

Earthquake Victims Face Beatings, Torture; UK Aping Australia’s Abusive and Unlawful Migration Policies; Fatal Fire Highlights Deadly Consequences of US Border Policies; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Burkina Faso.

Two police officers watch removal of rubble from buildings that collapsed in the February 6 earthquakes, Hatay, Turkey, March 23, 2023.
Apr 4, 2023 The Daily Brief

How To (Not) Fight Antisemitism: Daily Brief

UN Should Say NO to Flawed Definition of Antisemitism; Moms of Uganda’s LGBT+ people Write to Museveni; Push for True Colonial Reckoning in Namibia; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Israel and Palestine.

UN Headquarters
Apr 3, 2023 The Daily Brief

Kids, Tech, & Human Rights

Online Learning Tools Harvest Children’s Data; Russia Should Release Arrested Reporter Evan Gershkovich; Sex Testing Rules Harm Women Athletes; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Twitter.

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Mar 31, 2023 The Daily Brief

Why I Won’t Be Paying for Twitter

Hard “No” to Twitter’s Paid Subscription; A Kosovo War Crimes Trial at Last; Landmark UN Resolution on Climate Change; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Weekly Quiz; Correction: Burkina Faso; Special Thanks; Quote of the Day: Sports.

Twitter application on a mobile phone.
Mar 30, 2023 The Daily Brief

Legalizing Terror in Texas

Deputizing Vigilantes to Hunt Down Migrants; No News Is Bad News in Burkina Faso; Dangerous Games in France; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Tanzania.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference concerning border security along the Texas border with Mexico on February 21, 2023, in Weslaco, Texas.
Mar 29, 2023 The Daily Brief

Deploring Double Standards

Amnesty International’s Annual Report; Seeds of Justice in the Central African Republic; A Fashion Show in the European Parliament; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: El Salvador; Quote of the Day: Afghanistan.

Girls in a bedroom of their house damaged by Saudi-led air strikes
Mar 28, 2023 The Daily Brief

Tortured in Libya, Thanks to the EU

A Damning New UN Report; Egypt: You Can’t Go Home Again; Vietnam: Free Truong Van Dung!; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: UK.

Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi, and Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs of Italy talking about five Search and Rescue vessels given to the Libyan Coast Guard.