The Daily Brief

Nov 2, 2022 The Daily Brief

Will COP27 Bring Climate Action?; Wrongheaded Camp Closures in Nigeria; Heinous Attack in Somalia; Take Note; Listen: Fighting Oppression in Egypt; Quote of the Day: Egypt.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Oct 31, 2022 The Daily Brief

Brazil’s President Elect Has a Huge Job ahead; COVID-19’s Origins and China’s Secrecy; Reader Tip: Malaysia Halloween Crackdown; Take Note; Should You Now Quit Twitter?; Quote of the Day: Bahrain.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva votes in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo state, in the presidential runoff on October 30, 2022.
Oct 28, 2022 The Daily Brief

Public Opposition in China Lives On; First CAR War Crimes Verdict Due; Overlooked: 5,684 Deaths; Take Note; Back in the News: Musk and Twitter; Listen List.

Xi Jinping, pictured on Oct. 23, has begun an unprecedented third term as the Chinese Communist Party’s General Secretary. He originally came to power in 2012.
Oct 27, 2022 The Daily Brief

Islamists’ Killing Spree in northeast Mali; Escalating Atrocities in Ethiopia; Russia Using Facial Recognition to Hunt Draft Evaders; Take Note; Reader Tip: Business and Human Rights; Quote of the Day: Xinjiang.

United Nations police patrol Ménaka region in northeast Mali on June 13, 2021.
Oct 26, 2022 The Daily Brief

Preventing Intimidation in US Elections; Landmark Declaration on Explosive Weapons; Dam Trouble in Kyrgyzstan; Take Note; Listen: Qatar’s Abuses of LGBT People; Watch: Speaking on Xinjiang at the UN; On Our Terms: Impunity.

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Oct 25, 2022 The Daily Brief

Appalling Attack by Myanmar Junta; Anniversary of Sudan’s Coup; Appealing a Bogus Conviction in Chechnya; Take Note; A New New Leader in UK; Letter from Athens: A Success in Greece.

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Oct 24, 2022 The Daily Brief

Refugees Rounded Up and Sent to Syria; Moscow’s Media Demands Drowning of Kids; UN Chief Chides India’s Leaders; Take Note; Weekend Protests; Daily Brief in the News.

Migrants and refugees held in a basketball court for hours while waiting for a cell
Oct 20, 2022 The Daily Brief

Still No Remedy Fund for Qatar’s Migrant Workers, 30 Days Before Football World Cup; Women Protesters Detail Taliban Abuse In Afghanistan; All Children Have a Right to Pre-Primary Education; Take Note; Prizes & Outrageous News from India; Quote Of The Day.

Parents of a deceased migrant worker in Nepal.