Daily Brief Archive

May 16, 2024 Daily Brief

A Double Victory for Justice

Good News from Switzerland; Quick Takes: Thailand; Peru; Tajikistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Daily Videos.

Exterior of a court building
May 15, 2024 Daily Brief

What Hate Brings

When Deaths Demand More Than Justice; Quick Takes: EU/Gaza; Thailand; Mozambique; Kazakhstan; Readers’ Recommendations; Our Guide to the EU Elections; Daily Videos.

People light candles during a vigil on May 8, 2024, in front of the house where three lesbian women were killed following an attack in Buenos Aires.
May 14, 2024 Daily Brief

Israeli Strikes on Aid Workers in Gaza

Israel Repeatedly Hits Aid Workers in Gaza; Quick Takes: United States; Philippines; Chad; Readers’ Recommendations; Daily Videos.

On February 5, 2024, Israeli naval gunfire hit an UNRWA aid truck carrying food.
May 13, 2024 Daily Brief

Stopping Mass Atrocities in Darfur

Will the World Act on Darfur?; Quick Takes: Georgia; EU/Gaza; Iraqi Kurdistan; Uzbekistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Press Awards; Tell Us What You Think!

Burnt remains of a school
May 8, 2024 Daily Brief

Israel Starving Gaza

Children Paying the Price in Gaza; Quick Takes: Mali; Domestic Violence; West Bank; Readers’ Recommendations; What Do You Think?; Support Our Work!

Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip queue outside the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side on March 23, 2024.
May 7, 2024 Daily Brief

Something in the Way Xi Moves?

EU Leaders Fail on China; Quick Takes: Israel/Lebanon/US; South Africa; Trinidad and Tobago; Readers’ Recommendations; Watch and Comment: Daily Brief Videos; Support Our Work!

Xi Jinping leaving a meeting
May 6, 2024 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 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 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 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.