Remembering Jesse Jackson, who pushed to globalize the US civil rights movement

Saving the Uyghur internet

The curious case of UyghurEdit++

Journalists fleeing authoritarian regimes now at risk, as Trump ends parole program

‘Our Dear Friends in Moscow’ tells the story of a generation split by the rise of Putin, and his war in Ukraine

Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses

Growing number of governments using counterterrorism to justify targeting dissidents abroad

Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

Venezuelans are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and a government crackdown on the media

A new wave of Kurds fleeing Turkey bring their own sound to Nashville’s Music City

On campus, Jewish and Muslim students fear for their safety

Russian lawyer Alexei Navalny, who was clear-eyed about the dangers in prison, has died

Israel’s War Cabinet is fracturing as pressure mounts to bring hostages home

As Israel-Hamas war continues, there are signs of growing sympathy for Hamas in neighboring Jordan 

American journalist detained in Russia

Assassination plot in the US allegedly traces back to Indian govt

Standing Together leaders discuss attempts to open Jewish-Arab dialogue amid Gaza war

Jewish London on edge amid spike in antisemitic attacks

Russian American journalist detained in Russia

New Russian high school history textbook blames West for war in Ukraine

Is the fictional film ‘The Kerala Story’ cautionary or propaganda?

After Taliban ban, women NGO workers in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?

Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 

Ethnic minorities in Russia are campaigning for the breakup of the country

Israel’s ‘judicial coup’ protests are going strong. They still might fail.

Crowdsourcing morality: How an app allows the Iraqi government to arrest ‘indecent’ influencers

Energy workers in France threaten power cuts over retirement age

‘I wished to die’: Syrian American sues Syria’s government over alleged torture

This Iraqi lost an eye in a protest. He’s still fighting for ‘real democracy.’

Kremlin eyes US intelligence leak, questions authenticity

Wife of jailed Chinese dissident denounces sentence

4 years later, the legacy of ISIS prevents these Iraqi children from going to school

The Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists

Vietnam draft dodgers who settled in Canada have influenced some of its small towns for generations

Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland 

Gloria Estefan is set to be the first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at George W. Bush says his country is still paying the price for the US-led invasion

Artist Yun-Fei Ji grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution. He ponders art as ‘global citizenship.’

‘There is hope’: Malala Yousafzai promotes tolerance, connection with new documentary

China’s tech weapons roll in to quell demonstrations, identify protesters

New Greek law blocks far-right party from running in upcoming election

India’s Rahul Gandhi supporters finish 5-month rally and march against increasingly nationalist state

Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies

LGBTQ Russians are fleeing to Central Asia

Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says

Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides

Afghan women say they are ‘dying in slow motion’ after killing of former female MP

Museum exhibit highlights New York’s sacred spaces

She spoke out against Putin. It came at a cost.

TarantisT bandleader on protests in Iran: ‘This is not protest anymore. This is a revolution’

‘We all want democracy’: Taiwanese stand in solidarity with Chinese ‘white paper protests’

Renewed calls in Syria to overthrow Assad regime

Amid ongoing protests, Iran’s morality police ‘lies in ruins,’ analyst says

China has a police network that stretches across some 30 countries, NGO says

Russian dissident remains in prison on trumped-up charges

Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests

Leicester’s Indian diaspora searches for answers after violence rocks multicultural British city

‘You continue to live’: Some people step up to help Ukrainians cope with the trauma of war