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Growing number of governments using counterterrorism to justify targeting dissidents abroad

Justice

A growing number of countries repressing dissidents beyond their own borders includes a NATO ally of the US: Turkey. A Washington Post report finds that the tactics and language justifying these actions are pulled from the post-9/11 counterterrorism playbook. Host Marco Werman speaks with Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a former UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism.

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

Human rights

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

Migration

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

Media

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

Immigration
a student stands with her arms crossed in front of a domed building on MIT's campus

On campus, Jewish and Muslim students fear for their safety

The World's Global Classroom

A new report finds Jewish and Muslim students “fear personal danger” related to their positions on the war.

vigil with candles

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

The World’s Carolyn Beeler talks with Michael McFaul, a former ambassador to Russia and friend of Navalny’s, about what his death means for the country and for his family.

protesters

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

Israel-Hamas war

Ehud Eiran, who was a foreign policy aide to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and is an assistant professor in international relations at Haifa University in Israel, speaks to The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, about the situation.

tribal leader

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

Israel-Hamas war

The war in Gaza has entered its third month. In neighboring Jordan, the suffering in Gaza has led to a rise in an expression of support for Hamas. Many people in Jordan are Palestinians whose ancestors fled or were driven from what is now Israel. Hamas, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by the US, doesn’t have an official representation in Jordan. But some tribal leaders are saying it’s time it did.

Portrait of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, who is wearing a purple sweater.

American journalist detained in Russia

Human rights

Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in October in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Officials there have accused her of failing to register as a “foreign agent;” however, it’s widely believed that she was arrested because she’s a US citizen.