Joy Hackel

shot of Masha Gessen at a book event in New York

‘I will probably never be able to go home again’: Russian American journalist Masha Gessen on their Moscow court conviction 

Conflict & Justice

A court in Moscow handed Russian American journalist Masha Gessen an eight-year prison term in absentia for criticizing the Russian military. Gessen, who lives in the US and is a columnist for the New York Times, could end up being imprisoned if they travel to a country with an extradition treaty with Russia.

US ambassador to UN calls for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Sudan

Conflict

Haiti’s new leaders vow to take on gangs

Conflict & Justice

US army official resigns over ‘unqualified’ US support for Israel’s war in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war