Human rights

Ubai al-Aboudi

The Israeli Firm NSO—Makers of Pegasus Spyware—Must Be Banned The Israeli Firm NSO—Makers of Pegasus Spyware—Must Be Banned

And why the Biden administration has taken unprecedented action against a company with such deep ties to the Israeli government.

Dec 3, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis and Omar Barghouti

“The Worst Prison in New York State”

“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”

The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.

Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law

Oil Refinery

Youth and Age Unite to Demand That Banks Stop Lending to Big Oil Youth and Age Unite to Demand That Banks Stop Lending to Big Oil

When both ends of the age spectrum come together, bankers had better pay attention.

Oct 22, 2021 / Column / Bill McKibben and Vidya Muthupillai

Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another

Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another

Former and currently incarcerated people denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to transfer detainees as a temporary fix to the ongoing crisis at Rikers.

Oct 19, 2021 / Victoria Law

A Courageous Voice for Press Freedom and Independence in Russia

A Courageous Voice for Press Freedom and Independence in Russia A Courageous Voice for Press Freedom and Independence in Russia

As the Nobel Prize committee recognized with today’s award to Dmitrii Muratov, independent journalism and media freedom in Russia confront growing threats.

Oct 8, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Amber Shamsi

Pakistani Women Are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights Pakistani Women Are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights

In one of the most patriarchal countries in the world, the struggle for civil liberties is being spearheaded by women.

Sep 28, 2021 / Column / Hasan Ali

Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees

Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees

They were freed from Guantánamo, but they’re still searching for a home.

Sep 8, 2021 / Feature / Clair MacDougall

A memorial for Anna Politkovskaya

The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya Is Still Not Solved The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya Is Still Not Solved

The statute of limitations on the investigation of Politkovskaya’s murder will soon run out. But the international community, especially journalists and readers, shouldn’t stop fig...

Aug 5, 2021 / Finley Muratova

Social media activist, Gul Bukhari, wearing a blue and white printed shirt and pink lip stick, while speaking. She is sitting on a gray couch.

Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan

The country’s famously boisterous press is sinking into the silence of the grave.

Aug 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali

“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich

“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich “We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich

The Nobel laureate on a new wave of repressions in Belarus, the role of women in revolution, and life after the pandemic.

Aug 2, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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