Regions and Countries

Palestinians and dual nationality holders fleeing from Gaza arrive on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023

“I Have Left, but I’m Still There”: The Last Gaza Diary “I Have Left, but I’m Still There”: The Last Gaza Diary

After 84 days, Atef Abu Saif left Gaza. Here, he reflects on what he endured.

Feb 8, 2024 / Atef Abu Saif

A university gate is seen destroyed in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 29, 2024.

Israel’s Cultural Genocide Is Destroying Gaza’s Very Memory Israel’s Cultural Genocide Is Destroying Gaza’s Very Memory

Israel has attacked universities, mosques, heritage sites, libraries, and more. The goal is simple: to eradicate the past, present, and future of Palestine.

Feb 8, 2024 / Ahmad Ibsais

Unexploded Ordnance in Laos Continues to Maim and Kill People

Unexploded Ordnance in Laos Continues to Maim and Kill People Unexploded Ordnance in Laos Continues to Maim and Kill People

The USA dropped over 266 million bombs in Laos from 1964 to 1973. Over 80 million failed to explode and continue to kill and maim people to this day. Photos taken at the Cooperativ...

Feb 7, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

French far-right Rassemblement National parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen addresses the media at the National Assembly in Paris on February 6, 2023.

The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France

In French newsrooms and radio studios, unconditional support for Israel is the norm and part of a wider lurch to the right.

Feb 7, 2024 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

Children in Rafah.

“The List of My Lost Beloveds Grows Unbearably Long”: Another Month In Gaza “The List of My Lost Beloveds Grows Unbearably Long”: Another Month In Gaza

More excerpts from the diaries of writer Atef Abu Saif.

Feb 7, 2024 / Atef Abu Saif

A messy empty hospital dormitory room after an armed attack forced the closure of Fontaine Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti? Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti?

The Biden administration likes to talk about democracy, but when it comes to the disaster unfolding a few hundred miles from Miami, democracy is apparently far too dangerous.

Feb 6, 2024 / Amy Wilentz

A screenshot from a 2015 Ultimate Palestine promotional video.

The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza

After the head of the international group overseeing Ultimate refused a Palestinian call to support a cease-fire, players across the globe fought back.

Feb 6, 2024 / Frankie de la Cretaz

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a handmade placard paying tribute to Palestinian journalists at a rally in Whitehall to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel's occupation on February 3, 2024, in London, United Kingdom.

An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists has just committed $300,000 to an emergency fund to aid journalists working in Gaza.

Feb 5, 2024 / John Nichols

The International Court of Justice delivers an order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on January 26, 2024, in The Hague, the Netherlands.

The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity

Even as the Israeli government dismisses the ruling, the international community has sent a message that Israel no longer enjoys the immunity that’s protected it since 1948.

Feb 5, 2024 / Meron Rapoport

American military helicopter wreckage in Mogadishu

The US Military Ignores and Neglects the Civilian Victims of Its Air Strikes The US Military Ignores and Neglects the Civilian Victims of Its Air Strikes

The United States can find time to issue orders for new air strikes but not to issue apologies for past errant attacks.

Feb 2, 2024 / Nick Turse

x