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Mar 20, 2025 The Daily Brief

Israel’s Deadly Cruelty in Gaza Hospitals

Nearly a Year and a Half of Slaughter; Quick Takes: Türkiye; Indonesia; Peru; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

Extensive damage and destruction, as of February 2025, to al-Shifa medical complex, which Israeli forces raided in November 2023 and March 2024.

Mar 19, 2025 The Daily Brief

Pushing People into Peril

Pakistan Forcing Refugees to Afghanistan; Quick Takes: Gaza; Mexico; Bhutan; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

People board a bus to depart for Afghanistan, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 31, 2023.

Mar 18, 2025 The Daily Brief

Punished for Being Central Asian in Russia

Xenophobia Rising in Russia; Quick Takes: Thailand/China; Malaysia; Los Angeles, US; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: What’s Happening in Eastern Congo?

Three men in face masks walk in front of a mural of the Russian flag

Mar 17, 2025 The Daily Brief

The World in Walande

Rising Seas and Rights; Quick Takes: US/El Salvador; Azerbaijan; Burkina Faso; Readers’ Recommendations; Online Event: Rising Xenophobia in Russia; Readers Reply: Hate in the Streets.

Community leader looks out to the seawall that has recently fallen apart and no longer protects the village of Walande, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.

Mar 13, 2025 The Daily Brief

Platforms for Exploitation?

Ethically Navigating the Gig Economy; Quick Takes: EU; Mozambique; Thailand; Readers’ Recommendations; Our Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

A delivery driver for Didi Food, getting ready to deliver orders, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 16, 2024, could be one of many workers to benefit from labor reform for workers for digital labor platforms.

Mar 12, 2025 The Daily Brief

A Historic Step toward Justice

Victory in the Philippines; Quick Takes: DR Congo; South Africa; Myanmar; Readers’ Recommendations; Update on Reader Feedback; Support Our Work!

Mar 11, 2025 The Daily Brief

How Do You Deal with Hate?

Reader Question: What Would You Do?; Quick Takes: Syria; Bulgaria/Saudi Arabia; Thailand; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Community members march after gathering at a vigil against deportations a day after Trump is sworn in, Los Angeles, California, US, January 21, 2025.

Mar 10, 2025 The Daily Brief

Tibet Today

Support Tibetans Countering China’s Repression; Quick Takes: Azerbaijan; Iraq; Europe; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: The Real-Life “Vibranium” Wars.

Tibetan monks in exile in India take part in a peace march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, near Dharamsala, March 10, 2024.

Mar 6, 2025 The Daily Brief

The Year 2158? Seriously?

International Women’s Day; Quick Takes: Gaza/Israel; Tunisia; North Korea; Readers’ Recommendations; Listen: International Women’s Day; Weekly Quiz!

Mar 5, 2025 The Daily Brief

Emirates Crush Dissent

Unfair Mass Trial of Critics in UAE; Quick Takes: #StopBombingCivilians; Disability Rights; Readers’ Recommendations.

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