The Daily Brief

July 2, 2024 The Daily Brief

Why You Should Know about Eritrea

Unknown Eritrea; Quick Takes: Haiti/US; Cambodia; LGBTQ+ Rights; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: EU; US; Climate; Russia; China; Support Our Work!

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2024.
July 1, 2024 The Daily Brief

MEGA-Worried about Europe

Hungary in EU Driver’s Seat; Quick Takes: Israel/Palestine; Kenya; Uzbekistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: US; Climate Change; Russia; China; Darfur; Support Our Work!

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium, February 3, 2020.
June 27, 2024 The Daily Brief

Of Felonies and Votes

The Right to Vote in the US; Quick Takes: Iran; Russia/Ukraine; Assange; Peru; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Video: Deadly Heat; Dagestan; China; Darfur.

People stand in line to vote
June 26, 2024 The Daily Brief

Heat vs Humanity

Life and Death in Extreme Temperatures; Quick Takes: US Border; Yemen; Russia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Russia; China; US; Darfur; Israel.

Pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024.
June 25, 2024 The Daily Brief

Dealing with Dagestan

Questions for Russia over Dagestan; Quick Takes: Darfur; Afghanistan; US-Saudi Relations; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: China; Florida; Uganda; Israel; Darfur.

The aftermath of an armed militant attack in Makhachkala, Dagestan, in southern Russia, on June 23, 2024.
June 24, 2024 The Daily Brief

Xinjiang’s Red Flags

China Erasing Uyghur Culture; Quick Takes: United States; Vietnam; Kazakhstan; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Ukraine; Florida; Darfur; Georgia; Israel.

A signboard reads "Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village" in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018.
June 20, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Lesson in Repression

Russification under Occupation; Quick Takes: Sudan; China; Refugee Day; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Video: Florida; Darfur; Georgia; Afghanistan; Haiti; Israel; Support Our Work!

Copies of textbooks arranged on a table
June 19, 2024 The Daily Brief

Florida Fosters Fear

Educational Censorship in the US; Quick Takes: Thailand; Transnational Repression; The Future; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast Episode: The Sacrifice Zone; Quote of the Day: Sudan’s Crisis; Video: US/ICC; Darfur; Georgia; Ukraine; Afghanistan; Support Our Work!

A group of high school students hold signs in front of a school building
June 18, 2024 The Daily Brief

And Justice for All

Defending the ICC; Quick Takes: Rwanda; Brazil; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast Episode: The Sacrifice Zone; Video: Darfur; Georgia; Ukraine; Afghanistan; Israel; Support Our Work!

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019. 
June 17, 2024 The Daily Brief

Darfur’s Double Déjà Vu

Assault on El Fasher; Quick Takes: North Korea; Cambodia; Africa; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Georgia; Uganda; Afghanistan; Israel; Haiti; Support Our Work!

A man walks using crutches in a refugee camp