The Daily Brief

January 26, 2023 The Daily Brief

Leaderless Lebanon: Daily Brief

Seeking Justice for Catastrophic Port Blast; Finally Allowed to Come Home from Syria Camps; China Protests Update; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Brazil.

In this Aug. 9, 2020 file photo, political graffiti is visible in front of the scene of the August 4 explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon
January 25, 2023 The Daily Brief

Russia’s Ruin: Daily Brief

Kremlin Slaughters Abroad, Silences at Home; Memo to the UK: Don’t Lose Children; Rare Good News from Egypt; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: Indonesia; Quote of the Day: Peru.

Police officers detain a man holding a poster that reads "no war" during an unsanctioned protest on March,13,2022 at Manezhnaya Square in front of the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.
January 24, 2023 The Daily Brief

Japan Enabling Myanmar Atrocities: Daily Brief

Why Is Japan helping the junta?; We Need to Talk about Florida; Iran’s Hurried Murders; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Seeking Justice for ISIS Victims.

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January 23, 2023 The Daily Brief

No Tomorrow in Koro Toro: Daily Brief

Repression in Chad; Israel Deepens Palestinians’ Isolation; Good News in the Netherlands; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Daily Brief in the News: EU’s Pro-Death Policies; Quote of the Day: Thailand.

Relatives and friends gather at the October 28 burial ceremony of Chadian journalist, Oredje Narcisse, killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, in N'Djamena, Chad.
January 20, 2023 The Daily Brief

Yemen’s Manufactured Starvation: Daily Brief

Government Blocking Aid Amid Extreme Hunger; The Almost Anniversary of Roe v Wade; A Win at Harvard; Take Note: Other Key Stories; End-of-the-Week News Quiz; Quote of the Day: Philippines.

A uniformed soldier walks through aid packages
January 19, 2023 The Daily Brief

Abuses at Work: What Would You Do? - Daily Brief

A Win for Workplace Whistleblowers in the US; Power and Abuses in Rwanda; Frozen to Death at EU’s border, Chapter 2; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Migrant Pushbacks.

Farm workers in an okra field in California.
January 18, 2023 The Daily Brief

An Absurdity from EU Legislators: Daily Brief

EU Parliament Limits Its Ability to Condemn Rights Abuses; A Victory for Press Freedom in the Philippines; Peru’s Protests Persist; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: The EU’s “Let Them Die” Policy; Daily Brief in the News; Quote of the Day: Sex Workers’ Rights.

Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament meets the presidents of political groups in a special meeting to decide the impeachment of the vice president, Eva Kaili.
January 17, 2023 The Daily Brief

Shameless Shakedowns in Bangladesh: Daily Brief

Police Extortion of Refugees; Life-Saving Still on Trial in Greece; A Jab at Pandemic Tweets?; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Sign This: Climate Action Letter; Quote of the Day: Mauritania.

Police officers make an announcement to Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, May 15, 2020.
January 16, 2023 The Daily Brief

Iran’s Killing Spree: Daily Brief

Iran Regime Has Only One Response: Violence; No Magic Mountain at Davos; A Grim Anniversary in Kazakhstan; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Afghanistan and the Other ICC.

Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022.
January 13, 2023 The Daily Brief

A Model for Climate Success: Daily Brief

Humanity Shows We Can Fix Our Mistakes; Thugocracy vs Decency; A New Resource for Justice; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Greece.

A man shields himself from the sun with an umbrella