The Daily Brief

May 4, 2023 The Daily Brief

Holy Book, Unholy Persecution

China Spying on Phones, Targeting Religion; The Power of One Man in Russia; Alarming Assault on Bangladesh’s Press; Take Note: Other Key Stories; More on Artificial Intelligence; Quote of the Day: Sudan.

A Chinese security officer watches a woman pass through a checkpoint, equipped with a metal detector and facial recognition technology, to enter the main bazaar in Urumqi in the Xinjiang region of China.
May 3, 2023 The Daily Brief

Kicked Out by Croatia, Ignored by the EU

Kicked Out by Croatia, Ignored by the EU; Press Awards on Press Freedom Day; Fighting Discrimination in Congo; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Laos.

A man and his daughter carry a baby in a stroller through a forest
May 2, 2023 The Daily Brief

Four Days of Conflict, A Long Fight for Justice

Investigating the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Conflict; Twitter and Free Speech; Still Seeking Equality in Nepal; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Daily Brief in the News: Artificial Intelligence; Quote of the Day: DR Congo.

Collage of four equally sized images. Top left image of a burnt Tajik ambulance. Top right image damaged house with a window and two doors. Bottom left image of a man on a bicycle looking at a damaged house. Bottom right image of a burned-out car
May 1, 2023 The Daily Brief

Sudan at “Breaking Point”

Addressing the Roots of Sudan’s Violence; Thailand: 15 Years in Prison for a 15-Year-Old?; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Afghanistan.

Men walk by a damaged building
April 28, 2023 The Daily Brief

Bittersweet Chocolate

Deforestation and Chocolate; Spreading Fear in Mayotte; A “New Uzbekistan”; Take Note: Other Key Stories; HRW Film Festival, New York; Weekly Quiz!; Quote of the Day: US/Philippines.

Children stand among houses burnt during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016.
April 27, 2023 The Daily Brief

How Not to Protect Nature

Tanzania Terror over Territory ; A Chance for Justice in Burundi; Turkey’s Abuses at the Syrian Border; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Xinjiang and Thailand.

Tanzanian Maasai women evicted from their land in Loliondo sit outside a Maasai manyatta, a traditional house made with branches, mud, and cow-dung, in a village in Narok, Kenya, June 23, 2022.
April 26, 2023 The Daily Brief

Peru’s Deadly Decline

Peruvians Yearning for Justice; Toxic Turnaround in Ethiopia; Building Safer Workplaces in France; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Wonderful Webby Wins; Quote of the Day: Mexico.

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April 24, 2023 The Daily Brief

Behind the Buzz of Artificial Intelligence

Taking the Pulse at Perugia; The Killing in Khartoum; Dealing with Deforestation; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Daily Brief in the News: Twitter; Quote of the Day: Human Rights Worldwide.

Sam Dubberley, managing director of HRW’s Digital Investigations Lab, speaks about documenting war crimes at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.