The Daily Brief

Aug 8, 2024 The Daily Brief

Confirming a Criminal Policy

A Disturbing Reminder on Gaza; Quick Takes: Troublesome Treaty; Thailand; Gulf States; Readers’ Recommendations; Listen: Russian Repression; Weekly Quiz!; Video Brief; Join the Daily Brief Team!

People line up for bread at a partially collapsed but still operational bakehouse in Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, November 4, 2023.
Aug 7, 2024 The Daily Brief

Repression and Resistance in Russia

Obey the Kremlin or Else; Quick Takes: Bangladesh; Yemen; Ethiopia; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: France; China; Sudan; Syria; Join the Daily Brief Team!

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Aug 6, 2024 The Daily Brief

All to Play for in Paris

France Host to Human Rights Concerns; Quick Takes: Chad; Ghana; Haiti; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: Sudan; Videos: China; Sudan; EU; Russia; Syria; Join the Daily Brief Team!

Rain pours down in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.
Jul 11, 2024 The Daily Brief

Forced-Labor Aluminum Foiled

Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang; Special Focus: Youth in Haiti; Quick Takes: Education; Bhutan; Zimbabwe; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Video: Sudan; Russia/Ukraine; EU; US/Israel/ICC; Climate; Taking a Break until August 6.

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Jul 10, 2024 The Daily Brief

Caught in Sudan’s Storm

Sudan’s Conflict Threatens Refugees; Quick Takes: Kazakhstan; Saudi Arabia; Burkina Faso; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: EU; Russia; US; Afghanistan; Climate.

Umm Rakouba refugee camp, hosting people who fled the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, December 14, 2020.
Jul 9, 2024 The Daily Brief

A New Opportunity for Europe

Getting Back to Basics on Asylum; Quick Takes: France; China/Taiwan; Zimbabwe; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Russia; Syria; Ethiopia; Eritrea; EU.

A migrant reception center at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, June 5, 2024.
Jul 8, 2024 The Daily Brief

Meeting a Man Wanted for War Crimes

Would You Meet an Abusive Leader?; Quick Takes: Iran; South Sudan; China; UK; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: EU/Syria; Ethiopia; Eritrea; EU; US.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo shaking hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022.
Jul 4, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Fact-avoiding Mission to Syria

Europe’s Damascus Delusions; Quick Takes: Brazil; Dominican Republic; Cameroon; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Podcast: Sudan; Video: Ethiopia; Eritrea; EU; US; Climate; Support Our Work!

Syrian refugee trucks and cars prepare to leave Lebanon back to Syria, May 14, 2024.
Jul 3, 2024 The Daily Brief

Solomon’s Story

Ethiopian War Crimes in Amhara; Quick Takes: Vietnam; CAR; UAE; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast: Sudan; Video: Eritrea; EU; US; Climate; Russia; Support Our Work!

A sign that reads "Emergency Room" in a hospital
Jul 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.