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Thousands of Yazidis trapped in the Sinjar mountains as they tried to escape from Islamic State (IS) forces, are rescued by K

August 1, 2024

The Story of the Yazidi Genocide Isn't Over

byFréderike Geerdink

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May 23, 2024

What We Owe Gaza's Journalists

bySafiyah Zaidi

A patterned image of a dove on a sage green background. There are four doves: the one on the left is in focus, and with each

November 3, 2023

We Must Not Give In To Nihilism

byAnna Lind-Guzik

"A resident of Fedorivka is seen standing outside her flooded garden," caused by the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam. She is wea

June 28, 2023

The Collapse of the Kakhovka Dam Was Ecocide

byNatalia Antonova

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February 10, 2023

Why Do So Many Men Destroy What They Can't Control?

byAnna Lind-Guzik

An illustration of Aban Pestonjee sitting at a table with a fast food meal.

September 1, 2022

The Wartime Roots of the Global Fast Food Boom

Mariupol Ukraine view of courtyard through broken glass window

March 24, 2022

What you should know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine

byAnna Lind-Guzik

March 1, 2022

Afghanistan's female judges lost everything when the Taliban took over

byToula Drimonis

February 3, 2022

Myanmar's military has crushed press freedom

byShawn Crispin

January 20, 2022

Edited out of history: the Jewish women who fought the Nazis

byRokhl Kafrissen

January 13, 2022

A genocide-denying autocrat is threatening to throw a lit match into Bosnia's tinderbox

byJasmin Mujanović

December 9, 2021

To stop Putin, grab him by his wallet

byNatalia Antonova