“This tragedy marked one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in recent memory, yet the world has done nothing to find out why it happened.” On Aug. 4, 2020, thousands of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrate exploded in the port ...
A region whose presence in the Western media landscape has been close to nonexistent, the Caucasus rarely finds itself the subject of the U.S. entertainment industry. However, a rather unsettling surprise greets viewers upon viewing Netflix’s recent spy action film, ...
The effects of the climate crisis are felt worldwide; however, its consequences are felt disproportionately. In Somalia, drought due to rising temperatures and less annual rainfall is drastically decreasing crop yield. Not only does a reduced crop yield lead to ...
*Information is accurate and up-to-date as of Sept. 26, 2022, but this situation is actively unfolding. On Sept.13, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian visiting Tehran was taken into custody by the morality police and transported to a “re-education ...
At migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border, disabled people continue to struggle daily to survive in inaccessible living conditions. As reports from the migration crisis at the border become overshadowed by other news stories, it remains critical to amplify stories ...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – What does a commitment to human rights look like? To the U.K. government, it means avoiding any explicit mention of bodily autonomy and reproductive rights. On July 5, the United Kingdom published a joint multinational statement ...
In December 2020, a 31-year-old Cambodian migrant worker named Nuon Sokkheng was living in a greenhouse without proper heating when she passed away on a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Unfortunately, Sokkhen’s death was not an isolated incident, ...
The United States and the Taliban have a complex history, beginning with the sanctions against the Taliban in the 1990s, from the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 to the present Taliban government takeover. A recession and a humanitarian crisis ...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – It’s a humid night in Itaewon, Seoul’s touristy hotspot packed with restaurants, bars and nightclubs. The street is filled with party-goers and food vendors; nightlife has seemingly made a full recovery from the stringent social distancing ...
Amid the chaos of Lebanon’s economic collapse, political elections and a large exodus of its most talented and educated, an integral part of its population and workforce has once again been forgotten. A vast amount of the domestic workers who ...