Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote

Middle East updates: Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Article documents alleged calls for mass killing of Palestinians and stalled post-war governance, indicating potential extrajudicial… [more]

Iraq: Government must chart a new course by ending impunity and upholding human rights

Describes systemic impunity for human rights violations in Iraq including gender-based violence and suppression of civil society freedoms… [more]

China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.

Article documents state-directed effort to embed censored narratives into global AI systems, enabling authoritarian information control at… [more]

Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote

Arrest of leading opposition figures immediately after presidential election on fabricated insurrection charges represents textbook… [more]

Middle East updates: Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Article documents alleged calls for mass killing of Palestinians and stalled post-war governance, indicating potential extrajudicial… [more]

Iraq: Government must chart a new course by ending impunity and upholding human rights

Describes systemic impunity for human rights violations in Iraq including gender-based violence and suppression of civil society freedoms… [more]

China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.

Article documents state-directed effort to embed censored narratives into global AI systems, enabling authoritarian information control at… [more]

US Military Claims Legal Compliance Amid Unlawful Killings

Documents systematic civilian harm by US military with institutional denial and dismantling of civilian protection mechanisms,… [more]

Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Intention to Keep Country on a War Footing

Article documents authoritarian consolidation of power through appointment of loyalists to suppress domestic dissent and maintain… [more]

Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?

Documents authoritarian media control by Modi's BJP and state censorship of political opposition, demonstrating erosion of press freedom… [more]

Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake

Rising energy costs forcing children into labor instead of education exemplifies systemic economic oppression and resource inequality,… [more]

No Way Out

U.S. operation of overseas detention archipelago holding deportees indefinitely without charge exemplifies extrajudicial authoritarianism… [more]

Australia: Chinese Government Menaces Uyghur Diaspora

Documents systematic surveillance and coercion of Uyghur diaspora by Chinese state, exploiting family separation to compel intelligence… [more]

ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.

Documents systematic state abuse through extended detention of journalist by ICE, involving shooting, inadequate medical care, and… [more]

How a Ukrainian Bank Worker Came to Face Life in a Russian Prison

Documents alleged torture-coerced confessions and extrajudicial detention of civilians by Russian authorities, exemplifying authoritarian… [more]

Cholera Outbreak Sickens Over 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

Qualifies as dystopian due to authoritarian military rule deliberately weakening public health infrastructure, resulting in preventable… [more]

Troops from North Korea to boost Russia's Ukraine forces

Demonstrates militarization and coordination between authoritarian states (North Korea and Russia), representing escalating global… [more]

After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

Documents systematic suppression of dissent through coordinated online abuse and police visits targeting women protesters, exemplifying… [more]

Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85

Documents a survivor of systematic state torture and extrajudicial killing under authoritarian regime, exemplifying extreme political… [more]

Secret ICE Agent Tried to “Entice” Minneapolis Activists Into Confrontational Tactics

Documents reveal ICE conducted months-long covert surveillance and infiltration of peaceful activist groups, including undercover agent… [more]

Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in occupied West Bank

Documents state-enabled besiegement and effective house arrest of civilians by settlers, exemplifying authoritarian governance through… [more]

Syrian Convicted in Austria of Civil War Abuses Is Detained in Syria

Documents authoritarian abuse during Syrian civil war, including a police chief's crimes against civilians and the failure of… [more]

Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protests

Documents authoritarian suppression of student protesters and criminalization of the word 'freedom' itself, revealing systematic state… [more]

Climate action doesn't seem to be a priority for Germany — despite heat-related deaths and drought. Why aren't more people taking to the streets?

Documents government inaction on climate change resulting in real-world harm (heat deaths, drought) and public apathy despite existential… [more]

The next Yemen war might be different

Article documents democratization of drone/autonomous weapon technology in regional conflict, exemplifying dystopian militarization where… [more]

Russians snap up new homes built on Ukraine 'graveyard'

Documents authoritarian occupation practices including destruction of civilian infrastructure, forced displacement of indigenous… [more]

Trump's Latin America allies open arms to Israel

Documents how authoritarian regimes strategically align to strengthen each other's hold on power while sidestepping international… [more]