Dozens of journalists have been killed across the region, despite protections designed to keep them safe.
ON THE MEDIA | A Decade of Failed Efforts to Protect Journalists in Latin America, Nieman Reports
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Issues and Analysis
ON AFGHANISTAN | In Afghanistan’s shadowy new conflict, new displacement and new civilian abuses
The UN has accused the Taliban of resorting to a ‘collective punishment’ of torture and other abuses as it tries to quell a brewing rebellion.
ON MIGRATION | A Cuban asylum seeker’s dangerous odyssey
Record numbers are attempting the treacherous continent-crossing route through the Darién Gap to the United States. Here’s one person’s story.
ON AFGHANISTAN | Regional Refugee Response Plan
The humanitarian, economic, and human rights situation inside Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. Iran estimates that up to 1 million Afghans have arrived in the country since the start of 2021, although deportations have occurred on a large scale. In Pakistan, of the 250,000 new arrivals, approximately 216,000 have approached UNHCR. Conditions of refugees and other Afghans in [neighboring] countries have deteriorated, worsened by the economic situation across the region with lack of livelihoods opportunities and socio-economic perspectives.
ON HAITI | Surge in use of rape against women and rivals by Haiti gangs
Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war.
Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war.
ON MIGRATION | What other options are there if Rohingya refugees can’t go home?
Regional leaders meeting in Cambodia are being urged to find solutions for Rohingya refugees facing rising dangers in Bangladesh camps.
ON MIGRATION | New Report Shows Disproportionate Abuse of Black Immigrants in Detention
Black immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disproportionately face abuse while in detention, a report released last week finds…the report argues that this discriminatory treatment of Black immigrants is the result of the legacy of anti-Blackness that permeates government institutions…
ON MIGRATION, ON AFGHANIATAN | In Türkiye, Syrians and Afghans live in fear ahead of 2023 elections
As politicians scapegoat refugees, both xenophobic attacks and deportations are rising.
ON DEVELOPMENT | Five international NGOs launch fresh bid to tackle power imbalances in aid
Can a new set of unbinding promises really accelerate progress towards a more equal aid ecosystem by 2030?
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghans targeted by surge in online smuggling and visa scams
For those seeking a better, [safer], life, social media is rife with false promises of opportunities abroad.
ON THE MEDIA | A New Deal for Journalism
The disruption of the media ecosystem and unfair competition driven in part by the move to a digital, mobile, and platform-dominated media environment jeopardizes the sustainability of journalism, which represents a major democratic danger.
ON THE MEDIA | How can we build a new future for journalism that belongs to all of us?
Policymakers, investors, and funders have often had warm words to say about the value of independent journalism, [but] when it comes to cold, hard cash or meaningful policies, in a world of growing crises, other priorities tend to take precedence.