6 June 2026, This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. In the pursuit of diagnosing what’s wrong with humanitarian storytelling,...
Decolonise How? | How to change reporting
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Issues and Analysis
Decolonise How? | What does a crisis look like? The ethics of humanitarian imagery
Our collective visual vocabulary of crisis is neither accidental nor neutral. It has been shaped by decades of coverage, often from a narrow, Western lens – a lens that has taught audiences what suffering is supposed to look like. That vocabulary now distorts our understanding of crises and undermines the dignity and agency of those living through them.
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First Afghan families arrive in the US
After three years of persistent advocacy, two Afghan families that worked with Community Supported Film have finally arrived in the United States....
ON THE MEDIA |Israel responsible for record death toll of 126 journalists
Israel responsible for record journalist death toll of 126 journalists. The CPJ has found that at least five journalists were specifically targeted by Israel for their work and is investigating at least 10 more cases of deliberate targeting
ON THE MEDIA; ON AFGHANITAN | Holding the Taliban Accountable Through the Media
The digital revolution and modern journalism allow us to cover Afghanistan during these critical times despite Taliban efforts to block us.
ON THE MEDIA | Decolonize How? Do we really need foreign correspondents?
Who is best placed to report on humanitarian situations. Is it the cadre of “international” journalists or their local counterparts?
Biased Gaza coverage is the tip of a much larger media iceberg
This is an on point analysis of the bias and other colonialist practices of mainstream Western media that are so badly impacting how we understand and address conflicts and crises.
ON THE MEDIA | #LookListenLocal: ‘I’m not just covering the news – I’m living it’: Gaza’s citizen journalists chronicling life in war
The goal, she says, was to teach her followers that there was more to Gaza than conflict and destruction.
ON AFGHANITAN |ON MIGRATION – Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status – The World
After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and although they can renew one time, many are calling for Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would allow them to seek more permanent status.
ON MIGRATION | ON AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway – NYT
For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.
ON AFGHANISTAN | Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding that the Taliban aren’t recognized by the UN – AFP
“Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital.