Investigative

Israel Advocates Accused of ‘Stifling Dissent’ in US Universities

September 30, 2015

Censorship and bogus claims of antisemitism are among the heavy handed tactics used to quell criticism of Israeli policy in U.S. universities, according to a pair of newly released reports.

Ecuador’s Night of Protest and Counter-Protest

July 3, 2015

Persistent rumors of coup plots and simmering fears of violence turned Ecuador's typically drowsy capital Quito into the scene of a tense standoff on Thursday night.

Who’s Watching Pro-Palestine Activists?

June 4, 2015

An online database is “exposing” students who participate in Pro-Palestine activism, but the identity of the creators of the site itself remains a mystery.

Rickrolling the Anti-Halal Brigade in Australia

April 27, 2015

So, I went down the rabbit hole of Australia's anti-halal campaign, and things got pretty weird.

Fighting Forced Closures of Indigenous Australian Communities

March 23, 2015

Indigenous Australian community organizer Jodie Bell speaks about the Western Australian government's threat to shut down remote Indigenous communities.

Australian Activists Join Manus Island Refugee Hunger Strike

January 22, 2015

Australian activists joined over 700 detained asylum seekers in a hunger strike Tuesday to protest the government's abusive refugee policy.

US Torture Report Just Tip of the Iceberg, Says Gitmo Lawyer

December 11, 2014

A lawyer defending a Guantanamo Bay detainee says the full, still classified 6000 page report on CIA torture contains “acts of unspeakable horror.”

CIA Torture Report: Where Are the Children?

December 10, 2014

Even though children are suspected to be among the CIA's victims, torture may actually work – just not in the way you think it does.

Aboriginal Deaths in Australian Prisons Due to Jailers’ ‘Indifference’

October 27, 2014

Indigenous leaders in Australia have warned that the levels of Indigenous deaths in custody remain at “outrageous” levels, more than 20 years after a royal commission sought to end the tragedies.

Silencing a People: How Turkey is Depriving Kurds of a Voice

October 10, 2014

I speak to Kurdish rights activist Naila Bozo and Kurdish journalist Amed Dicle about the human impact of Turkey's crackdown on Kurdish freedom of speech.