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Screenshot from a video posted on a Wagner Group-linked Telegram channel in July 2024. Several men wearing Burkina Faso military uniforms stand in a rocky area around a dead body, which is being dismembered. One man holds up a smartphone, appearing to record the scene.

Takeaways from AP report on Wagner allegedly committing war crimes by promoting atrocities
Screenshot of the Whataburger app showing a dense cluster of Whataburger locations across the Houston metro area. Each location is marked with an orange or gray icon.

Many Ways Up the Mountain: The Scrappy, Creative World of Open Source Hacking
Posters, photographs, and protest materials are spread across cobblestones during a rally in Lyon, France, on December 14, 2024.

Open-Source Information Provides Powerful Evidence of Gender Crimes in Iran and Beyond
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From Incels to Mercenaries: When Online Hate Becomes Real-World Violence
A group of 12 UC Berkeley staff members, some of whom have lost or are at risk of losing federal funding, stand outside a campus building. Claudia Polsky, who organized a lawsuit on their behalf, sits at the top center of a stone sign that reads “Berkeley Law.”

UC Berkeley researchers team up for first-of-its-kind lawsuit over Trump funding cuts
Illustration of a flooded village in Pakistan, with two children standing among submerged graves and fallen power lines.

Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people – new report
Senator Chris Van Hollen, seated at a hotel restaurant in San Salvador, speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported from Maryland under the Trump administration. Both are in the middle of a conversation, with glasses of water and coffee cups on the table.

After only 100 days, it’s already clear Trump’s America is not to be trusted. This is what Canada must now do

AI and justice: what role should artificial intelligence play in the criminal justice system?
An illustration with a blurred city background, and various triangles layered on top.

Human Rights Center response to our postponement of “My Sweet Land” screening
Protesters in Mozambique march down a street holding banners, as WION reports on post-election unrest and a deadly crackdown

Amnesty Slams Mozambique Crackdown After Deadly Post-Election Violence Report
Maputo City Hall, a big neoclassical building with columns and a Mozambican flag flying above the roof.

Rights group publishes report on human rights violations in Mozambique amid post-election crackdown
Police officer in green riot gear fires a tear gas launcher on a street in Maputo, Mozambique, during election protests.

Mozambique carried out a brutal crackdown on post-election protests, Amnesty says