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

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]

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]

Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan?

Article documents potential military escalation and economic blockade tactics by an authoritarian state against a democratic region,… [more]

Modi threatens to target ‘intellectual Naxals’ in Independence Day speech

PM threatening to target 'intellectual Naxals' represents authoritarian suppression of ideological dissent and intellectual freedom, using… [more]

What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years

Documents authoritarian governance under Taliban rule with restrictions on freedoms and growing state control, though framed as stability… [more]

Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe

Documents real-world climate disaster and institutional failure to protect vulnerable populations from extreme heat, exemplifying how… [more]

The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask

Article documents how a debate program operates within and tests the boundaries of Iran's authoritarian censorship system, relevant to… [more]

Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out

Amazon's use of Twitch creator content to train AI without explicit consent represents algorithmic control and corporate exploitation of… [more]

Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

Documents visible environmental catastrophe from space showing widespread drought and heat damage across western Europe, exemplifying… [more]