A Lawsuit Promises Justice for Rio Tinto’s Mining Disaster in Bougainville. Some Say It’s Nothing But a Cash Grab.
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now...
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How Crypto ATMs in the U.S. Became A Favorite Tool for Scammers
While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to...
Ukrainian Women Share Their Accounts of Rape by Russian Forces, As Reporters Investigate Their Assailants
Two young women gave their accounts of rape by Russian soldiers to the Kyiv Independent, who set out to identify those...
Toxic Vegetables? In Kenya, Former Farm Workers Sue After Working with Pesticides
Sickness and death befell the former employees of a British farm who allegedly worked with pesticides. Now, they want...
Georgia Adopts ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Amid Campaign of Threatening Phone Calls
It’s unclear who was behind the calls, which targeted journalists and activists and were disguised using a “spoofing” app.
Rare Elephants’ Survival Roulette on Kenya-Tanzania Border
Roaming in his natural habitat, Gilgil crossed from Kenya into Tanzania, and paid for it with his life.
Rape, Electric Shocks, and Threats of Castration: What Four Ukrainian Men Endured Under Russian Occupation
Men detained by Russian forces in Ukraine say they were subjected to sexual violence and torture.
Middlemen Push Up Prices As Gazans Struggle To Survive
A broken and exploited system where money is skimmed at every point in the commercial supply chain puts the trickle of goods...
Uncensored: The Kyrgyzstan Project
With Journalists Behind Bars, Kyrgyzstan Enters New Era of Repression
The authorities have accused Temirov Live, a respected investigative outlet, of inciting mass unrest, and jailed nearly a...
As Europe Urges ‘Reform’ in Serbia, Local Election Observers Point to State Machinery Behind Vote Rigging
On paper, the largest country to emerge from the break-up of socialist Yugoslavia is a candidate for EU membership. On the...
Bitter Fruit: Kenyans Sue Pineapple Producer for Alleged Torture and Murder
Almost 2,000 Kenyans living around Fresh Del Monte’s pineapple plantation accuse guards of brutal violence. Four bodies were...
‘Total Control’: Azerbaijan’s Jails Fill With Journalists and Dissidents as Election Approaches
Fresh off his latest victory against neighboring Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev is sweeping Azerbaijan clean of any...