"The hard truth is that diplomacy has simply not met the scale of this crisis.”
@comfortero.crisisgroup.org
tells @reuters.com as Sudan enters its fourth year of war today, with little hopes for resolution.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
“My life has become a rollercoaster,” she says in reference to the death threats and sanctions. “I never imagined living without a bank card, but I do. People help me. My freedom is stronger than my fear. You are defeated the moment you stop fighting.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...
In response to the six-week detention of Kuwait-American journalist of Palestinian descent Ahmed Shihab-Eldin in Kuwait without charges, DAWN issues the following statement:
CPJ calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained under new security and fake news laws.
Read more: cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...
#FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin
Worth reflecting on how fast public discourse on this has changed. When we published “The One State Reality” in @foreignaffairs.com in 2023, three influential participants in a forum the next issue called as antisemites (in kinda embarrassing and lazy pieces).
People across Lebanon were holding their breath for a ceasefire agreement, but a wave of deadly strikes plunged the country into panic and chaos. Many who had begun thinking of the moment when they might return to their homes have been rushing to streets and hospitals, searching for missing loved ones or seeking a safety that feels increasingly out of reach.”
We are outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322QNhSA
A firm reminder at a moment the world seems to need it.
US credibility and at this point just basic comprehension is at an all time low. But if we take this at face value, has anyone asked JD Vance why the US would oppose a ceasefire in Lebanon given it would halt hostilities and provide an off ramp?
Difficult to describe how unusual it is for @icrc.org to speak publicly like this.
"Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated urban areas, including the capital Beirut, without effective advance warnings."
ICRC Outraged by Deadly Strikes in Densely Populated Areas
NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt's history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years. n.pr/4s4KBOO
The UK’s aid “reset” is shifting toward crisis response.
Humanitarian spending is rising even as the overall budget falls—but Africa funding is set to drop by over half, with less going to the poorest countries.
Read more: www.cgdev.org/blog/assessing-uks-inter...
At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday. n.pr/4bCP3OK
a thing historians will marvel about when they study this era is the extent to which the "war is a thing that happens to poorer, browner people" class went about systematically dismantling every aspect of the global political order that confined the costs of war to poorer and browner people
"In short, regime change is an example of what might be termed a 'catastrophic success': because it is so often carried out by stronger actors, regime change often achieves its short-term objective...but the longer-term consequences...are frequently disastrous."
www.amazon.com/dp/1501761145
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
(Published Dec. 2025)
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN. n.pr/3OtbFJv
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
The latest of late stage capitalism has decided these vulnerable populations are no longer useful for its project. So it discards them and hands them a death sentence. The richest’s disdain is palpable. But we are more than them and our empathy is our weapon.
“When the world is silent as children are killed, starved and displaced, that silence is complicity. Every child who dies waiting to be saved represents a failure of humanity.”
No Child Deserves to Die Like My Daughter www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem think you will believe them over your own eyes. No.
Alex Pretti wasn't a terrorist. He was a VA nurse.
When agents pushed a woman to the ground, he tried to help her up. His last words were “Are you okay?”
Enough.
Kristi Noem should resign.
The violence inflicted on black and brown communities and the Global South for decades was always going to hit "home" at some point. Trump's project is not entirely new. It's an extension of a dark and brutal history in America. One that never saw reparation or accountability for past injustices.
New investigation: The Egyptian government has sharply escalated deportations of Sudanese refugees, even as war worsens across the border. Through leaked documents and extensive interviews, we examine how the system operates and how UNHCR has failed to protect those affected. buff.ly/jkkaCkg
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
As we witness horrific scenes in El-Fasher, the UAE continues arming the RSF — which the U.S. has determined is committing genocide.
Enough. We must pass my bill to block arms sales to the UAE until it stops fueling the RSF's war crimes in Sudan.
The UAE needs to be held accountable for its arming of the genocidal RSF. That's why I have introduced my Stand Up for Sudan Act that would block sales to the UAE until they stop sending weapons to the RSF.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reportedly issued a presidential pardon for the imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
He is set to be released once Sisi’s decision is published in the Official Gazette. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
The Mediterranean has become a graveyard for refugees. A site where escape feels within reach and humanity feels worlds away. Failed policies and and systems that exploit the most vulnerable have not kept anyone safe.
I came across this issue of The Continent on the war in #Sudan and I couldn't find a better contrast to Western nihilism when it comes to its perception of countries in the Global South. It is an absolute must-read.
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
