Project Exile: Turkish editor departs after police raid "I realize it was the best decision of my life because I would be imprisoned right now, like my colleagues." Shortly after Turkish police in riot gear raided the headquarters of Zaman Media Group on March 4,...
Project Exile: After hunger strike, Egyptian journalist in Qatar fears return "I face probably a life sentence or maybe even worse. The idea of not being able to go back to your own country...is just heartbreaking." Abdullah Elshamy For a time, journalist Abdullah...
Dutch journalist expelled from Turkey seeks justice "They robbed me of my life, my job, so they're going to have to pay for it." Fréderike Geerdink had made a home for herself in Turkey. The Dutch journalist moved to Istanbul in 2006 to...
Project Exile: Turkey reporter stayed one step ahead of crackdown "It was part of the intimidation campaign to go after family members, including my mother." In hindsight, there were many clues that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government was making preparations to...
In looted artifacts, archaeologist sees destruction of past "We’re self-destroying our heritage." Amid reports that the Islamic State was generating millions of dollars by looting and selling antiquities from Syria and Iraq in 2015, archaeologist Mark Altaweel...
Syrian survivor aids case against Assad Assad's government seeks to 'wipe memories' of those who survive Syria's secret prisons Since the start of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the 2011 Arab Spring, Assad's regime...
Yemen activist Thabet haunted by war’s victims "I made a promise to a child that I would save him and I couldn't." The war in Yemen that Fadia Thabet left behind isn't getting better. Civilians, including children, are still routinely killed or wounded...
Islamic dress debate provides fodder for artists In 2011, France became the first European Union country to ban women in public from wearing veils that cover their faces. But the debate over Islamic dress in Europe didn't stop there. Since then a number...
Rescue workers ready for next migrant tide in the Aegean "It’s these moments that remind us that every life counts." In 2015, more than a million migrants from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea tried to cross the Mediterranean to reach safety and a...
Project Exile: Bahrain journalist escaped Arab Spring crackdown "I was in hiding in Bahrain for two years, in a small room inside a house" Few escapes are as dramatic as Ali Abdulemam’s. The celebrated liberal Bahraini blogger and newspaper columnist disappeared from...
