Hong Kong’s six-month old protest movement has been one of the biggest international stories of 2019. What began in June as a protest against a bill that would allow for the extradition of criminal suspects…
From Chile to Haiti, massive anti-government protests have spiraled across Latin America in recent weeks. On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at what's fueling discontent in Bolivia and Ecuador - and how the…
Until recently, Ethiopia has been hailed as an African success story. After a decade of strong economic growth, the country has begun to shed its image as a famine-struck wasteland. But repression by Ethiopia’s authoritarian…
When you think of humanitarian crises, they’re usually caused by war or some natural disaster like a drought or earthquake. But in Venezuela today millions of people face shortages of food and medicines for a…
The apparent killings of 43 teaching students has proved a tipping point for Mexico's public. Government corruption is nothing new in Mexico. But the wave of recent protests in response to the disappearance of 43…
As many as 14 journalists were injured during a recent protest in Mexico City over the government's handling of the disappearance of 43 student teachers in southwestern Mexico. Some of those injured Nov. 20 were…
Police in Ferguson, Mo. arrested a freelance journalist reporting for CNN Oct. 2 amid continuing protests in the city over the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old. Moore was arrested along with members…
Beijing’s effort to control the 2017 ballot has exposed deep-seated dissatisfaction. Tension is mounting in Hong Kong, where the massive student-led democracy protests known as the “umbrella revolution” that have paralyzed its central business district…
Facing anti-government protests, President Nicolás Maduro’s government cracks down on the press. June 27 was Venezuela’s“Day of the Journalist.” This year, however, many journalists found little to celebrate. Press freedom violations including assaults, intimidation and…
Yemeni security forces raided a television station and a newspaper owned by the country’s former president amidst unrest following water, electric and utility shortages in the capital Sana’a. Yemen Al-Youm TV and Yemen Al-Youm newspaper…
