Society Jan 04, 2025Jan 04, 2025 “My own classmates turned me in”: How Russian universities are cracking down on anti-war activists Over the past 10 years, 86 students have been expelled, and 92 professors have been dismissed from Russian… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024 Slaughterhouse Damascus: Inside Sednaya, the Assad regime’s most brutal prison The new Syrian authorities have arrested military judge Mohammed Kanjo Hassan, who issued death sentences to prisoners of… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024 Kids and social media: Why TikTok and Facebook are not as harmful to children’s mental health as is widely believed In late November, Australia banned children from using social media, citing recent high-profile studies on the potential harm… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024 “The unwilling were tasered or had their papers signed for them”: Russia’s fall conscription drive reaches new levels of brutality Russia’s fall military draft is drawing to a close. The nearer the end, the harsher the methods employed… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024 “No water, no gas in the house, humanitarian aid consists solely of canned food.” The growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza Global events have shifted public attention away from Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza, and media coverage of… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024 The ribbon of merit. How Ukrainian partisans fight the enemy in Russian-occupied territories On Nov. 26, the Ukrainian guerrilla movement Atesh sabotaged a rail track in a Russian-occupied area just north… Alex Johnson
Society Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024 “So far, nothing bad has happened”: Syria’s Kurdish and Armenian populations express their fears about the anti-Assad rebels’ rise to power The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has been greeted in different ways — with jubilant celebration… Alex Johnson
Society Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024 “Not being able to perform in Russia is a tragedy”: Rock musician Boris Grebenshchikov on life after 2022 This past September, Russian rock musician and Soviet underground icon Boris Grebenshchikov survived a heart attack that saw… Alex Johnson
Society Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024 “United in hatred of Khamenei”: Lessons learned from half a century of Iranian opposition in exile Repression, societal regression, and war have forced millions of educated, affluent, and socially active people to leave Iran.… Alex Johnson
Society Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024 De-FIDE-zation: Russian influence in chess faces challenges beyond sanctions The World Chess Championship kicked off on November 20, marking a pivotal moment for the International Chess Federation… Alex Johnson