For the second time, the IFC is bucking recommendations to offer money as reparations to people hurt at a chain of schools it invested in, Bridge International Academies. Thanks in part to The Intercept’s reporting, the World Bank Board delayed a vote on an IFC action plan that did not include compensation.
Millions of Sudanese are fleeing a warzone—and exposing the world’s bankrupt response.
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar Mine Promised Prosperity. It Tainted a Community.
As Israel’s war against Hamas rages on, Palestinian women bear the heaviest burden.
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded
A startup tried to revolutionize education in Africa. But did children pay the price?
For my latest episode for Project Brazen, I spoke with Ahmed Shihab Eldin about reporting stories the authorities don’t want told from dangerous places around the world. We also remembered the late Shireen Abu Akleh, a prolific journalist who was killed while reporting in the Occupied West Bank. Ahmed says democratic governments and the Western media are partially responsible for the increasingly hostile conditions the media faces while doing its work.
We recently released a podcast about Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal correspondent who was arrested by Russian authorities back in March. Evan was falsely accused of espionage, and he’s being held in a Moscow prison until his trial date in August.
In that episode, we explored questions around press freedom, journalist safety and security, and the future of foreign correspondence in an increasingly polarized and hostile world. For this bonus episode, I spoke to another journalist – one who probably can relate to Evan’s situation better than anyone.
Jason Rezaian moved to Tehran in 2009 and became the Washington Post correspondent and Tehran bureau chief there. In 2014, Jason and his wife – who is also a journalist – were arrested on charges of espionage. Jason was held for 544 days and convicted of espionage, before finally being released and returning to the United States.
He has documented his experience in a book, as well as his podcast, 544 Days. It’s a gripping story that also includes Jason’s reflections on and analysis of the events – hyperlocal, regional, and global – that surrounded his arrest.
Women helped bring down the country’s Islamist dictator—and are still stuck with fundamentalism.
She leads a team of 100 at a non-profit with operations across Africa and says climate has been seen through a male perspective for too long.