Genocide

I have never believed much in the notion of journalistic “objectivity.” We all bring our individual sensibilities to bear on what we write. Great journalism involves the head and the heart, the lucidity to think and the passion to feel, the two in balance. If you have lived a privileged…

A vulgar message directed at "Serbian women and children" prompted Croatian police to detain several fans of Dinamo Zagreb football club. The fans also displayed symbols of the pro-Nazi Ustasha militia. Croatian officials slammed an anti-Serb incident that saw a group of youths display a banner in the capital Zagreb reading:…

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat  Thank You R.B.from AirUniversity AU  By Dr. Hayat Alvi Jihadists have their nasheeds, and the Islamic State (IS) became popular for its nasheed compositions used in propaganda videos. Nasheed is an a cappella song praising the Prophet Muhammad and reciting Quranic verses glorifying jihad. Similarly, drug cartels…

opinionWendy R. Sherman Opinion columnistPublished 11:16 AM EDT Jun 11, 2020I was privileged to be a diplomat for the United States in two administrations, traveling the world to protect and advance our interests. The moral authority of America, the beacon on the hill that President Ronald Reagan spoke of, was an…

In tackling the myriad global challenges posed by COVID-19, the world must not ignore the perils of endemic hatred and division, and instead, “stand strong” in the face of those who favour impunity over justice, a senior UN judge told the Security Council on Monday.  Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual…

Merci Madame la Presidente. I will start by offering my condolences on behalf of the United Kingdom for the deaths of the two security guards at the Arusha branch of the Residual Mechanism. Madame President, Thank you to the President, Judge Carmel Agius, and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings to…

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals — the successor to two dedicated courts for war crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia — saw major strides forward in recent months, including capturing a high-profile fugitive sought for more than 20 years, its senior officials told the Security Council during…

Home >Opinion >Columns >Opinion | The world needs journalists more than ever right now Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint 4 min read . Updated: 04 Jun 2020, 09:51 PM ISTChristiane AmanpourThe process of news gathering has transformed since the Cold War era of the early 1980s, when Ted Turner’s CNN and I…

Raimondo fell in love with sitting volleyball when looking for a new sport to play after losing his leg in a motorbike accident. A dual citizen, he went on to represent Great Britain at the Paralympic Games. It's the perfect pub quiz question. In which sport have Iran and Bosnia…

Maren Hennemuth/picture alliance via Getty ImagesGuantánamo Bay detention camp, Cuba, October 2018The following text is adapted from “The Death of Human Rights,” the 2019 Robert B. Silvers Lecture, delivered at the New York Public Library in honor of the founding co-editor of the New York Review, who died in 2017.…