Justice

December 30, 2019

Gas. Bread. A subway ticket: The soaring cost of everyday necessities sparked protests that spiraled into major movements in countries like France, Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Sudan and Chile. Throughout the world, citizens took to the streets in 2019 to rise up against inequality, corruption and bad governance.

Global Politics

The Kremlin forcibly conscripted an opposition ally. It's illegal, investigator says.

The World

December 27, 2019

Nikita Kulachenkov works with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the Anti-Corruption Foundation's investigations unit. Kulachenkov spoke to The World's host Marco Werman from Berlin.

Ukraine is 'sending a very clear message to corrupt elites'

The World

December 26, 2019

The instances of corruption coming to light in Ukraine these days aren’t necessarily warning signs of a country moving backward. They’re signs of progress.

What can the US learn from the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan?

The World

December 26, 2019

Michèle Flournoy was the undersecretary of defense for policy under Barack Obama and now runs a strategic consulting firm, WestExec Advisors, in Washington, DC. She spoke to The World's host Marco Werman about the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan.

Trump impeachment

Impeachment comes to the Senate — 5 questions answered

The Conversation

December 26, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as a master of Senate rules. Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump, what will he do to influence the process — and outcome — of a trial?

Conflict

Idlib in northwest Syria is under attack from Russian and Syrian jets. Here’s what one resident told us.

The World

December 25, 2019

Updated

01/23/2020 - 3:15pm

Russian and Syrian forces have intensified aerial attacks on villages in southern Idlib, a province in northwest Syria. One local English teacher shares his experience of the attacks with The World.

Justice

Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi murder

Reuters

December 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia Monday sentenced five people to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.

Protest

A year after revolution, Sudan celebrates but still faces squeeze of sanctions

The World

December 20, 2019

One year later, Sudanese citizens celebrate the revolution. But the nation still faces a major economic crisis and must navigate the negative impact of years of sanctions imposed by the United States.

Justice

‘It doesn’t feel very real': Liberian immigrants in US rejoice at pathway to citizenship

The World

December 20, 2019

Updated

12/20/2019 - 9:00pm

A pathway to green cards and US citizenship is within reach for an estimated 4,000 Liberians thanks to a provision buried within the behemoth $738 billion defense policy bill passed by the US Senate on Tuesday.

Protest

Rage against India’s citizenship law rooted in complex history of nation-building

The World

December 20, 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Act struck a nerve in India, where secular freedoms, pluralistic principles and Indigenous rights enshrined in the constitution have eroded in recent years.

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