Leaders

'They need to stop killing our kids': Ethiopian Israeli lawmakers tackle police brutality

PRI's The World

October 14, 2019

Over the summer, Ethiopian Israelis held protests in several cities after a police officer shot and killed an Ethiopian teenager. Protesters said they were upset about police brutality, discrimination and racism. Those issues were still on the minds of two Ethiopian candidates for the Knesset in the run-up to last month's election in Israel.

Can Turkey resettle 1 million Syrians in an 18-mile wide 'safe zone'?

PRI's The World

October 11, 2019

At least 11 civilians have been killed and an estimated 64,000 displaced in Kurdish-held areas over the first three days of fighting, according to aid groups.

Justice

Presidents aren't immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.

PRI's The World

October 10, 2019

Donald Trump has callously thrown around accusations of treason aimed toward his political rivals — others think the president's actions are worthy of the charge. Treason is a high bar to prove in the US, but in Ukraine, a presidential treason conviction was announced earlier this year. And it has lessons for American democracy, experts say.

After Khashoggi, exiled journalists say ‘you can’t feel safe, anywhere you go’

PRI's The World

October 02, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and expert on the region’s politics who was murdered on Oct. 2, 2018, was an occasional guest on "Egyptian Street."