Justice

March 11, 2016

In Pakistan, the official legal punishment for defiling the name of the Prophet Muḥammad, is “death and nothing else.” Much of the pressure to promote and prosecute blasphemy cases is coming from a surprising source: the legal profession.

Justice

Student detained after anti-Trump Facebook comment. Now he'll have to leave the country.

The World

March 09, 2016

Emadeldin Elsayed, an Egyptian student in California, posted a comment on Facebook threatening to kill presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The US authorities arrested him the next day. Now he has agreed to leave the country voluntarily.

Justice

'Unfair and lovely': South Asian women dare to be dark

The World

March 08, 2016

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03/11/2016 - 4:30pm

India is a country obsessed with fair skin. This new campaign tackles the beauty norm.

Sports

Just do it? For Nike in Kenya, it might be more like "Just Bribe it."

The World

March 07, 2016

Kenyan runners are some of the best in the world. And Nike may have bribed Kenyan running officials into keeping the swoosh on the feet of the Kenyan national team.

Justice

China parades missing Hong Kong booksellers before TV cameras

The World

March 02, 2016

Five missing booksellers from Hong Kong have re-surfaced after months in the twilight zone. They appeared on Chinese TV this week as "guests" of China's judicial system. Their crime appears to have been selling books that allege misdeeds by China's elite.

Justice

The 'Spotlight' abuse scandal didn’t end in Boston. In South America, it’s still unfolding.

The World

March 01, 2016

GlobalPost tracked down alleged predator priests who were reassigned in the Americas. Now, a fifth priest has left his jobs.

Justice

'Spotlight' celebrates journalism that couldn't have happened in these countries without press freedom

The World

March 01, 2016

The Oscar winner featured Boston Globe journalists who hope the film will inspire other journalists to always hold the powerful accountable. But that's not possible for everyone in the profession.

Justice

Despite history, Japanese Americans and African Americans are working together to claim their rights

Densho

February 23, 2016

Know your history: During World War II, Japanese Americans were imprisoned and, often, their homes were given to African American families. The housing policies created divisions, but also solidarity in movements for civil rights.

Justice

A former UN climate chief's promotion has set off renewed fury over sexual harassment allegations in India

The World

February 16, 2016

If you've been following the climate change debate for a while, Rajendra Pachauri should be familiar. He's the former chair of the UN panel on climate change. Last February, he was accused of sexual harassment by a researcher who worked at his institute in India. An internal investigation found him guilty and Pachauri stepped down. Now a new allegation has been made.

Global Politics

China is expanding its pursuit of fleeing dissidents worldwide

GlobalPost

February 10, 2016

Their offenses include publishing exposés and reports on scandals that embarrass the Communist Party. Some of them amount to substantial accounts of abuse. Others are closer to National Inquirer-style tabloid fodder. At the time they disappeared, Lee and Gui, both Hong Kongers, were prepping a salacious book on the Chinese president’s love life.

Justice

Meet the Pakistani lawyer fighting to ensure blasphemy draws a death sentence

Student detained after anti-Trump Facebook comment. Now he'll have to leave the country.

'Unfair and lovely': South Asian women dare to be dark

Updated

Just do it? For Nike in Kenya, it might be more like "Just Bribe it."

China parades missing Hong Kong booksellers before TV cameras

The 'Spotlight' abuse scandal didn’t end in Boston. In South America, it’s still unfolding.

'Spotlight' celebrates journalism that couldn't have happened in these countries without press freedom

Despite history, Japanese Americans and African Americans are working together to claim their rights

A former UN climate chief's promotion has set off renewed fury over sexual harassment allegations in India

China is expanding its pursuit of fleeing dissidents worldwide

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