Politics Aug 27 Miles Taylor warns: ‘We need America to wake up’ as Trump punishes opponents By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman
World Jul 28 Watch 7:15 Hong Kong democracy activist describes how Chinese government targets critics in exile For over 20 years, it was understood that Hong Kong was part of China, but it ran its own affairs. Hong Kong residents had many freedoms that mainland Chinese did not. That all started to change four years ago as… By John Yang, Teresa Cebrian Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow
World May 05 Russia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent A Moscow court has ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of justifying terrorism,. Friday's decision was the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in Russia that spiked to unprecedented levels since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine. By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press
World Nov 07 Watch 3:40 How the Saudi government may have used Twitter to target dissidents in the U.S. The Department of Justice alleges that the government of Saudi Arabia is surveilling people living in the United States — by leveraging Twitter. Specifically, the indictment charges that a Saudi official is recruiting Twitter employees to share personal details of…
World Nov 28 Watch Crackdown disappoints Egyptians expecting social justice from revolution Crackdown disappoints Egyptians expecting social justice from revolution…
Sep 22 Watch China’s Petri Dish Experiment with New Media Orville Schell in an online-only discussion of China’s current crackdown on dissent. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Why Assad Won’t Back Down In a defiant public speech Tuesday, Syrian President Assad repeated promises of reform and plans to crush dissent against his regime. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for Syria with former U.S. Ambassador Theodore Kattouf and Andrew Tabler, a Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Growing Dissent From Youth, Labor Unions Spark Rare Protests in China Growing dissent among young people and labor union members has sparked rare protests in China. Independent Television News' John Sparks reports from the southeastern city of Xintang, which saw four days of protests in recent weeks. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch China’s Tolerance for Dissent Tested Amid Arab World Uprisings China's Tolerance for Dissent Faces Test Amid Arab World Uprising… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Chinese Artist, Activist Ai Weiwei Arrested Chinese Police Detain Artist, Activist Ai Weiwei… Continue watching