Oct 18 Watch 7:51 Examining intelligence assessments of who is responsible for Gaza hospital blast By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Tuesday, Gaza’s health ministry, controlled by Hamas, blamed Israel for an explosion at Al-Ahli Hospital and said hundreds died in an airstrike. That claim led to protests across the region and the cancellation of President Biden's scheduled summit in Jordan. Continue watching
Oct 13 How Moscow takes Ukrainian children and makes them Russians By Sarah El Deeb, Anastasiia Shvets, Elizaveta Tilna, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found that Russia’s strategy to take Ukrainian orphans and bring them up as Russian is well underway. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 8:28 Hacked Chinese government files give new insights on the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs By Nick Schifrin, Tommy Walters The release of a new trove of hacked Chinese police records offers one of the most extensive accounts yet of the mass internment of the mostly Muslim minority Uighurs. Human rights groups have accused China's government of detaining more than… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 5:17 Do Russian actions in Ukraine constitute genocide? By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till, Tommy Walters The White House is facing questions about President Biden's statement this week that Russia's campaign in Ukraine was "genocide," a claim he later walked back. But what constitutes genocide, and what's the impact of the president’s words? John Bellinger, who… Continue watching
Apr 13 Biden called Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘genocide.’ Here’s why that matters. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Declaring any targeted campaign aimed at wiping out a group as genocide is not just a strong word - it could carry obligations to act. Continue reading
Apr 13 Biden calls Russian war in Ukraine ‘genocide’ By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Russia's war in Ukraine amounts to "genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."… Continue reading
Mar 21 U.S. official says violent Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya amounts to genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press The declaration on Monday is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action. Authorities made the determination based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians. Continue reading
Feb 21 Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Public hearings at the International Court of Justice went ahead Monday amid questions about who should represent Myanmar in the aftermath of the military take-over of the country last year. Continue reading
Dec 09 Independent UK body says China committed genocide against Uighurs in Xinjiang By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Tribunal chair Geoffrey Nice said the ruling was based on evidence that the Chinese government's forced birth control and sterilization policies were "intended to destroy a significant part" of the Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic group. Continue reading
May 28 Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Germany has agreed to officially recognize the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people in Namibia as genocide and to spend a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion), largely on development projects. Continue reading