by Crofton Black | 17 May 2016 | Americas, Asia, United States
A lawsuit against torture advances as a U.S. judge rules that two government contractors can be sued for brutal interrogation tactics used in Washington’s “war against terror.” A protester against torture dressed as a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, London,...
by News Decoder | 21 Mar 2016 | Human Rights, Middle East
By Alistair Lyon A year ago, Saudi Arabia and its allies unleashed a Western-backed military intervention in Yemen’s civil war. It has gone horribly, and predictably, wrong. Twelve months of bombing, backed by a naval blockade and some ground troops, have failed...
by Samyukt Kumar | 21 Dec 2015 | Greens Farms Academy, Middle East, Syria
Should the U.S. intervene more aggressively in Syria? History tells us it could lead to mistakes. And blocking immigrants would betray U.S. values. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) flank UN Special Envoy for Syria...
by News Decoder | 14 Dec 2015 | Uncategorized
Name: Chelsea Boorman Birth place: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Occupation: Graduate student at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Languages: English, French, Italian, Greek Currently reading: “A Brief History of Seven...
by News Decoder | 14 Nov 2015 | Africa, Europe, Middle East, Paris attacks, Terrorism
It’s an age-old tactic, but experts say terrorist attacks have recently grown in breadth and intensity. Most recent attacks have occurred in five countries. Flowers at the scene of a shooting in Sousse, Tunisia, 27 June 2015. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (We...