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Here, Rohingya refugees honor the lives lost in the Rohingya Genocide in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2023. (Photo Credit: Md. Jamal / VOA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

When Words are Deadlier Than Silence: How Your Favorite Social Media Platforms are Igniting Mass Violence

Simone Ginsberg, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2024
Here is a Rwandan refugee camp in east Zaire. During the Rwandan genocide, many citizens (both Hutus and Tutsis) felt as though it was no longer safe to live in the country, resulting in a large number of Rwandans fleeing to nearby refugee camps in other nations. One big receiver of Rwandan refugees is Zaire, keeping more than 1 million Hutus in the Katale, Kahindo, Mugunga, Lac Vert and Sake camps. (Photo Credit: CDC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: The History and Future of Genocide in Africa

Abigael Sidi, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
In a national kid’s chess tournament, only one girl is visibly playing in a room full of boys, displaying how gender gaps in chess begin at an extremely young age. (Photo Credit: Pacifciworldschool, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Hidden Gender Bias in Chess

Liah Igel, Staff Reporter
June 20, 2024
Here are Gennady Shikariov and Tatyana Mamonova during a wonderful trip in Europe. Devoted to sharing their art and activism with the world, the couple loves nothing more than an exciting trip to one of Europe’s many great cities. “We feel now like the world belongs to us,” Gennady said. “We’re international people.” (Photo provided by Gennady Shikariov; used with permission)

The Many Faces of Gennady Shikariov and Tatyana Mamonova: Artists, Feminists, and Refugees

Abigael Sidi, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
New York City has faced many challenges accommodating nearly 30,000 new students during the 2023-2024 academic year, with an expected 19,000 more to arrive during the Spring of 2024. (Photo Credit: Maria Tsolakidou / Pixabay)

How the Migrant Crisis is Affecting New York City’s Schools

Oliver Whelan, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2024
“We defend free speech not because we want the right to scream at the top of our lungs. We defend free speech because our society and democracy depend upon our ability to reason with others, persuade, and be persuaded… The battle we're waging is a fight for the lifeblood of writers, our kids' education, our birthright as citizens, and the soul of our democracy,” said CEO Suzanne Nossel. (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for PEN America. Used by permission of PEN America.)

Putting PEN to Paper: A Conversation with PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel

Nora Torok, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Residents look at the rubble that was once their home in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Aftershocks Rattle Turkey And Syria: Earthquake Recovery Efforts Continue

Ellena Wang, Staff Reporter
June 4, 2023
As social media plays a larger and larger role in our lives, how do we differentiate between what can be replaced by these apps, and what should?

Activism or Slacktivism? The Increasing Role That Social Media Plays in Youth Activism

Claire Elkin, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
This is Lusail Stadium, one of several stadiums built for the World Cup. It can seat 88,966 people, making it the largest stadium in Qatar.

The Controversial World Cup: Why the 2022 World Cup Sparked Backlash

Marissa Talushllari, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
Students at a Residential School in Canada. The identical uniforms and hairstyles in this photo reflect the conformity taught at these institutions.

How One Adoption Case Could Upend Native American Rights

Acadia Bost, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
As world leaders meet halfway across the world at COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, climate change activists march through Edinburgh, United Kingdom to mark the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. Highlighting the urgency of global warming, campaigners demanded that swift action be taken to address the ongoing crisis.

The 3 C’s of COP 27: Climate, Corporations, and Crime

Pritika Patel, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2023
Here is a photograph of my halmoni, who currently resides in Seoul, South Korea.

The Appalling Tale of North Korea and Its Inhabitants Who Escaped

Elizabeth Gloria Jung, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022
A skyscraper looms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. The country’s northern Tigray region has been consumed with violence and fighting since last November 2020, when the military invaded, after a regional political party attacked a government base.

“We Are Under an Existential Threat”: War Ravages the Tigray Region in Ethiopia

Kate Reynolds, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
With almost no masks in sight, the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot was a super-spreader event for the Coronavirus pandemic.

Capitol Breached, Along With Democracy

Akunna Njoku, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2021
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