“Prosecuting apartheid atrocities: Why an indictment for a single murder in the Ahmed Timol case is not enough”, The Daily Maverick
By Atilla Kisla, Op-Ed, Johannesburg, 9 April 2019
The crime of apartheid has never been prosecuted before. Therefore, the Ahmed… Continue reading
“Slovakia’s ‘Erin Brockovich’ elected first female president, in rebuke of populism”, CNN International
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN, March 31, 2019
(CNN) When Slovakia’s newly elected President Zuzana Caputova — the country’s first… Continue reading
“May to ask for short Brexit extension and reaches out to Labour”, The Guardian
Peter Walker, Political correspondent, London, 2 April 2019
PM seeks to agree compromise withdrawal plan with Labour that could… Continue reading
“Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists”, BBC News
By Gavin Fischer, BBC South Africa, Long Reads, 31 March 2019
Nokubonga Qampi became known as the “Lion Mama” in… Continue reading
“Three tragic deaths reverberate across U.S. amid steady rise in suicides”, The Washington Post
By Joel Achenbach , William Wan and Katie Mettler, March 26, 2019
Americans are increasingly likely to die by their… Continue reading
“Objects of Despair: Mars”, Paris Review
By Meghan O’Gieblyn, March 27, 201
Inspired by Roland Barthes, Meghan O’Gieblyn’s monthly column Objects of Despair examines contemporary artifacts… Continue reading
“A Blizzard of Prescriptions”, London Review of Books
Emily Witt, London, April 4 Issue
- Dopesick by Beth Macy
Head of Zeus, 376 pp, £9.99, March, ISBN … Continue reading
“Women’s Rights: Trial Casts Light on Hardline Approach in Saudi Arabia, ” Der Spiegel
Three Saudi women are currently on trial in Riyadh, charged with espionage and… Continue reading
“Mueller’s Investigation Erases a Line Drawn After Watergate”, The New York Times
By Peter Baker, News Analysis, March 26, 2019
WASHINGTON — After Watergate, it was unthinkable that a president would fire… Continue reading
“Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General” The New York Times
By Sharon LaFraniere and Katie Benner, March 22, 2019
WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, on Friday… Continue reading