violence

Israel-Hamas war
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for leaders from Hamas and Israel
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An Israeli flag on the surrounding wall of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Migdalim near the Palestinian town of Nablus, Oct. 25, 2021.
Israel-Hamas war
US places rare visa travel restrictions on Israeli settlers implicated in West Bank violence
Yair Yifrach works with a client at his gun shop, just outside of Jerusalem.
Israel-Hamas war
Israeli civilians are buying lots of guns. Not everyone is feeling safer. 
Iraqi cellist and conductor Karim Wasfi leads a performance at the National Theatre in Iraq, Baghdad, March 11, 2023.
Music
Iraq’s revived art scene is helping to heal the country’s wounds
A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Feb. 27, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage
Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Violence
Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in NW Pakistan
A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India
Free speech
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says
Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says
Indian people hold placards and candles as they participate at a candle light vigil as they mark the first anniversary of a young woman's demise after the fatal gang rape, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 29, 2013.
Sexual violence
A decade after the deadly assault of Jyoti Singh, has safety for women in India improved?
In this file photo taken Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, a Nigerian soldier patrols in an armored car, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Critical State
Outsourced force: Part I
People put flowers over a memorial placed on the spot of Sunday's explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Nov. 14, 2022.
Violence
Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing
Migrants from Venezuela cross into Chile from the Bolivian border near Colchane, Chile
Migration
Chile grapples with transnational criminal organizations targeting migrants and locals
street intersection
Conflict
Leicester’s Indian diaspora searches for answers after violence rocks multicultural British city
Supporters of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse protest to demand justice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Justice
Haitians face a ‘very dire climate’ one year after Moïse’s assassination, journalist says
In this Wednesday, April 7, 2021 file photo, a firework explodes as Nationalist and Loyalist rioters clash with one another at the peace wall on Lanark Way in West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Critical State
Troubled geography: Part I
A view of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives
Violence
Gunmen at Nigeria church shot from both inside and outside
Flowers lay on a symbolic casket that represents a victims of Colombia's civil conflict, and carries the Spanish words: "Saul. I don't forget. We miss you," at Bolivar square in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 9, 2018. 
Critical State
Discourse of justice: Part II
Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
Critical State
​​​​​​​What does ‘legitimacy’ mean: Part II
The World Health Organization (WHO) sign at its headquarters.
Human rights
Sexual abuse during humanitarian operations still happens. What must be done to end it?
Relatives and neighbors wail near the body of Mohammad Mudasir, 31, who was killed in communal violence in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
Critical State
How we make snap decisions in conflict
Looters outside a shopping centre alongside a burning barricade in Durban, South Africa
Violence
South Africa’s democracy is ‘standing firm’ despite civil unrest, says analyst
Woman in a white blouse working at a desk on her laptop
Migration
Roma people are fleeing Romania for US-Mexico border to escape persecution
Glen Sjögren, a 40-year police officer in Malmö, Sweden, says he was surprised by a recent report showing the rate of gun violence in the country has gone up. His city has been successful in recent years in tackling gangs and gun violence.  
Violence
Sweden’s gun violence rates have soared. But this Swedish city is bucking that trend.
In this Aug. 30, 2019 photo, Layla Taloo visits the Ninewa Palace Hotel, where she was once brought by her Islamic State militant captor in Mosul, Iraq.
Critical State
Sexual violence in conflict: Part I
A soldier on patrol in a neighborhood with a boat on the street.
Violence
‘The way they silence us is by killing us’: Armed conflict returns to Colombia’s port city of Buenaventura 
A display of a variety of guns on a table made from unauthorized parts
Violence
President Biden set to further regulate ‘ghost guns’
Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Global Politics
‘Even if a coup fails, it still damages your government’: What the US can learn from Sri Lanka’s coup attempt
Protesters shout and wear a colorful boat on their heads with the words "oust Duterte" painted on it.
Critical State
Federalism in violence: Part I
A huge crowd of protesters in Mali with one person raises his arms high in the air
Protest
Protesters in Mali call for president to step down
A woman and a man hold signs and candles lit up in the dark outside
Protest
How violent protests in South Korea became a thing of the past
Syrian defendant Eyad A. hides himself under his hood prior to the first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, in Koblenz, Germany, April 23, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
Syrian officials on trial for war crimes in Germany
A student leans over a candle at a memorial with lots of photos and paintings
Protest
How one protester’s death by Colombian riot police polarized the movement
Protesters hold signs that say "We can end gun violence."
Mass shootings aren’t growing more common — and evidence contradicts common stereotypes about the killers
Nadia Murad gestures with her hands against a blue sky.
Conflict & Justice
Yazidi women still fear ISIS months after their defeat
Baltimore’s Mayor Embroiled in Children’s Book Scandal
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A man sits on a couch in his living room.
Global Politics
‘Maybe we need more God in prisons’ to curb radicalization, says one former extremist
A woman protestor holds a sign that says protect our women and girls
Justice
Survivors of sexual violence in South Africa are finally finding their voices
Demonstrators shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Delhi
India has a sexual assault problem that only women can fix
Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.
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Mythmaking and MS-13: Americans in Fear of an Exaggerated Threat
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Olympic Heads Grilled by Congress Over Sexual Abuse Scandals
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A young boy bends his head in prayer. He is surrounded by several white candles on either side.
Texas school shooting stokes flames of national gun debate
President Trump caused headlines after referring to group of Latino immigrants as "animals" on Wednesday. He said he was only referring to members of the gang MS-13.
Conflict & Justice
President Trump’s ‘animals’ comment points to a dark history of using dehumanizing language
CIA director nominee Gina Haspel raises her right hand as she is sworn in to testify at her Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation, May 9, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
For some, Haspel for CIA head ‘would be promoting a torturer’
A man's image is blurred as he walks across a giant marble seal in the floor of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Conflict & Justice
What we know — and what we don’t — about Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA
Arts, Culture & Media
Fight Club
Arts, Culture & Media
Violence
Mourners react during a community prayer vigil for victims of yesterday's shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, at Parkridge Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, Feb. 15, 2018.
Commentary
Why security measures won’t stop school shootings
Two woman stand in kitchen, one older and one younger looking at her phone
Global Politics
After 17 years of ‘legal life’ in the US, a family considers its next move
Sutherland Springs in Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 8, 2017
Culture
When trying to determine why the US has so many mass shootings, only one statistic matters
The Rise of The Alt-Right
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Captives suspected of being Islamic State militants are seen southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq.
Conflict
Nearly a thousand ISIS fighters choose surrender, not martyrdom, in Iraq
“Wake up. You’re a pawn.” A former skinhead’s message to the alt-right.
Full Episode
“Can only non-white people be terrorists?”
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Mario
Conflict
A year after police killed her son, a mother vows to march forward
Opposition party members chant campaign slogans in support of National Super Alliance Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga in Kibera, Nairobi. Kenya’s upcoming elections pinned current President Uhuru Kenyatta against his long-time rival Odinga, who has c
Global Politics
Photos: Kenyan elections are mostly smooth as both sides await the results
Abu-Baker Sebeela stands in a tavern holding up a pamphlet
Conflict
Why violence is linked to the rising rate of HIV in South Africa’s young women
After the shooting.
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Remy Fernandez
Conflict
The Catholic Church defies Philippine President Duterte
Beach
Conflict
Violent crime rates in the Caribbean among the highest on Earth, study shows