The Silence of the Altar: Kazakhstan’s Forced Psychiatric Detention of Dissident Priest Yakov Vorontsov

BERLIN – In a move that has drawn sharp condemnation from international human rights monitors, Kazakhstani authorities have forcibly transferred Yakov Vorontsov, a defrocked Russian Orthodox priest and outspoken critic…

The Silence Industry: Javier Bardem and Yasmin Finney Lead Global Charge Against Corporate SLAPP Tactics

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — In a cinematic intervention designed to pull back the curtain on one of the most insidious threats to global democracy, Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Emmy-nominated…

A Catastrophe of Silence: The Collapsing Humanitarian Response in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa is currently witnessing a humanitarian emergency of staggering proportions. Across Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia, the cumulative impact of four consecutive failed rainy seasons…