Social media tracks drone attacks in eastern Yemen.
How Twitter mapped a ‘covert’ US drone operation in Yemen
May 18th, 2012 by Chris Woods and Jack Serle | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Covert War on Terror, PROJECTS
Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity
May 18th, 2012 by Angie Zambarakji | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Health
Saudi women are often banned from playing sports… with health consequences.
‘Hanging around in bars’: inside London’s Olympic lobbying push
May 17th, 2012 by Alice Ross
Published in All Stories, Bureau Recommends
Rigged traffic lights and tripped up IOC members, Vanity Fair reports on London’s Olympics win.
The ties that bind: Greece, Germany and the euro
May 10th, 2012 by Alice Ross | 2 Comments
Published in All Stories, Bureau Recommends
Arch-Eurosceptic Michael Portillo explores the forces that brought the euro to its knees.
Yemen: reported US covert action 2012
May 8th, 2012 by Drones team
Published in All Stories, Covert War on Terror, Covert War on Terror - the Data, Drones data carousel
US covert strikes in Yemen continue to escalate through 2012 – see the data here.
Five reasons to mark World Press Freedom Day
May 3rd, 2012 by Alice Ross
Published in All Stories, Bureau Recommends
Journalists are still in threat or under pressure across the world.
Escape From the World’s Most Dangerous Place
May 2nd, 2012 by Jack Serle | 2 Comments
Published in Bureau Recommends
A personal journey for a young Anglo-Somali makes for unfulfilling viewing.
The transatlantic bomb plot that prompted the UK’s biggest security operation
April 27th, 2012 by Alice Ross
Published in All Stories, Bureau Recommends
Powerful documentary about the foiling of plot to wreak havoc in the Atlantic’s skies.
Evidence in British court contradicts CIA drone claims
April 24th, 2012 by Chris Woods | 4 Comments
Published in All Stories, Covert War on Terror, Top Stories
Sworn affidavits offer evidence of CIA errors and civilian deaths in Pakistan drone strike.
Bahrain: little change since ‘brutal crackdown’ as Formula 1 begins
April 20th, 2012 by Jack Serle | 3 Comments
Published in All Stories, Human Rights, Top Stories
Bahrain’s recent protests put into context as motor race gets underway.
