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Cost of Dissent for Iranian Journalists

Though we are all too familiar with the repression reporters increasingly face in Iran, we were extremely troubled this week to hear that Hossein Derakhshan, an influential Iranian blogger, has been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison for his…

Marissa Colon-MargoliesSeptember 30, 2010

InvestigationBusiness, World

An Ugly Exploration

The BP spill raised the stakes for offshore oil exploration. So will oil companies regain an appetite for drilling in conflict zones? A close look at Ethiopia, where several foreign oil companies are implicated in human rights violations.

Jonathan EwingThe World Policy JournalSeptember 30, 2010

InvestigationJustice, World

Dangerous Liaisons

American evangelicals are losing ground at home in the culture war against homosexuality, but they’ve exported their hate politics to Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and beyond.

Jeff SharletAdvocateSeptember 29, 2010

InvestigationImmigration, Justice

At War in Texas

Border policy is now effectively dictated by alarmist border-area sheriffs and politicians — and the federal funds flow fast and loose their way, with little accountability.

Tom BarryThe Boston ReviewSeptember 28, 2010

InvestigationJustice, Politics

C Street

The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

Jeff SharletLittle, Brown and CompanySeptember 27, 2010

BackstoryWorld

The Backstory: Aram Roston

Veteran investigative reporter Aram Roston shares his experiences embedding with the military, explains when it’s best to remain unembedded, and offers advice to anyone reporting from a conflict zone for the first time.

Aram RostonSeptember 27, 2010

AnalysisJustice

Virginia to Execute Teresa Lewis, IQ 72

In January 2010, Investigative Fund reporter Renee Feltz wrote a shocking cover story for The Texas Observer revealing that the state of Texas has continued to send mentally retarded inmates to death row — despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban. Now, Virginia is about to execute 41-year-old Teresa Lewis, whose IQ is 72…

Jayati VoraSeptember 23, 2010

NewsJustice

Sexual Abuse of Juvenile Inmates in Texas

Check out Laura Burke’s probing cover story in The Texas Observer, “A Woman’s Touch,” about the prevalence of women staffers abusing juvenile inmates in Texan facilities.

Jayati VoraSeptember 22, 2010

NewsWorld

Juárez Reporters Fight For Their Lives

On Sunday September 19th El Diaro de Juárez published an editorial entitled “Qué quieren de nosotros?” The editorial was an open letter to warring drug cartels…

Marissa Colon-MargoliesSeptember 22, 2010

ImpactJournalism

Investigative Fund Reporter Testifies Before Congress

Joshua Kors, an Investigative Fund reporter whose most recent article, “Disposable Soldiers,” was published in The Nation in April 2010, testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs this morning.

Jayati VoraSeptember 15, 2010

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