Operation Condor was a secret transnational terror network that allowed repressive regimes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to persecute opponents living in exile. It left behind a legacy of torture, kidnappings, disappearances and murders. theconversation.com/operation-co...

Despite intense pressure on press freedom, Turkish investigative journalists are exposing corruption, environmental disasters, & social crises. 2025's top stories include gold mine disasters (@t24.com.tr/Ortak) and EU lobbying on PFAS chemicals (The BlackSea EU). More:

This is the song that sparked my curiosity about the Spanish language. Many years later, I started learning Spanish. Feliz cumpleaños, querido Alejandro Sanz! Te deseo todo lo mejor! youtu.be/-pt2cfKGseM?...

NEW INVESTIGATION: While the Trump Administration threatens military action in Venezuela and Mexico over drug trafficking, the US has left loopholes wide open allowing traffickers to obtain private jets in the US, completely anonymously, for flying cocaine across LatAm www.occrp.org/en/project/n...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany invites journalists from countries with restricted freedom of press and information to Berlin for the annual fellowship program. Apply online starting December 15th, 2025, until January 15th, 2026. www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...

I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking. Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals… All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it. We CAN change things.

The son of a Nazi party member, an admirer of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, father of 9 children and a staunch Catholic known for opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Indonesia ranks 6th in Southeast Asia (behind Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Singapore) on the press freedom index. But I just realized that in the global ranking, my country ranks 127th, slightly worse than Mexico (124th), which is one of the most dangerous places for journalists.

Hundreds of human remains were found near the World Cup venue in Guadalajara. "In Jalisco, the disappeared are disappeared again. As the authorities don't want this to be known, they want to erase any trace of the disappeared,” says Jaime Aguilar. elpais.com/mexico/2025-...

Warga dusun Kedungrong adalah contoh bagaimana kemandirian energi bisa didorong lewat usaha kolektif warga dalam membangun Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro (PLTMH). magdalene.co/story/kemand...

Just finished reading this book in Indonesian (translation: "Two Decades of Impunity: The Weakness of the Law of Human Rights Court and The state’s failure in Upholding Justice)." Public International Law and human rights enthusiasts, especially Indonesian students, should read this.

I finished reading 12 books so far this year. Well, it's not bad because last year, I read fewer books. The majority of the books weren't bought in 2025. Some of them were given by friends in 2021 and 2024.

En 2025 la derecha ganó en todas las elecciones presidenciales de América Latina. ¿Factores como la influencia de Donald Trump, el voto evangélico y su coordinación internacional presagian un giro de largo plazo? ¿Es solo un espejismo? www.connectas.org/analisis/202...

The 2025 Sumatra flood is not merely due to weather factors or extreme rainfall, as the government claims. Civil society data indicates that the forest ecosystems in the three disaster-affected provinces have been damaged due to various industrial permits. dunia-asia.org/sumatra-mega...

Judge formally charged former military officer Pedro Barrientos with the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and homicide in connection with singer Víctor Jara. These acts took place during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. www.elciudadano.com/en/justice-f...

The recent floods in Sumatra must be understood not only as a hydrometeorological phenomenon, but as a sign of ecosystem collapse theconversation.com/sumatras-flo...

I love my Latin American friends because we have in common: we can't stop complaining about our incompetent, greedy, corrupt, and evil politicians. 🤣🤣🤣

Di tengah dominasi sejarah resmi negara yang menihilkan suara korban, upaya generasi ketiga tahanan politik 1965 untuk membabar sejarah keluarga adalah suar nyala baru. projectmultatuli.org/dhianita-men...

At least 53 of the 67 media professionals killed over the past year are victims of war or criminal networks. Mexico is the second most dangerous country in the world for journalists, with nine killed. rsf.org/en/2025-dead...

Negara cenderung memandang banjir sbg persoalan teknis. Padahal, banjir adl konsekuensi langsung dari keputusan politik yg mengubah ruang ekologi, mulai dari izin pembukaan hutan yg makin luas hingga proyek besar berjalan tanpa mempertimbangkan daya dukung lanskap. mongabay.co.id/2025/12/02/o...

This is atrocious!

love & solidarity to the family of Alejandro Carranza who have taken it to the Interamerican Court and received death threats from paramilitaries after they went public www.france24.com/es/minuto-a-...

Kepala BNPB sempat bilang, banjir besar di Sumatera tidak semencekam seperti yang digambarkan di media sosial. Namun di lapangan, para relawan menemukan jembatan-jembatan rusak total, jalan terendam, sebagian lainnya tertutup lumpur tebal. magdalene.co/story/kisah-...

Banjir memburuk bukan karena faktor cuaca semata atau kurangnya infrastruktur. Kolusi bisnis-politik melemahkan tata ruang, sehingga izin dan alih fungsi lahan dengan mudah dinegosiasikan secara transaksional. theconversation.com/jangan-minta...

Indonesia’s geothermal energy ambitions clash with the determination of the Indigenous Peoples of Flores Island to keep geothermal projects out of their communities. adnchronicles.org/2025/11/14/a...

Climate Change, Migration, and Exploitation in Southeast Asia 📅 4 December 2025 🕠 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC #climatechange #livelihoods #southeastasia

After climbing hundreds of steps, my legs had muscle cramps, and I had to undergo a physiotherapy session one day after I arrived home. Is it recommended to go there? It is if you love nature. 100 percent I'll do it again even if I have to undergo physiotherapy session.

So glad to finally have an opportunity to explore Taman Negara in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Taman Negara is the largest national park in Malaysia. The National Park is considered as one of the oldest land mass in Peninsular Malaysia of more than 130 million years old.

I'm glad to have met people from @pressfreedom.bsky.social at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CPJ is one of the organizations I deeply respect.

Eating good food and drinking good coffee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Call for application. Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratization (International Program) at the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand. Full and partial scholarship available. Deadline March 2, 2026. ihrp.mahidol.ac.th/news/call-fo...

“While local Indigenous peoples struggled to enter the conference, fossil fuel lobbyists walked in freely.” said Pim Sullivan-Tailyour of the UK Youth Climate Coalition. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Antoinette Lattouf digugat ABC karena unggahannya soal genosida Palestina dan menang. Kemenangannya jadi bukti tentang keberaniannya melawan kekuasaan. magdalene.co/story/profil...

Suharto’s Fascist regime was one of the worst of the 20th century, whitewashed by international supporters from the US and well beyond. This is fucking evil and monstrous. It also feels like a reaction to the uprisings in Indonesia and goes with the Black Scare against perceived Anarchists.

"When Suharto is crowned a hero, the underlying message is far more dangerous: the state is not only normalizing past repression, but also repeating that pattern today, particularly the suppression of critical voices and the military's dominance of the civilian sphere"

Ketika Soeharto dinobatkan sebagai pahlawan, pesan yang tersembunyi jauh lebih berbahaya: negara tidak hanya menormalisasi represi masa lalu, tapi juga mengulang pola itu hari ini, terutama penyingkiran suara-suara kritis dan dominasi militer dalam ranah sipil. magdalene.co/story/soehar...

Soeharto being granted the title of National hero in Indonesia is a betrayal of all those killed by his regime. His actions & that of the forces under his control caused death & suffering all across Indonesia & beyond. Whitewashing history by the gov't. #SoehartoBukanPahlawan

Kuliner Pasar Baru: Laksa ayam+es krim Tropik.

Indonesian Activists Reject Hero Title for Soeharto, Dubbed 'Father of Corruption' dlvr.it/TP61wx #TempoEnglish #Indonesia

"Penguasa mempertahankan simbol-simbol demokrasi, seperti lembaga independen dan pemilihan umum, tapi mengebiri substansinya. Komnas HAM seolah-olah dibiarkan hidup secara prosedural, tapi kehilangan daya kritis dan moralnya." www.tempo.co/kolom/rancan...

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Everywhere cops commit domestic violence & barely get punished for it (if at all). ACAB.

To commemorate International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, I'd like to reshare my article (in Indonesian) about the review for 'State of Silence', a documentary that tells the story of the threats faced by journalists in Mexico. magdalene.co/story/review...

"For those who are no longer here, but they always live in our heart." Mi papá, siempre estás en mi corazón. #diadelosmuertos

My friend, @jimmanheim.bsky.social , who passed away more than two weeks ago, gave me this souvenir last year. A skeleton figure in a business suit is a form of Mexican folk art associated with the "Día de Los Muertos" (The Day of The Dead).

Lighthouse Reporter found a vast archive of data on the deep web containing thousands of phone numbers, emails and locations of people all over the world. It came from surveillance company First Wap in Jakarta, tracking journalists, activists and political dissidents www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

With plummeting prices and slowing demand for EVs, the once-thriving mining towns of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia are now struggling. restofworld.org/2025/lithium...

The climate crisis puts harms on indigenous communities’ lives, livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and any measures from the government to mitigate impacts from the crisis. www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

Penyangkalan pelanggaran berat hak asasi manusia, kegagalan memahami konsep duty bearer, impunitas sistematis, dan ketiadaan alokasi anggaran memadai menunjukkan Indonesia masih jauh dari standar negara hukum yang menjunjung hak asasi manusia. www.tempo.co/kolom/pemaha...

Bangkok’s heatwaves are increasingly deadly, especially for women. In Khlong Toei, indoor temperatures can reach 39°C with high humidity. Tin roofs heat up to 68°C, disrupting sleep and drastically affecting health. magdalene.co/story/khlong...