The criminalization of activism is not always as simple as an arrest at a protest. I obtained video footage that shows what really happened when a cop accused Nick Tilsen of attempting to run him over. 1/ drilled.media/news/tilsen for @drilledmedia.bsky.social

From a forest in my home state of Karnataka. Tribal communities who were evicted to create a tiger reserve have reclaimed their ancestral lands even while their applications for legal forest rights remain pending with the state. A historic moment of assertion despite the state

Solidarity reporting is more truthful about issues placing people’s basic dignity at stake than “objective” reporting that defers to those who don’t know the lived truth of what’s at hand, @anitavarma.bsky.social says in a Q&A about her upcoming book. tinyurl.com/4cu64258

Last week was the 25th session on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous leaders talked about the staggering rates at which Indigenous land defenders are killed and threats to Indigenous people from AI infrastructure. ictnews.org/news/indigen...

"For Marind, hunger is...often described as a form of shame that “eats away” at a mother who cannot feed her children the foods that make them strong." Loved this piece on hunger & agribusiness in West Papua via @sciencepolitics.bsky.social sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/24/n...

As Sudan’s war marked its 3rd anniversary in April, the country is now one of the most dangerous environments for the press. The RSF should provide proof of life and release detained journalist Muammar Ibrahim and other journalists in their custody. cpj.org?p=580505 #FreeMuammar #FreeMuammarIbrahim

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The Movement Media Alliance stands in solidarity with journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has now been held in a Kuwaiti prison for over a month, denied regular access to legal counsel, and cut off from the public work that has defined a distinguished career in international journalism.

Delighted to announce that @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social's incredible @inthesetimes.com investigation, "The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders," was recognized by @sejorg.bsky.social. Read the full story here: inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

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Solidarity with the overwhelmingly immigrant workers at JBS in Greeley—around 80% are migrants, mostly from Haiti and Somalia—striking for wages that keep pace with inflation.

⚡️ “Small Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars” A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls' elementary school killed over 100. Report: Mahmoud Aslan for Drop Site News www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-minab...

On Feb. 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the US on critical minerals at a US hosted summit in Washington. One subject not on the agenda, but that should be central to any accord between the US and the Philippines, is the welfare of the communities in mining and mineral processing areas.

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The largely immigrant workforce at JBS's flagship U.S. plant, in Greeley, Colorado, is refusing to back down after accusing the company of poor working conditions. Reporting by Ted Genoways for FERN and Mother Jones. Photography by Maryanne Andrei. thefern.org/2026/02/thes...

Extreme cold didn’t stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed out of work, & an estimated 50,000+ marched through downtown Minneapolis. @sarahlazare.bsky.social with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social reporting. #ICEOUT inthesetimes.com/article/minn...

U.N. experts say the world has entered an era of global "water bankruptcy" "For too long, we have been living beyond our hydrological means." @kavehmadani.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Indian enforcement authorities searched the Delhi home and offices of climate advocate Harjeet Singh and his partner Jyoti Awasthi, leading to Singh’s arrest before he was later granted bail. buff.ly/0NmVQHy

Four years ago, I spent months pitching a story about the increasing criminalization of protest in Europe with a focus on Italy. At the time, it was tough to find a home for this piece yet with every passing year, it has only become more relevant the world over. inthesetimes.com/article/no-t...

"Through ecocide, you are killing the future." Razan Zuayter of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature explains ecocide after the International People's Tribunal on Palestine finds Israel and Western governments guilty of the crime at an event in Barcelona.

The ICE agent who killed Renee Good is Jonathan Ross: theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...

For more than two centuries, Tamil tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka have been trapped in poverty, enduring structural discrimination and hazardous conditions despite repeated promises of reform.

It has been a year like no other. Today is the anniversary of the LA fires. I write about what the year has been like here in Altadena post Eaton Fire. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...

"What surprised me about the tech world was that I knew they were going to brag about their technology, overstate what it could do, and minimize the harms of automated warfare. But I didn’t know the leaders were so unhinged. You know, 'I want to live forever.' 'I’m going to colonize space.''"

Congratulations Alessandra, and if anyone hasn't read this story read it now. We need to connect these dots to the dangers that some Americans are waking up to now for the first time.

For @inthesetimes.com, @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social compiles data on the past decade of violence against environmental defenders in 10 countries. Conservatively, she estimates 573 killings took place, with close to half involving state authorities. inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

So very honored that my @inthesetimes.com investigation on U.S. security assistance fueling violence against environmental defenders won an award from @coveringclimatenow.org.

Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan, wants the world to know that he was tortured over four months in a Salvadoran prison. He said guards stomped on his hands, poured filthy water into his ears and threatened to beat him.

So thrilled to see @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social win the ASJA's award for environmental/climate/sustainability reporting for her 2024 @inthesetimes.com investigation "The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders." I can't overstate how much painstaking reporting & research she put into this.

If you do good journalism & report accurately, you convey a worldview that is broadly congenial to liberals & infuriating to the right (not in every case, but generally). Journalism has to choose. And it is choosing, over and over again, to betray itself.

Thanks for the kind words, @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social! To join Alessandra in SEJ’s incredible community of environmental journalists, educators and students, apply now: www.sej.org/how-to-join-... More on Alessandra and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

1. Last October, for Atmos magazine, I spent time in Bhopal, India, speaking with survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Leak — the world’s worst chemical disaster. atmos.earth/meet-the-wom...

Imagine identifying a crisis, working for decades to see it solved, and then have to watch it return

NEW: these women survived the world’s worst industrial disaster. Forty years later, they’re still fighting for accountability. @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social for @atmosmagazine.bsky.social

Luz — the vice-president of Kababaihang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas (KNBL) or women with extraordinary strength — shows me around her garden in the district of Tugbok on the Philippine island of Mindanao. #InternationalWomensDay

A few photos from reporting in the Philippine's far northern Cordillera region. L-R: - Lolo with little one in Hapid, Lamut. - Rice paddy and carabao in Lagawe. - Marceline and Virgi pick starfruit and guava in the hamlet of Olilicon.

I recently relaunched Defender — a newsletter about environmental violence and human rights — with a post about the anniversary of the killing of Berta Cáceres and global solidarity among environmental defenders around the world. Subscribe here: defender.beehiiv.com

NEW from @dropsitenews.com: In Sudan, Doctors Forced to Operate in Shipping Containers Buried Underground Healthcare facilities have been heavily attacked in the conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese National Army. Story by Eisa Dafalla www.dropsitenews.com/p/in-sudan-d...

Looking at photos from my reporting trip in central India last year (while I procrastinate from writing the actual story) and remembering what a privilege it was to spend time with this group of women — the story will be out in March.

Amazed by the risky but important work by Wally, Gina, Robert and the rest of @latimesphotos.bsky.social team to capture the devastation and humanity of all the fires raging across L.A. County. Stunning and humbling images 👇🏼 www.latimes.com/california/s...

Perhaps no better way to start using this app in earnest than posting a thread of a few of my favorite stories from this year...

On the occasion of Global Witness's new report on the murder of environmental activists worldwide, make time for Alessandra Bergamin's stunning @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social investigation about how that's played out in the Philippines, with U.S. government complicity. inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

In 2019, US activist Brandon Lee narrowly survived an assassination attempt widely attributed to the Philippine military. In this yearlong, blockbuster investigation @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social finds Lee's case is far from an anomaly inthesetimes.com/article/bran...