The Nation: Robbie Corey-Boulet on LGBT activist Marc Lambert Lamba
The death of a pioneering LGBT activist in Cameroon.
Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser and Michael Deibert on Puerto Rico’s leadership crisis
A would-be governor no longer wants the job.
Latino Rebels: Amelia Frank-Vitale and Juan José Martínez D’aubuisson on ethical reporting
'In this story, Goliath vanquishes David and his body is abandoned in some ditch.'
NYT: Malia Politzer and Annie Hylton on violence against LGBTQ refugees
Homosexuality remains illegal in 34 of Africa’s 54 countries, but claiming asylum in other countries is also risky.
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on fake tweets aimed at Iranian exiles
Cyberattacks defending Tehran's interests have become a lot more sophisticated.
NYT Mag: Suzy Hansen on Turkey’s purge of intellectuals
Some 6,000 academics have lost their positions and in some cases their freedoms.
The Guardian: Shannon Sims on Texas’ female field hands
Undocumented migrants in Texas are even more vulnerable to exploitation when they are female.