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01/15/2016

Everything you need to know about the Thursday terrorist attacks in Jakarta that left seven people dead via The Conversation US.

What is the landscape of Indonesia's terror groups? And what threat does the country face following Thursday's deadly attacks in Jakarta?

01/14/2016

The 7 most read, watched, and shared Gistory briefs and videos: bit.ly/1JKPdnp

As we begin to get into the groove of 2016, Gistory paused to take a look back at the year that was. Below is a list of …

01/12/2016

Why is one of the most wanted drug lords in the world? Get the gist: bit.ly/22XKTHR

01/12/2016

Why, despite media outrage, El Chapo’s capture is *way* more important than ’s Rolling Stone interview with the Mexican drug lord: bit.ly/22XKTHR

01/07/2016

The Ten Underreported Stories that Impacted 2015. by Gistory: http://bit.ly/1QC9mhU

We are publishing one story every day that we think should have deserved more coverage in 2015. If you want to find out …

01/06/2016

Underreported: The Ethiopian government's violent response to the largely peaceful protests by the Oromo people against the expansion of the capital city further into their territory: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

01/06/2016

In response to the Ethiopian government’s plan to expand the capital city into the Oromia territory, students started protests against what they consider a land grab move against the Oromo people, who are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.The government's violent response to the protests and the persecution of the Oromo people is our pick for the tenth underreported story of 2015: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

01/05/2016

Underreported: The construction of the Nicaraguan Canal considered, "the world’s biggest construction project,” will cause acres of environmental destruction and displace thousands in Nicaragua: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

01/05/2016

"The world’s biggest construction project,” is expected to have have dire effects on local indigenous groups and cause environmental destruction. The construction of the Nicaraguan Canal is our pick for the ninth underreported story of 2015: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

01/04/2016

Beijing-based French journalist called the Chinese government’s attitude toward the Uighur Muslim minority in northwest China a “merciless crushing” and a “pitiless repression.” Her press credential's weren't renewed: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

01/04/2016

Repression of the Uighur muslim minorty by the Chinese government, which claims it is fighting terrorism and the lack of reporting about the unrest due to the govenrnment restricting access to journalists in the region is our pick for the eight underreported story of 2015: bit.ly/1QC9mhU

12/30/2015

According to The Intercept's Drone Papers, during one five-month period of Operation Haymaker in northeastern Afghanistan, nearly 90 percent of the people killed in airstrikes were not the intended targets: bit.ly/1QC9mhU