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04/11/2015

Final reminder: We're a few days away from bringing this page under our Reveal banner!

See you on the other side for a wealth of investigations across multiple platforms.

04/06/2015

We're just one week away from bringing this page under our Reveal banner!

See you on the other side for a wealth of investigations across multiple platforms.

04/03/2015

Quick reminder:

Starting on April 13, we’ll be posting under our new banner, Reveal. With Reveal, you'll see more frequent, in-depth investigations across multiple platforms.

See you there in just 10 days!.

03/30/2015

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04/22/2014

On , see what life is like in China’s most polluted city, where residents are starting to fight back.

via Channel 4

As Beijing residents are told to limit time outside because of pollution, some of the 10 million residents in Shinjiazhuang, China's most polluted city, who are forced to wear masks every day, are starting to fight back

04/15/2014

New York enacted some of the toughest gun control laws in America after the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. The SAFE act law banned assault weapons, but manufacturers have made minor modifications to these supposedly illegal weapons and are selling them in the state. Watch this video from The Guardian to learn more.

03/05/2014

Indonesia's rapidly expanding paper industry is creating tension between indigenous groups and land rights.

Watch this special report from International Reporting Program on The I Files

Indonesia is home to a rapidly expanding pulp and paper industry. The industry's pursuit of land is increasingly bringing it into conflict with Indigenous gr...

03/04/2014

Within a decade, hardwood forests in the Russian Far East could be entirely logged out and lost forever.

Watch International Reporting Program's The Last Hardwood on The I Files: http://bit.ly/1fYkH81

Massive amounts of Russian hardwood are being illegally cut and shipped to China every day. As the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of wood products...

03/03/2014

Ismael "Izzy" Nazario counted 300 days in solitary confinement while he was in and out of New York City's Rikers Island as a teenager ... before he was convicted of a crime.

A new animation from The Center for Investigative Reporting, "The Box," illustrates his experience – one of thousands of teens who are placed in solitary confinement cells in juvenile halls, jails and prisons across the country every year.

Watch below and hear the full story on Reveal, a new investigative radio show from CIR and PRX Public Radio Exchange: http://ow.ly/u8CV5

Every year, thousands of teens are placed in solitary confinement cells in juvenile halls, jails and prisons nationwide. This animation tells the story of Is...

02/28/2014

"The Army has disqualified 588 soldiers as sexual assault counselors, recruiters and drill sergeants for infractions ranging from sexual assault to child abuse to drunken driving," reports USA TODAY: http://usat.ly/1cWOJbd

Watch "The Invisible War" to learn more about the military's sexual abuse problem:

A female U.S. soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be r***d by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. In fact, The Department of Defense estimates...

02/27/2014

"Death just wasn't important."

What is it like to survive a North Korean political prison camp?

via Human Rights Watch

A new United Nations report has found that crimes against humanity are occurring in North Korea and calls for an international tribunal to investigate and ho...

02/26/2014

Thousands of incarcerated teenagers across the U.S. are held in solitary confinement every day, often without being convicted of a crime. http://bit.ly/MrCDMM

Thousands of incarcerated teenagers across the U.S. are held in solitary confinement every day, often without being convicted of a crime. Whether they are in jails, prisons or juvenile halls, the punishment is about the same: 23 hours a day in a small cell with minimal human contact.