The War Crimes That the Military Buried | Pulitzer Center
Sep 10, 2024 · The database began with In the Dark’s reporting on the killings of civilians in Haditha, Iraq, on November 19, 2005. That morning, a squad of Marines, led by Sergeant Frank Wuterich, was hit by an improvised explosive device, which killed a beloved lance corporal.
Karoshi: A Deep Look Into Japan’s Unforgiving Working Culture
Dec 8, 2023 · On December 25, 2015, 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi died by suicide, jumping from her company dormitory. Takahashi was an employee of Japan’s largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., notorious for its rigorous working environment.
Leila Molana-Allen - Pulitzer Center
Sep 3, 2024 · Leila Molana-Allen is a roving Special Correspondent for PBS NewsHour, reporting from across the wider Middle East and Africa. She has been based in
'Cleared by Fire' Documentary: 'What Happened That Day in …
Sep 27, 2024 · On November 19, 2005, a group of U.S. Marines killed twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq. The incident led to one of the most high-profile war-crimes prosecutions in American history.
Democracy at Stake in the U.S. and Globally | Pulitzer Center
Oct 11, 2024 · Impact. The Indian Supreme Court declared on October 3, 2024, that provisions relating to caste-based discriminatory practices in prison manuals are unconstitutional. The court directed all states and Union Territories to revise their prison manuals in the landmark judgment. The case follows a petition filed by Pulitzer Center grantee Sukanya Shantha. ...
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
Aug 30, 2019 · Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Tough on crime policies enacted in the 1980s and 1990s increased the number of juveniles charged as adults—viewing them not as children or delinquents but as fully formed criminals. But ...
Explained: Why Haiti & the Dominican Republic Are at Odds
Sep 29, 2023 · Historian Lissette Acosta Corniel, an assistant professor of Latin American Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), explains the rifts that tore apart Ayiti Kiskeya O Boyo (aka Hispaniola).
Reporting Grants & Fellowships - Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center provides support to freelance and staff journalists to pursue underreported enterprise stories in two ways: Reporting grants: Funding for in-depth journalism projects; Fellowship programs: Funding; training; data and research support; and a cohort experience with journalists pursuing similar in-depth or investigative stories; These …
Major Findings of Investigation Into Alleged Sex Abuse at Boys …
Nov 8, 2023 · OMAHA, Neb. — Shaelyn Nielsen remembers being required to take tests about Boys Town's rich history and its founder, Father Edward J. Flanagan, before she and other teens were allowed to work at its welcome center on Omaha's west side. The former Michigan truant, now 25, remembers being handpicked to attend Boys Town's annual Blue Water Bash fundraiser at Lake Okoboji in Iowa, where tickets ...
Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword for the Feminist Movement
Oct 7, 2022 · The Women’s Museum of California, Girls Learn International, the Mimosa Sisterhood podcast, and the National Women’s History Alliance use their social media accounts to share stories about women’s history, calls to action, resources to aid in the feminist movement, and information about current events. Images courtesy of Jacqueline Kamei. United States