Free from fear or favour
No tracking. No cookies
A heady mix of conspiracy theories, the summer heat and lax gun laws are inflating America’s violent death toll, says CJ Werleman
Online propaganda, smears on survivors and a refusal to allow international officials to visit Xinjiang – CJ Werleman considers what Xi Jinping’s Government is giving away in its defensive approach to accusations of genocide
CJ Werleman says that the so-called ‘cease-fire’ between the Israeli Government and Hamas just returns Palestinians to the status quo. It can’t last.
From Palestine to Myanmar, Xinjiang to Kashmir, CJ Werleman sees a pattern of persecution driven by Gulf rivalries and post ‘War on Terror’ geopolitics
CJ Werleman assesses the claims and counterclaims of Hamas officials and Israeli politicians and sees little hope for civilians
CJ Werleman on how Israeli government violence towards its own citizens is a moment of hubris that is galvanising global opposition
CJ Werleman warns that, though it may play well in domestic politics, the bellicose rhetoric over China’s strategic threat may lead Scott Morrison’s Government little room to manoeuvre
The military coup has unleashed a fresh round of violence in the country that could spiral out of control, says CJ Werleman
As global pressure grows over China’s persecution of its Uyghur minority, CJ Werleman considers how the Government is harnessing the far-right to counter human rights criticisms of the regime
A high proportion of evangelical Christians are sceptical about the COVID-19 jab – which is creating a major headache for the United States, says CJ Werleman
The left must learn how to oppose China’s military expansionism and human rights abuses, says CJ Werleman
From the Soviet Union to China, Bosnia to the Uyghurs, CJ Werleman traces a historic tendency that turns a blind eye to international crimes
CJ Werleman digs into the findings of a new report detailing acts of political violence around the world in 2020
CJ Werleman reports on the third mass shooting in a week in America in Boulder, Colorado, and explores how the country could start to stop such events happening with alarming frequency
CJ Werleman explores the overlap in beliefs between the ideologies and how and why they combine with deadly results
CJ Werleman speaks to the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross about a new report laying bare the immense human suffering caused by 10 years of conflict in Syria
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
CJ Werleman looks at the ways the conspiracy theory persists despite the facts, and how it is rapidly merging with white evangelical Christian nationalism
CJ Werleman reports on a Cambridge University study which could shed new light on why some people support violence in the name of political or religious beliefs
CJ Werleman talks to Samira al-Houry, an activist who was assaulted and raped in a Houthi prison
The West is reluctant to fully condemn the actions of the Chinese Communist Party because of the sanctions that will be invoked as a retaliatory response from Beijing, says CJ Werleman
CJ Werleman considers the civil and criminal matters which may still hinder the former American President, as he sets his sights on running for office again in 2024
CJ Werleman explores how the Republican Party knows that a core part of the former President’s support base is here to stay – no matter how dangerous they may be for American democracy
CJ Werleman reports on the Pakistani Prime Minister’s support for self-determination for the disputed region
CJ Werleman argues that the Republicans will take an even darker turn during Joe Biden’s presidency
Despite widespread condemnation of the Donald Trump presidency, CJ Werleman argues that it was Ronald Reagan who caused more damage to America
While Fox News and other outlets have polarised Australia, the US and UK, CJ Werleman fears that an even ruder shock awaits us