A Doctor Who Honed His Skills In Gaza Is 3D-Printing Face Shields In His Basement For Canadian Hospitals
ER doctor Tarek Loubani has printed around 1,000 face shields during the coronavirus crisis, working in his spare time from his basement.
The Coronavirus Is Going To Make Life Inside Refugee Camps Even More Nightmarish
The cramped and unsanitary conditions tens of thousands of people live in pose a catastrophic risk, aid groups have warned.
North Korea Hasn’t Reported Any Cases Of The Coronavirus. The Truth Could Be Very Different.
North Korea’s border with China and its crumbling health care system have experts worried about the spread of the coronavirus.
The World's Most Valuable Company Used A Migrant Worker As A Human Hand Sanitizer
The pictures of the man dressed as a hand sanitizer during the global coronavirus outbreak went viral and caused outrage online.
Men Yelling “Chinese” Tried To Punch Her Off Her Bike. She’s The Latest Victim Of Racist Attacks Linked To Coronavirus.
Jiye Seong-Yu’s experience in the Netherlands is being replicated across Europe as racist attacks linked to the novel coronavirus spike.
She Escaped The Nightmare Of China’s Brutal Internment Camps. Now She Could Be Sent Back.
Tursunay Ziyawudun endured months of interrogations and ritual humiliations at the hands of camp officials before she was released. She's terrified she's about to be sent back.
Iran's “Revenge” Over Qassem Soleimani Is Likely To Include Cyberattacks
Iran has one of the world’s most active state-sponsored cybersecurity programs. It’s possible that hackers will try to strike critical US infrastructure.
The Rise — And Rise — Of Mass Surveillance
Eavesdropping bureaucrats have been replaced by algorithm-driven facial recognition technology. But the real impact of indiscriminate surveillance may be in our minds.
The “Badass” Afghan Pilot Who Went Massively Viral Is Now Living In Exile. She Just Wants To Be Able To Fly Again.
Niloofar Rahmani was feted as a global feminist icon and honored by Michelle Obama. But as the decade closes, she’s separated from her family, her dreams in tatters.
Twitter “Silenced” Dissenting Voices During Anti-Government Protests In Egypt
Dozens of accounts were suspended without reason during rare anti-government protests, new research shared with BuzzFeed News shows.
How Your Instagram Story Lets The Cops Follow You Around A City
By cross-referencing just one hour of footage from public webcams with stories taken in Times Square, BuzzFeed News confirmed the full identities of a half dozen people.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel Election Gamble May Have Backfired
With most votes counted, the party of Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is slightly behind its main rival.
As Peace Talks With The Taliban Collapse, Afghan Women Demand To Be Heard
In 2001, the US pledged to remake Afghanistan as a place where women could thrive. But they had no voice during peace talks with the Taliban — nor when Trump abruptly canceled them 18 years later.
Period Tracker Apps Used By Millions Of Women Are Sharing Incredibly Sensitive Data With Facebook
Data including when women last had sex was sent to Facebook and other third-party services, according to new research shared exclusively with BuzzFeed News.
Rashida Tlaib Says She Won't Go To The West Bank "Under These Oppressive Conditions"
Israel decided to allow Tlaib in to see her grandmother if she didn't promote a boycott of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians during her trip, but Tlaib says she won't travel there.
Reps. Rashida Tlaib And Ilhan Omar Have Been Barred From Visiting Israel
Ahead of the announcement, President Donald Trump said it would show "great weakness" if Israel permitted the congresswomen to visit.
A Muslim Man Who Had Faced Deportation To China From Qatar Is Now Headed To The US
Activists launched a massive online campaign to prevent Ablikim Yusuf from being forced to return to China, where he faced possible detention in secretive internment camps.
A Muslim Man Is Stuck In An Airport As He Tries To Avoid Being Deported To China
Activists are rallying to prevent a Uighur man in Qatar from being sent back to China, where he could be sent to an internment camp
An American Reporter Was Denied A Visa To China. She Said It’s Because She Criticized The Communist Party.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, a Washington, DC–based freelance journalist, applied for a journalist visa with AFP last year. AFP was told to find another journalist.
Facebook Failed To Delete 93% Of Posts Containing Speech Violating Its Own Rules In India
A yearlong study concluded that Facebook had made little progress in moderating non-English-language content in India, the company’s largest market by users.