Since 1 January 2011, Belgian artist Dieter Ohler has spent every day recording newspaper headlines about deaths around the world, creating thousands of handwritten pages that explore how journalism turns human lives into numbers.
‘Behind all these statistics there are people’: Dieter Ohler on recording violent death every day since 2011
British containers, Israeli bombs: how a British firm’s exports feed Gaza’s destruction
Shipping documents examined by Declassified UK and The Ditch reveal that Durham-based Permoid Industries has supplied over 1,000 British-made ammunition containers to Israel’s Elbit Systems since October 2023.
Penetrating the fog of war: the lives of Ukraine’s reporters covering the Russian invasion
Iain Overton looks at the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine’s journalists, recording their experiences of a war that has impacted all of their lives.
A tragedy of justice. Why the Australian government should not be forcing Defence whistleblower David McBride to stand trial
Former military lawyer David McBride is set to stand trial in November, four years and eight months after being charged with leaking classified Australian defence information to journalists. McBride is accused of disclosing information that formed the basis of “The Afghan Files,” an exposé on alleged misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. The trial date has raised concerns about the availability of witnesses and legal counsel, while calls to end the prosecution and reform whistleblowing laws continue.