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AJ+ is a unique digital news and storytelling project promoting human rights and equality, holding power to account, and amplifying the voices of the powerless.

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“Apathy is the mother of genocide.” Nigerian photographer Misan Harriman ensured the world saw the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, he’s doing the same for Palestine. The new documentary “Shoot the People” from @watermelon_pics, follows Misan as he captures global movements.

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During this holiday travel season, @yelmjouie looks at how Airbnbs are taking over neighborhoods around the world – and pricing locals out.

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“The racism that we saw after 9/11 against the Muslim community is starting to happen here.” Jewish Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein says that anti-Islam sentiment is surging after the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people during a Hannukah celebration.

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.@Dena often hears fellow Palestinians say Ireland feels like a “second home.” So while there, she spoke to recent Gaza refugee Abubaker about his new life in a place that’s fiercely supportive of his people’s struggle.

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What do Gaza's traumatized children need? Dr. Bahzad al-Akhras is one of 103 students evacuated to the UK to take up scholarships that will help them rebuild Gaza. We spoke to him about the mental health resources required to treat over 1 million Palestinian children.

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18-year-old Palestinian teen Oweis Hemam says Israeli settlers dragged him away while he was praying – and that the abuse continued after he was taken into Israeli custody. His case comes as settler violence reaches some of the highest levels recorded in the West Bank.

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Congolese families say toxic waste from a Chinese-owned mine is making them sick. D.R. Congo is the world’s largest source of cobalt, used to make smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. But residents say its extraction is harming local communities.

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21 h

What would Jesus think of Israel’s occupation? Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac tells @Dena what it's like to live under Israeli occupation in Bethlehem, the city believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.

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“We are trying to be happy from inside.” Palestinian children are decorating Gaza’s only Catholic church for Christmas celebrations for the first time after 2 years of genocide. Pope Francis used to call the Holy Family Church almost every day until his death.

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Dec 24

“If they take it, they will take our soul.” Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are on a mission to #SaveSebastia and stop Israel’s takeover of a Roman-era archaeological site they have been preserving for centuries.

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Dec 23

“I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.” Greta Thunberg was arrested in London after expressing support for pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike.

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Dec 23

With Christmas approaching, @Dena wonders: Why do some evangelical Christians in the U.S. support Israel OVER their fellow Christian Palestinians?

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Dec 23

During this holiday travel season, @yelmjouie looks at how Airbnbs are taking over neighborhoods around the world – and pricing locals out.

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Dec 23

Video: Ahmed al-Ahmed tackling Bondi Beach shooter. Grok: This is a video of a cyclone from last March. AI and right-wing influencers are spreading misinformation and anti-Muslim hate in the wake of a horrific antisemitic attack that killed 15 people in Australia.

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Dec 23

Israeli settler violence surged in the last few months of 2025 as the Israeli government expands illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Dec 23

Sudan’s war is reshaping life beyond its borders. In Chad, more than 760,000 refugees are seeking safety and helping communities survive. But aid shortages put everyone at risk.

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Dec 23

“There are headlines that don't even sound like English." Assal Rad (@AssalRad), a historian whose "fixed” news headlines often go viral, spoke to AJ+’s Dena Takruri (@Dena) about how Western media goes out of its way to "obscure the reality of what is going on" in Gaza.