Sarah Leah Whitson

Sarah Leah Whitson


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Sarah Leah Whitson

11years ago
MS NOW

Why the fight against ISIS is failing

Six months and 16,000 airstrikes later, it’s time for an honest accounting of the U.S.-led strategy — and why military action alone won’t be enough.

12years ago
MS NOW

Egypt sentences 683 to death as military crackdown continues

The latest round of mass death sentences in Egypt – 683, all in one short trial session and one, 15-minute sentencing hearing – is only the tip of the iceberg.

12years ago
MS NOW

Libya teetering on the brink of failure

Can Libya be a nation whose citizens enjoy freedom and security? The quandary made itself all too clear when we tried to hold a news conference in Tripoli.