Domestic Violence and Murder in Kyrgyzstan
The Central Asian nation has a far greater number of female prisoners jailed for murder of a male family member than other countries in the region.
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The Deadliest Year for Environmental and Indigenous Activists Yet
At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.
Is Mass Murder Now Part of the Repertoire of Contention?
New ways of protest are being invented every day, with a society’s repertoire of contention in constant evolution.…
Murder in the Bayou
A barn near Jennings, Louisiana. (Photo: polymerchemist/Flickr) Kristen Gary Lopez’s grandmother still kept the newspaper clippings stored in…
Where Were the Usual Suspects in ‘Making a Murderer’?
By leaving out crucial statistics, the Netflix phenomenon plays into clichés about murdered women.
Letters to Prison
In 1989 in Fairbanks, Alaska, Byran Perotti killed Johnny Jackson in cold blood. The community's silence around the murder compounded the shock of the crime itself.
A Look at Those Who Kill Their Own Family Members
A distinct criminological profile emerges when researchers study the men and women who kill family members.
Is It Ethical to Watch Murder Caught on Tape?
The slaying of two Virginia journalists captures the horror of death in the age of photographic reproduction.
‘A Thousand Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground’: Re-Framing Islam in North Carolina
Scenes before a tragedy—and how art responds to murder.
