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In this handout from the Japanese Defense Agency, personnel are seen clearing sarin off platforms after the 1995 gas attack on Tokyo's subways.

Environment

A Terrorist Attack Led Japan to Remove All Its Trash Cans. Now They’re Making a Comeback.

Public waste bins were largely removed from Japanese cities following the 1995 sarin gas attacks, leading residents to adapt to some particularly stringent waste disposal practices.

Allan Richarz

Viewfinder: Victims and Families Mark the Second Anniversary of the Manchester Arena Bombing

Two women hug while a two-minute silence is observed in memory of the victims of the Manchester Arena Bombing in Saint Anne's Square on May 22nd, 2019, in Manchester, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Crowds gather for a vigil in memory of the victims of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks on March 16th, 2019, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Social Justice

The Trump Admin Won’t Join an Initiative to Curb Social Media Extremism, Citing Free Speech

Experts say the initiative does not "have much teeth to it" but that it does not run contrary to the First Amendment.

Brianna Provenzano

Sri Lankan security forces secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade on April 21st, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Social Justice

The Colonial History of Christianity in Sri Lanka

After the Easter Sunday attacks that left at least 200 people dead, a religious studies professor looks back at how Christianity came to the island nation.

Mathew Schmalz

Imam of the attacked Linwood Mosque, Ibrahim Abdul Halim, walks with Father Felimoun El-Baramoussy, priest at St. Michael the Archangel Antiochian Orthodox Church in Dunedin to lay flowers outside the Linwood Mosque on March 18th, 2019, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Most Terrorist Victims Are Muslim

The Christchurch shooting continues a global pattern: Around the world, the majority of victims of terrorist attacks are Muslim.

Jack Herrera

Commuters walk at Waterloo station in central London on March 6th, 2019, a day after a suspicious package was found at the station.

News in Brief

U.K. Support for Political Extremism Is Higher Among Whites, a Study Shows

Whites were twice as likely to sympathize with violent protests and/or terrorist acts as native Pakistanis.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Is the American Justice System Equipped to Deal With an Ex-ISIS Member?

Hoda Muthana, a 23-year-old American from Alabama who joined ISIS in 2015, wants to come home and face justice—is that possible?

Evanna Hu

Eight crosses mark the location where terrorist Sayfullo Saipov entered a Manhattan bike path and went on a rampage with a truck last Tuesday afternoon on November 7th, 2017, in New York City.

Social Justice

An Alternative Approach to Preventing Extremist Violence

In Minneapolis–St.Paul, Minnesota a number of organizations are using community collaboration to steer young people away from potential political extremism.

Peter Bergen & Melissa Salyk-Virk