AnalysisJustice The Girl from Trails End By March of 2011, the news was everywhere: An 11-year-old girl had been gang raped by eighteen (now known to be nineteen) teenagers and men, ranging in age from 16 to 27, in the East Texas town of Cleveland. Onnesha RoychoudhuriSeptember 14, 2011
Inside TIJustice, World Iran to pardon hikers In a “unilateral humanitarian gesture,” Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that he will grant a pardon to Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, jailed in Tehran on charges of espionage and illegal border crossing for more than two years. Esther KaplanSeptember 13, 2011
InvestigationWorld Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Evidence emerges of the Muslim Brotherhood’s cooperation with the Egyptian military — sparking tensions between the Brotherhood’s old guard and new. Stephen GlainThe NationSeptember 12, 2011
NewsBusiness, Politics Investor protections imperiled by Wall Street, GOP assault on financial reform It’s no secret that a powerful, well-funded coalition of mega-banks, derivatives users and insurance brokers wants to see major pieces of the Wall Street financial reform law dismembered and defunded. They are partnering with mostly GOP House members to do so. John WasikSeptember 7, 2011
AnalysisWorld Dining with a Sheik Sheik Mohammed Farahat was waiting patiently for me when we met for dinner recently in downtown Cairo. He is a prominent Salafi cleric, which means he and his followers interpret Islam with a rather antique set of reference points… Stephen GlainAugust 25, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, World Toxic Trash Billy McKenna and Kevin Wilkins survived multiple tours in Iraq. But they died of rare illnesses not long after coming home. J. Malcolm GarciaOxford AmericanAugust 24, 2011
Inside TIJustice, World Iran sentences Bauer, Fattal to eight years Terrible news. Iran state television has reported that Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer and his companion Josh Fattal have been sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran…. Esther KaplanAugust 20, 2011
ImpactBusiness, Environment Fisherman-Reporter Snags a Sidney Investigative Fund reporter and sometime fisherman Tom Gogola has won the August Sidney Award, a monthly award inaugurated in 2009 for an outstanding piece of socially-conscious journalism… Jayati VoraAugust 17, 2011
BackstoryEnvironment The Backstory: Tom Gogola Tom Gogola discusses his perspective on fishing bycatch, what didn’t make it into his final story, and the critical role played by The Investigative Fund. Tom GogolaAugust 17, 2011
InvestigationJustice Deadly Secrets How a California court decision has shielded brutal Oakland police officers from accountability. Ali WinstonColorlines.comAugust 16, 2011