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Karen Leigh

Karen Leigh

Karen Leigh is a Berlin-based journalist, writing for Time and other publications. She previously covered Africa, India, the Arab Spring, and the 2008 presidential campaigns.

The Agony of Nabeel Rajab

The Agony of Nabeel Rajab

Can the informal leader of Bahrain's revolution keep the movement going despite a government that cracks down with impunity and an indifferent world?… More »

Behind the Arab Revolts, an Activist Quietly Pulling Strings From Boston

Behind the Arab Revolts, an Activist Quietly Pulling Strings From Boston

If you've watched a TV report or read a news article on the Arab Spring, odds are you've encountered Nasser Weddady's work without even knowing it.… More »

Home From Iran, Detained Hiker Finds Warm Welcome and a Familiar Life

Home From Iran, Detained Hiker Finds Warm Welcome and a Familiar Life

Friends and family of Josh Fattal describe hearing the news of his release and the joy of bringing him home after more than two years… More »

For Families of U.S. Hikers in Iran, Another Pain: Internet Backlash

For Families of U.S. Hikers in Iran, Another Pain: Internet Backlash

Why do so many people seem to express scorn toward the Americans held in an Iranian prison for two years now?… More »

Families React as Iran Sentences U.S. Hikers to Eight Years

Families React as Iran Sentences U.S. Hikers to Eight Years

Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, as well as their families back home, have already endured two difficult years… More »

Exiled and 24: The Young Woman Fighting for Bahrain

Exiled and 24: The Young Woman Fighting for Bahrain

Daughter to one of Bahrain's most prominent activists, Maryam al-Khawaja picks up the mission of her now-imprisoned father… More »

U.S. Hikers Tortured in Iran, Former Fellow Inmate Reveals

U.S. Hikers Tortured in Iran, Former Fellow Inmate Reveals

Sarah Shourd, who was detained in Iran along with her fiance and a friend, breaks her silence about the group's brutal treatment at the hands of their Iranian captors… More »

For Families of Hikers Held in Iran, 21 Sleepless Months

For Families of Hikers Held in Iran, 21 Sleepless Months

As their sons hunger strike in a Tehran prison, two mothers struggle against time, an Iranian regime bent on using them as tools against the U.S., and the agony of countless unspeakable fears… More »

The Anti-al-Jazeera: Bahrain's Notorious State-Run TV Channel

The Anti-al-Jazeera: Bahrain's Notorious State-Run TV Channel

As protesters take to the streets, the regime is using government-run television to hit back with sectarian propaganda… More »

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