Janine di Giovanni
@janinedigi.bsky.social
Executive Director /CEO The Reckoning Project, war crimes unit in Ukraine, soon Middle East and Africa. Academic @Yale; war reporter of three decades and 18 wars; Guggenheim Fellow; CFR Murrow Fellow; nine books. Mother and Human Rights Defender. Paris.
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
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Really great to be on #JoyReid show - @thereidout talking about the largely-ignored yet catastrophic war in #Sudan. She is one of the most prepared, informed and sensitive TV hosts I've ever been interviewed by. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3xb...
Inside Sudan's War Crimes: The Story No One Is Covering ft. Janine Di Giovanni & Lynsey Addario
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
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In Israel, Rahm Emanuel Calls for End of Unconditional U.S. Support www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
In Israel, Rahm Emanuel Calls for End of Unconditional U.S. Support
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El-Obeid does not have to fall to RSF forces. World leaders can stop the imminent slaughter in Sudan "This is not a drill. It is a red alert that needs to land on the desks of heads of state and government around the world" @TRPforJustice @volker_turk www.vanityfair.com/story/sudan-...
Update: World Leaders Urged To Protect Sudan City El-Obeid From Rapid Support Forces Attack
A week after Vanity Fair published her special report on the civil war in Sudan, conflict correspondent Janine di Giovanni returns with news from century old city Sudanese El-Obeid, where UN Human Rig...
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Why the world ignores the a war in Sudan @vanityfair.com @trpforjustice.bsky.social
I've seen a lot of wars, a lot of suffering. The war in #Sudan is agony. And largely ignored. Why? My reportage just out in @VanityFair with photos by the incredible @lynseyaddario www.vanityfair.com/story/sudan-...
Why The World Ignores Genocide in Sudan
The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportu...
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The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability | Janine di Giovanni
Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
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The Class of 2026 deserves honesty over comfort to face the trials ahead www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
The Class of 2026 deserves honesty over comfort to face the trials ahead | The National
Graduates face wars, broken institutions and shrinking industries but history shows that is exactly when the real work gets done
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An important read from @NowrojeeOSF "Islam is now widely.. described as a backward or inherently violent religion that represents a civilizational threat. ...Muslims are portrayed as people whose customs and values are irreconcilable with western ones." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Anti-Muslim hate and antisemitism are twin crises. We must confront them together | Binairfer Nowrojee
The two hatreds have rarely been seen as related dangers. But they overlap even as Muslim and Jewish communities are pitted against each other
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430 activists intercepted int'l waters Hands bound Blindfolded Sexual assault A disgusting minister gloating. France and Poland banned him. EU asked to follow. Will Kaja Kallas step up? France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/w...
France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists
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Sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians is widespread, according to new reports and harrowing first-hand accounts. @nickkristof.bsky.social The Horror of Sexual Assault in Israeli Prisons www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | The Horror of Sexual Assault in Israeli Prisons
Sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians is widespread, according to new reports and harrowing first-hand accounts. The Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof details a pattern of systemic a...
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It may only be a matter of time before the EU punishes Israel for its crimes against Palestinians www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
It may only be a matter of time before the EU punishes Israel for its crimes against Palestinians | The National
The bloc lacks unanimity to take meaningful action, but the tide appears to be turning in that direction
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So much has been erased in #Gaza—lives, schools, libraries, and years of careful, intellectual work. These are the bios of 82 Gazan scholars whose lives and contributions to knowledge, were brutally cut short when they were killed by the IDF, simply for existing. rememberinggazascholars.org
Palestine Scholars
Fatima Ali Abu Owdah, How Alone You Were (2025) Poetry in cover art excerpted from Mahmoud Darwish’s epic poem “Madīḥ al-ẓẓil al-‘ālī” (“In Praise of the High Shadow”): Son of mor...
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France's draft antisemitism law weaponizes & exaggerates antisemitism claims to silence pro-Palestinian voices. UN agrees: it undermines free expression. This is Israel lobbying giving cover to Israel's hideous crimes in Gaza while criminalizing dissent. #Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
France: Draft antisemitism law could seriously undermine free expression and other human rights, warn UN experts
GENEVA – Draft legislation aimed at combatting “new forms of antisemitism” would seriously undermine freedom of expression, legal certainty in criminal offences, and other international human rights, ...
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After years reporting from conflicts where rules collapse, I’m convening “A World Without Rules” @yalejackson.bsky.social with @trpforjustice.bsky.social w/Kenneth Roth, Timothy Snyder & leading voices on accountability. April 24 (in person + Zoom) events.jackson.yale.edu/event/a-worl...
A World Without Rules
Hosted by The Reckoning Project in partnership with Yale University, this one-day symposium will bring together leading practitioners, academics, and policymakers to examine how the erosion of international norms is reshaping modern conflicts and weakening the systems meant to protect civilians and enforce accountability. Through a series of expert panels and a keynote address, the event will explore the growing gap between atrocity and justice, the limits of existing legal mechanisms, and the role of evidence, documentation, and civil society in preserving the possibility of accountability. The symposium will include opening remarks by Janine di Giovanni, Yale Jackson School Senior Fellow and founder of The Reckoning Project; a keynote address by Kenneth Roth, former director of Human Rights Watch; and closing remarks by University of Toronto professor Timothy Snyder.
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I'm using Substack more and more — to write reflective essays from the field and some personal memoir. If that sounds like your kind of thing, come find me there. 👉 janinedigiovanni.substack.com/subscribe
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Without wishing to add to the gloom, @janinedigi.bsky.social foresaw this happening some years ago...
A critical moment for Syria after Assad. As the Iran–Israel war reshapes the region, what happens to the search for truth and justice? Join @trpforjustice.bsky.social tomorrow Paris time CET for this urgent webinar. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Syria After Assad: Truth, Evidence, and the Fight for Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
As Syria returns to international view, decisions shaping its future are unfolding against a backdrop of long-standing political and institutional challenges. Developments in the northeast, in particu...
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“In Gaza, international reporters are banned. The local Palestinian reporters have paid a terrible price to bring the story to us – at least 248 of them have been killed by Israeli forces. “ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni
Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
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Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma: "Europe is now being asked – gently, but also firmly – to join America in a world of supply chains and spheres of influence." www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma | The National
Do they join America on its quest to forge a 'new Western Century', or do they persist with their 'European values'
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"What happens when democratic states adopt the methods of the regimes they once condemned? Terror is not only masked men and arbitrary detention. It also operates through fear. Policies are designed to make people more compliant, more submissive. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
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I've seen MSF's work in Gaza. Israel's coercion of this charity is a scandal www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
I've seen MSF's work in Gaza. Israel's coercion of this charity is a scandal | The National
Doctors Without Borders has been bullied by Israel into sharing personal information about its Palestinian staff
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Freezing cities. Dark homes. This is not collateral damage — it’s strategy. Winter is being weaponized against Ukrainians. My op-ed for @guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death | Janine di Giovanni
As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winter, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
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Alain Berset (Council of Europe): “Int’l law is universal, or it is meaningless. Democracy, multilateralism & accountability must define world order.” Europe must stand firm—defending sovereignty, the legal order & accountability. @TWorldTWeekF24 @TRPforJustice
"70,000 people killed is evidence of how Palestinian life is undervalued diplomatically and geopolitically." - my essay in The National Gaza's 70,000 dead should hit home hard even in a war-weary world www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
Gaza's 70,000 dead should hit home hard even in a war-weary world | The National
The suffering of Palestinians has become an abstraction. We must restore the weight of human loss and awaken from whatever compassion fatigue we may feel
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War correspondent @janinedigi.bsky.social recalls reporting from Sarajevo under sniper fire during the Bosnian War, as details emerge from the #snipersafari probe.
I’ve witnessed countless atrocities, but this is among the worst: foreign tourists paying to come to besieged Sarajevo to snipe civilians for sport. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZnO...
Dayton Peace Agreement at 30: Ethnic tensions 'rising', Bosnia remains a 'very fractured country'
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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What Israel was really targeting when it wiped out Gaza's schools www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
What Israel was really targeting when it wiped out Gaza's schools | The National
Destroying education in Gaza eliminates the next generation of potential leaders, thinkers and dreamers
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