mass killings
‘Only Thing We Can Do Is Run’: 22 Civilians Massacred While Sheltering in a Monastery
The Myanmar military is torturing, mutilating and murdering civilians in a string of violent massacres.
Utah Man Who Killed His Entire Family Was Investigated for Child Abuse 2 Years Ago
His eldest daughter had reported physical and emotional abuse to the Department Child and Family Services and the police.
2022 Is the Deadliest Year Yet for U.S. Mass Shootings, New Data Shows
James Alan Fox, a professor who has tracked mass killings for 40 years, says 2022 has surpassed 2019 as the deadliest year on record, and the rate of killings has increased significantly since October.
Getting Rid of 8chan Isn't Going to Get Rid of QAnon
Some longtime watchers of the conspiracy say it's grown to the point where it doesn't need 8chan or even Q anymore.
Judge Changes Law to Give Man Who Killed Six Muslim Men More Guaranteed Prison Time
The massacre committed by Alexandre Bissonnette was driven by racial hatred, but a judge did not consider it terrorism.
Why Vehicles Are on the Rise as Weapons of Mass Killing
A global terrorism tracker lists 183 incidents involving vehicles from 1970 to the end of 2016—122 of them since 2010.
Toxic Masculinity Is At the Heart of This Darkness
The two biggest massacres in the last 40 years of Canadian history have been explicitly linked to misogyny.
Arts and Music Venues in North America Are Now Training Staff for ‘Active Shooter’ Situations
But not everyone agrees with the type of training, as Seattle staffers were told by police to fight back, not flee.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Terrorism
Terrorism is a word like "pornography": blurry at the boundaries, but something everyone is sure they will recognize when they see it.
These Afghan Journalists Are Threatening to Boycott the Taliban
A day after the Taliban declared two TV stations legitimate "military targets," Afghan journalists said that they would withhold coverage of the insurgency if they are attacked.
'Look of Silence' Director Joshua Oppenheimer Talks Art, Confrontation, and Genocide
The director of "The Act of Killing" and "The Look of Silence" has made two documentary epic poems about long-ignored Indonesian war crimes.
A Brief History of Female Rampage Killers
While it can't be said that the first post–Elliot Rodger killing spree had a female perpetrator—killing sprees are just too common for that—the fact that one of these killers wasn't a dude makes for at least an interesting footnote.