Passport
List of Passport articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Free Speech Crackdown, Ecuador Edition
The U.N. has condemned Ecuador's shutdown of a media watchdog group amid concerns the government is increasingly threatening freedom of speech.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Alexis Tsipras’s Victory Means He Must Now Implement Austerity Greece Had Long Rejected
Alexis Tsipras must now implement the austerity he had long resisted.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry Promises More U.S. Asylum for Refugees, but Will Congress Pay for It?
Under EU pressure, the U.S. agreed to increase refugee quotas Sunday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Two Americans Freed From Houthi Captivity in Yemen
The U.S. confirmed Sunday that two Americans were released from Houthi captivity in Yemen.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Brawls in Parliament, Lawmakers Vote to Give Japan’s Military Freer Hand
Japanese lawmakers brawled over a bill to expand the military's engagement in conflict this week. On Friday, the bill passed 148 to 90.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Number of Children Displaced by Boko Haram Surpasses 1.4 Million
The number of children displaced by Boko Haram continues to grow despite pledges from government leaders they will stop the group.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Would It Be Illegal to Put Margaret Thatcher on U.S. Currency?
Probably not. And would it be any stranger than Douglas MacArthur on the Filipino peso?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kurdish Fighters: We’d Really Appreciate if you Came to Syria to Help Fight ISIS
Kurdish fighters answer questions from the general public, and make the case for foreign volunteers to join their group.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Croatia, Migrants Are Welcome Until They’re Not
Croatia has announced that its country is full, despite encouraging migrants to arrive just yesterday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Report: Crimea’s Tatars Targeted Since Russian Annexation
A new report on the human rights situation in Crimea paints a grim picture of the region since coming under Russian rule.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hungary: Migrants Crossing Border from Serbia Are an ‘Armed Mob’
Hungarian officials upped security efforts on the Serbian border in an effort to stop migrants from crossing into Hungarian territory.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Indian Metropolis, Millions Have Applied for Just 368 Open ‘Office Boy’ Positions
Jobs are scarce in the Indian city of Lucknow, as millions apply for the same few hundred positions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Albania Claims to Have Destroyed Almost All of the Country’s Marijuana
In its latest crackdown on marijuana growth, Albania claims to have destroyed nearly all of the country's drug crop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France to Nigeria: It’s All One Fight Against Boko Haram and the Islamic State
French President François Hollande announced Monday that the fight against the Islamic State and Boko Haram must be considered part of the same offensive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Public Art Project Making the Case for Whistleblowers to Be Regarded as Heroes
By casting Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning in bronze, artist Davide Dormino argues the three activists should be regarded as monumental heroes.