Japhy Wilson

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Gemma Ware |Japhy Wilson

When the first cases of COVID began to spread around the world in early 2020, people in Iquitos, a remote city in the Peruvian Amazon, weren’t unduly worried. They assumed their isolation would protect them. It didn’t. Peru, and Iquitos, were hit fast and hard. In many wealthier parts of the world, states stepped in to help people whose livelihoods had disappeared. Not in Iquitos. The pandemic led to an extreme case of societal breakdown.

Jan 17, 2025 | dehai.org | Asher Kaufman |Luke Montrose |Japhy Wilson

A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal was announced in Qatar on Wednesday – a little prematurely, as it turned out. With a backdrop of airstrikes that killed more than 70 in the enclave, Hamas and the Israeli government yesterday blamed each other for holding up a crucial breakthrough already celebrated by Israelis and Palestinians. The last-minute delay doesn’t bode well.

Jan 17, 2025 | dehai.org | Asher Kaufman |Luke Montrose |Japhy Wilson

A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal was announced in Qatar on Wednesday – a little prematurely, as it turned out. With a backdrop of airstrikes that killed more than 70 in the enclave, Hamas and the Israeli government yesterday blamed each other for holding up a crucial breakthrough already celebrated by Israelis and Palestinians. The last-minute delay doesn’t bode well.