The United Nations has described Israel’s building of settlements in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank “a war crime”. Without help from the international community, Palestinians are having to try and protect their homes and their lands themselves. Four stories from across the occupied territories show the resilience and resistance of those being dispossessed.

In the run-up to the UN’s 76th general assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks to Al Jazeera.

Watch this TEDx talk by Nuakai Aru. His aim is to share greater understanding about our collective story, as well as appreciation for the natural world.

Watch this TEDx talk by Jane Landers who discusses the missing century of black history in the Americas.

Watch this TEDx talk by Okalani Dawkins, a passionate sophomore who is excited to create a better world through her passion for Civil Rights.

In a race against India’s looming water shortage, Anand Malligavad takes on his city’s water woes one lake at a time.

How Egypt’s Hardcore football Ultras became a major protest group during their country’s revolution and the aftermath.

This investigation exposes how Pegasus works, how governments like Saudi Arabia and the UAE have bought the hugely expensive spyware, also how it has been used beyond the stated intentions of the NSO Group of “developing technology to prevent and investigate terror and crime” – including to target journalists.

London-based journalist Iman Amrani meets two activists who are confronting the root causes of youth violence in the United Kingdom. At the age of 15, Athian Akec became a youth MP and put knife crime at the top of his political agenda. Temi Mwale founded the 4Front Project, an organisation that helps young people who have been affected by violence. Athian and Temi talk about the structural, political and social issues that are excluding many young people and can lead to violence.

In this episode of The Bottom Line, Dr Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and current CEO of the Resolve to Save Lives initiative, talks with host Steve Clemons about what’s next in the global fight against COVID-19.

Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, this special edition of The Listening Post looks at the climate of fear that undergirded the so-called “War on Terror” and how the US news and entertainment industries helped produce it.