Leala Doherty

News

Mapping the European Union's Massive Crackdown on Immigrants

As EU member states cooperated on a two-week operation intended to track and penalize illegal immigration, a group of activists worked to track police activity in real time.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
10.28.14
News

Sara Firth: 'Why I Quit Russia Today Over Flight MH17'

The reporter on quitting the pro-Russian news agency.
Leala Doherty
7.21.14
News

'Gulf Futurism' Is Killing People

Migrant workers are paying the ultimate price for the Blade Runner fantasies of oil princes.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
5.15.14
Stuff

'Officially Old' Are the Two Dumbest Words on the Internet

Every hour, countless people on Twitter declare themselves "officially old." They use it to prefix anything they're doing that is remotely mundane, from buying running gear to boiling an egg.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
4.15.14
News

London's Ukrainian Ex-Pats Tried to Ambush an Oligarch

Three hundred of them held a street protest yesterday.
Leala Doherty
2.21.14
Tech

Porn Is Dead, Long Live Sex

Porn is dated, passe, over. It doesn't have anything to do with reality and its business model is so archaic production companies aren't making money anymore—the internet's moved on, you see, but the industry hasn't. Make Love Not Porn is a website...
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
11.22.13
News

Why Is Birmingham Failing Its Children?

I grew up in the place branded a "national disgrace" by Ofsted inspectors.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
11.20.13
News

Paddy Power Are Exploiting Some of London's Most Impoverished Communities

With low-cost, easy-to-use games that are earning them millions a day.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
10.8.13
Stuff

What 'Diana' Can Tell Us About British Media Culture

It's all a bit of a mess at the moment.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
9.27.13
News

Hunting for Illegal Immigrants with the UK Border Police

Housing is becoming so scarce in London that the government is offering people cash incentives to relocate to smaller homes in the suburbs, and illegal immigrants are crammed into crappy flats rented from dodgy landlords.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
8.29.13
News

The British Woman Who's Imprisoned with Her Baby in Pakistan

Khadija Shah was arrested for carrying $4.75 million worth of heroin through Islamabad airport. Her youngest daughter was born while Khadija was incarcerated, and hasn’t spent a day outside of the prison’s walls, and there's no immediate timeframe set...
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
7.5.13
Stuff

Boya Dee and the Rise of the 'Tragedy Jesters'

We always need someone to provide the light relief in the moments of dark, dark horror.
Nathalie Olah
Leala Doherty
5.29.13
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