UN Weekly Roundup: April 8-14, 2023

Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Leaked Documents Claim US Spied on UN Chief On Thursday, FBI agents arrested a 21-year-old U.S.…

Syria Sued in US Court on Torture Claims

A U.S. citizen who says he was tortured in Syrian custody has filed a lawsuit against President Bashar al-Assad's government in Washington, seeking accountability at a time that Damascus is reconciling in the region. Obada Mzaik, who was…

What is the Espionage Act?

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been accused of leaking a trove of highly classified documents online, faces two criminal charges: unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information, and…