Philip Gourevitch

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Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.

Book jacket of “One Part Woman” a novel by Perumal Murugan
Loss of popularity, a stagnant economy, stalemate in Ukraine and an uptick in Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil: The challenges keep stacking up for Vladimir Putin, who seemed more obsessed with his own security than ever during his visit to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from May 27 to 29. The president's impressive motorcade included 20 cars, 14 motorcycle escorts, a machine-gun-turret-equipped vehicle, a mobile anti-drone jamming system and a surveillance helicopter, which flew over a city that had been cleared of all pedestrians ahead of his arrival. The Russian president has never taken any chances with his protection, but the security measures he deployed in Astana betrayed his deep fear of being targeted by an enemy drone.
REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA IN NAIROBI HCCHRPET/E/2026 KATIBA INSTITUTE ................................................................ PETITIONER VERSUS ATTORNEY-GENERAL ................................................... 1ST RESPONDENT CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ......................................... 2ND RESPONDENT AND KELIN KENYA ............................................................ INTERESTED PARTY Certificate of Urgency I, Joshua Malidzo Nyawa, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, certify this matter extremely urgent and ‘absolutely cannot wait’ because: 1. ‘We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families, ’ as written by Philip Gourevitch, illustrates the consequences of failure by authorities to act on credible and imminent threats to life. This concern directly informs the urgency of this matter, given the imminent exposure of the public to grave health risks.