Geoffrey P. Johnston, international affairs columnist for The Kingston Whig-Standard and The Owen Sound Sun Times examines important issues often overlooked by the mainstream media.  In this instalment of Global Report, Johnston talks about the horrific human rights situation in North Korea, which persecutes the country's 300,000 Christians, who face internment in brutal labour camps or execution.

Global Report On North Korea, Part 1

North Korea's 300,000 Christians face terrible persecution. The Communist regime either executes Christians, or sends them to brutal re-education camps or even more dreadful labour camps. Simply possessing a Bible is grounds for arrest. North Korean 'secret believers' worship Jesus Christ & study the Bible in secret. This is their story.

North Korea's communist regime persecutes Christians

Life is extremely hard for ordinary people just trying to survive in North Korea, an impoverished country that often suffers from man-made famine-like conditions caused by the ruinous policies of a brutal Communist regime.  Although day-to-day existence in the totalitarian country is grim, the people of North Korea are changing, according to a new report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).

Global Report:  Human Rights in North Korea, Part 2

One of the longest stock market bull runs in U.S. financial history is coming to an end. Driven by speculative mania, a correction is inevitable, setting the stage for a recession. Is Canada ready? Or have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's fiscal policies put Canada on thin ice?

Global Report: Stock Market Speculation and Debt

In this instalment of Global Report, I will discuss the international sexual misconduct scandal involving Oxfam staff members in Haiti. This podcast arises from a five-part investigative series that my newspapers are running over the next two weeks.  The series is examining  sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment perpetrated by staff members of various nongovernmental organisations that provide humanitarian assistance in the developing world.

Can Oxfam recover from sexual misconduct scandal?

This multiple-part investigative series examines sexual misconduct perpetrated by staff members of various humanitarian organisations.

Global Report: Sex Abuse in the NGO sector, Part 2

Sexual misconduct, exploitation, abuse, & harassment plague the humanitarian sector. In the conclusion of this investigative series, Geoffrey P. Johnston tracks follows the trail of an alleged sexual harasser from Save the Children to UNICEF headquarters in NYC.

Tracking Sexual Predators

Freedom of speech is under attack in the 21st century. Geoffrey Johnston examines the issue through the lens of John Stuart Mill's 1859 treatise On Liberty.

Defending Freedom of Speech

Canadian journalist covering international relations, human rights, international development, political economy, and religious freedom. Research is my middle name. No use for ideology or political correctness.

Global Report with Geoffrey P. Johnston