Cengiz Yar
@cengizyar.com
visuals editor at ProPublica 🦂
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Cengiz Yar
@cengizyar.com
· Dec 10
Bringing My Photobook Back To Iraq
YouTube video by Cengiz Yar
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In October I brought 500 copies of my photobook back to Iraq and distributed them in Mosul. Filmmaker Savva Svet documented that journey and made this short film.
“The surge of federal forces into Minneapolis isn’t about law enforcement at all. It is about an administration declaring — explicitly, at times — that the purpose of federal law enforcement isn’t to uphold the rule of law or promote public safety but to enforce the will of a single man.“
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
“The surge of federal forces into Minneapolis isn’t about law enforcement at all. It is about an administration declaring — explicitly, at times — that the purpose of federal law enforcement isn’t to uphold the rule of law or promote public safety but to enforce the will of a single man.“
"They do not want to see mothers drinking wine or writing poetry. They do not even want to see mothers behind the wheel of a SUV, their child’s stuffed animals visible in the glove compartment, because they do not want to see mothers in public spaces at all."
The Terrifying Reason the Right Is Lying About Renee Good
The White House is smearing her as a bad mom for defending her neighbors rather than staying home with her kids.
www.thecut.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"They do not want to see mothers drinking wine or writing poetry. They do not even want to see mothers behind the wheel of a SUV, their child’s stuffed animals visible in the glove compartment, because they do not want to see mothers in public spaces at all."
“when I landed in Minneapolis on Monday and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America.”
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“when I landed in Minneapolis on Monday and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America.”
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January 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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“I don’t know how you can write about food or travel or hospitality on any level and not stand for immigrants against the balaclava-wearing federal kidnapping squads that are attempting to terrorize huge swaths of the population.” - Nathan Thornburgh, co-founder of Roads & Kingdoms
Anti-ICE Supper Club Heads to L.A.for Al Otro Lado Fundrasier - LAmag
Roads & Kingdoms, the longtime publishing partner of the late Anthony Bourdain will kick off its Anti-ICE Supper Club in Los Angeles.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
“I don’t know how you can write about food or travel or hospitality on any level and not stand for immigrants against the balaclava-wearing federal kidnapping squads that are attempting to terrorize huge swaths of the population.” - Nathan Thornburgh, co-founder of Roads & Kingdoms
“This agent, an elite Border Patrol officer who was masked but identifiable through the uniform number patch EZ-17, was captured on camera firing his B&T GL06 40mm less-lethal launcher at protesters five times in five minutes as he travelled down a street adjacent to where Good was killed.”
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
“This agent, an elite Border Patrol officer who was masked but identifiable through the uniform number patch EZ-17, was captured on camera firing his B&T GL06 40mm less-lethal launcher at protesters five times in five minutes as he travelled down a street adjacent to where Good was killed.”
16yo Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down in a Wisconsin convenience store 13 years ago. The family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place after two men pleaded guilty yesterday. www.propublica.org/article/core...
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
16yo Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down in a Wisconsin convenience store 13 years ago. The family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place after two men pleaded guilty yesterday. www.propublica.org/article/core...
The inaugural Nick Oza Visual Fellowship open call launches on Jan. 18.
2026 Nick Oza Visual Fellowship – Altavoz Lab
The 2026 Nick Oza Visual Fellowship is a documentary photography program by Altavoz Lab honoring Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Nick Oza. This fellowship supports visual storytellers rooted in their...
altavozlab.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The inaugural Nick Oza Visual Fellowship open call launches on Jan. 18.
nature is healing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
130 Tracks of Guitar Per Song? Sunn O))) Is Back, and Going Big.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
nature is healing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
Applications for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award are open until March 31st, 2026. www.iwmf.org/awards/anja-...
Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award - IWMF
Application Guidelines | Resources | FAQ | Jury & Advisory Committee
Applications are open until Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. Apply now on Picter.
A candidate may either self-nominate or be nominate...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Applications for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award are open until March 31st, 2026. www.iwmf.org/awards/anja-...
NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
This Alabaster Grave, my first monograph. www.cengizyar.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This Alabaster Grave, my first monograph. www.cengizyar.com
Is that a @hudsongiles.bsky.social byline?! www.wired.com/story/fbi-ag...
FBI Agent’s Sworn Testimony Contradicts Claims ICE’s Jonathan Ross Made Under Oath
The testimony also calls into question whether Ross failed to follow his training during the incident in which he reportedly shot and killed Minnesota citizen Renee Good.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Is that a @hudsongiles.bsky.social byline?! www.wired.com/story/fbi-ag...
Our three-part investigation into public lands ranching explores the subsidies baked into ranching, environmental impacts, and politics working behind the scenes. Read the takeaways from @jamesctobias.bsky.social & Mark Olalde's collaborative @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org project.
The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands
Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the sy...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Our three-part investigation into public lands ranching explores the subsidies baked into ranching, environmental impacts, and politics working behind the scenes. Read the takeaways from @jamesctobias.bsky.social & Mark Olalde's collaborative @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org project.
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Deported to a country you've never heard of
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 01/07/2026 · 26m
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January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Journalism Jobs: The @wsj.com is hiring for a Deputy Photo Director for their New York office. wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Dow Jones breaks stories, influences ideas, advances business intelligence and cultural interest, exposes the events that turn markets, the breakthroughs that transform art and drives invention.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Journalism Jobs: The @wsj.com is hiring for a Deputy Photo Director for their New York office. wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/...
The Visual Storytelling Team at @propublica.org had an incredible year. Check out some of our favorite work: www.propublica.org/article/year...
2025: Our Year in Visual Journalism
A year-in-review of the visual journalism that brought our stories to life and helped hold power to account.
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The Visual Storytelling Team at @propublica.org had an incredible year. Check out some of our favorite work: www.propublica.org/article/year...
Journalism Jobs: @us.theguardian.com is hiring an Executive Editor for its Visuals team. workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Executive Editor, Visuals
The Guardian is a global, reader-funded news organization that delivers fearless, independent journalism. From breaking news and award-winning investigations, to in-depth coverage of technology, sport...
workwithus.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Journalism Jobs: @us.theguardian.com is hiring an Executive Editor for its Visuals team. workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today was 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, mother to a 6-year-old boy. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today was 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, mother to a 6-year-old boy. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
How many people have been shot in ICE raids? @thetrace.org is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
How many people have been shot in ICE raids? @thetrace.org is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
"These deaths occurred as the Trump administration ramped up its immigration operations, detaining a record number of people in December. The agency was holding 68,440 people in detention in mid-December; nearly 75% of them had no criminal convictions."
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"These deaths occurred as the Trump administration ramped up its immigration operations, detaining a record number of people in December. The agency was holding 68,440 people in detention in mid-December; nearly 75% of them had no criminal convictions."
“Mr. Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“Mr. Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
“We can’t invent hope. But we can find a way to live without faking it, to forge something good out of this anger, and this love. In that determination, we can create the fertile soil for hope to take root when it decides to arrive.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We can’t invent hope. But we can find a way to live without faking it, to forge something good out of this anger, and this love. In that determination, we can create the fertile soil for hope to take root when it decides to arrive.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...