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Laura Gibbons

Laura Gibbons is an IREHR research associate.

IREHR in KPBS Public Media: “Some experts say the military’s new rules on extremism miss the mark” – March 15, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 15, 2022

IREHR in KPBS Public Media: “Some experts say the military’s new rules on extremism miss the mark” – March 15, 2022

Devin Burghart, executive director at the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, was cited by KPBS. Below are a few of Burghart’s quotes from the article. “The act of joining an organization and making that leap to become a member is already a sign that you're deeply enmeshed…
IREHR in KPBS Public Media: “Rooting out extremism in the military” – March 15, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 15, 2022

IREHR in KPBS Public Media: “Rooting out extremism in the military” – March 15, 2022

Devin Burghart, executive director at the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, was featured on KPBS Public Media. Below are Burghart’s quotes from KPBS. “....What they didn't do, however, is add a prohibition of membership in white nationalist organizations.” “The act of joining an organization and making that…
IREHR in Right Wing Watch: “Right Wing Round-Up: Sue All the Machines” – March 8, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 8, 2022

IREHR in Right Wing Watch: “Right Wing Round-Up: Sue All the Machines” – March 8, 2022

IREHR's Research Director, Chuck Tanner, was cited in Right Wing Watch. His piece about America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC III), “A Deep Desire to Dominate Without Mercy” White nationalists gain friends in power at AFPAC III, was included in Right Wing Watch’s Round-Up. Continue reading here
IREHR in the Spokesman-Review: “Shawn Vestal: Harassment-by-document is latest stage in school board disruptions” – March 6, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 6, 2022

IREHR in the Spokesman-Review: “Shawn Vestal: Harassment-by-document is latest stage in school board disruptions” – March 6, 2022

Devin Burghart, executive director of Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, was cited multiple times in Spokesman-Review. “It’s the same tactic,” said Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights. “That kind of paper terrorism approach to dealing with important public policy…
IREHR in The Guardian: “‘Key to white survival’: how Putin has morphed into a far-right savior” – March 5, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 5, 2022

IREHR in The Guardian: “‘Key to white survival’: how Putin has morphed into a far-right savior” – March 5, 2022

IREHR's Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted a few times in The Guardian; Devin Burghart said: “In the world of the white nationalists, you are seeing a lot of support for Putin, as expressed by the cheerleading at AFPAC over the weekend.” Burghart said: “For almost a decade the work…
IREHR in Al Jazeera: “How US right-wing views Putin amid Russian war on Ukraine” – March 4, 2022 IREHR Clips
March 4, 2022

IREHR in Al Jazeera: “How US right-wing views Putin amid Russian war on Ukraine” – March 4, 2022

IREHR's Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in Al Jazeera; “The question of the American right’s support for Putin and Russia is a complex, many-layered issue,” Devin Burghart said to Al Jazeera. “There is an attraction to Putin’s hardline authoritarian stance and his aggressive foreign policy. Others are attracted to…
IREHR in Political Research Associates: “Review: Blood in the Face” – February 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
February 16, 2022

IREHR in Political Research Associates: “Review: Blood in the Face” – February 16, 2022

Leonard Zeskind and Daniel Levitas, board members of IREHR and long time experts on the far-right, received praise by Political Research Associates in a book review for “Blood in the Face” by James Ridgeway. Shane Burley, writer at Political Research Associates, writes “Ridgeway’s new book will stand alongside such journalistic…
IREHR in KNKX: “A WA company sells masks with air holes. Health experts say they offer ‘limited to no’ benefit” – February 14, 2022 IREHR Clips
February 14, 2022

IREHR in KNKX: “A WA company sells masks with air holes. Health experts say they offer ‘limited to no’ benefit” – February 14, 2022

Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, was quoted in KNKX. IREHR’s report, “Facebook and COVID Denial” was cited as well. Burghart says “It's not a surprise that the company is based in Washington state. In part because anti-masking and kind of COVID…
IREHR in Mother Jones: “Exclusive: White Nationalists and Anti-Vax Moms Plot Ottawa Copycat Convoys on Telegram“ – February 11, 2022 IREHR Clips
February 11, 2022

IREHR in Mother Jones: “Exclusive: White Nationalists and Anti-Vax Moms Plot Ottawa Copycat Convoys on Telegram“ – February 11, 2022

Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, was cited by Mother Jones. Kiera Butler, at Mother Jones, writes “Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, which monitors extremist movements, says his institute so far hasn’t seen any…