David Keyes

David Keyes is the executive director of Advancing Human Rights and a contributor to The Daily Beast. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy and Reuters and appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV and Al Jazeera. He can be reached at david.keyes@advancinghumanrights.org.

(Photo) Bomb

I Punked Iran’s Nuclear Negotiators

The diplomats in Vienna wanted to talk about absolutely anything but Iran’s record of hanging gays and torturing human-rights activists. So I not-so-gently raised the subject.

David Keyes

See No Evil

Palestinian Dictatorship Gets a Pass

The supposedly moderated president hugs a genocidal tyrant and bans elections while the world remains silent.

David Keyes

Truth

Stop Sticking Up For The Saudi Dictator

Let’s hold off on the slavish praise of another Saudi dictator.

David Keyes

Exporting Intolerance

Our Ally Beheaded 10 People This Month

American diplomats pay lip service to human rights while tens of billions of dollars in arms are shipped to the Kingdom of Hate, where you can be executed for 'sorcery' or tweeting about Islam.

David Keyes