The violin maker of Tehran Iran's clerical leaders have long been opposed to women making music. Nahid Namikhah has gone a step further and become a master at constructing the…
IRAQI KURDISTAN’S QUEST TO SAVE THE ELUSIVE PERSIAN LEOPARD Following the rediscovery of Persian leopards in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, local conservationists are engaged in a race against time to…
The Dying Legacy of the “Bride of the Spring”. After surviving for millions of years, a prized newt traditionally used to detect fresh water in remote areas of Iraqi Kurdistan is under threat of…
Preserving the past: the academic trying to stop Georgia from rewriting its Soviet history Badri Okujava, 28, was a researcher at the Soviet Past Research Laboratory when his work took a different turn. He had begun his academic career as a…
A pandemic of violence: Mexico's fight against femicide Amid a surge of hate-based killings, Mexico recognized “femicide” as a distinct crime. But the crisis persists. Lawyer Verónica Garzón Bonetti, who…
Dangerous Relations In parts of Azerbaijan, marriage between relatives is a cultural norm, leading to dangerous levels of hereditary disease. Ismayil Fataliyev reports.
“The job vacancy has been cancelled due to funding cuts.” “The job vacancy has been cancelled due to funding cuts.” Since the US government withdrew its global humanitarian funding in January, aid workers…
“Ari reminds us of women who are too often forgotten.” Residents in Berlin fight to keep a controversial statue of a young Korean girl that commemorates victims of sexual slavery.
“Will We Ever Be Able To Go Home?” Rami and Maryan escaped Gaza to ensure their baby daughter’s safety. Now, like the vast majority of displaced Gazans, they face a painful decision…
The Mayor of 'Gurkha' Town Dharan City, where once the British army recruited its famously fearsome Nepalese soldiers, had fallen into a state of despondency. Now Harka Raj Rai,…
"I was beaten every day for months and handcuffed to my iron bed" For over three decades, Elchin Mammad has fought for human rights in Azerbaijan. Now in exile, the journalist and former political prisoner explains…
How to become an exile Amiry Maisam only planned to be away from his family home in Afghanistan for three months. Three years later, Ani Tovmasyan talks to him about…
Turning the tables For people suffering from Parkinson's, a table festival in France offers a chance to forget their illness and make new friends.
Degrees of prejudice Abandoned by their families, trans people in Nepal are heading to university to escape the street - only to discover more prejudice. Dipesh Khanal…
Bolivian Women Take Center Stage Emi Chavez Ríos is breaking down gender barriers in Bolivia’s theatre world by becoming the first female president of Santa Cruz’s actors’ union.
Impossible Odds: the brave lawyer standing up for Russia’s political dissidents In Russia today, defending those charged with anti-government crimes has almost no chance of success, but one brave lawyer believes it’s his duty to…
‘When life gets hard, you must be harder’: running a takeaway kitchen in an Iraqi border town Alhan al-Salmani has lived through conflict and personal trauma, but she’s never given up. Now she has opened a kitchen, giving other women work and…
The Untold Stories of Afghan Immigrants Through his ‘Hidden Hero’ storytelling project, Elias Hatimi celebrates the lives and contributions which Afghan people are making in Germany. Having…
Everything is a mess, even my own thoughts. Our author is a Palestinian journalist who managed to escape from the sealed-off Gaza Strip a few months after the start of the war in Gaza and…
Protest leads to prison in Sri Lanka Dileepa Manawadu wanted to show her children the power of dissenting against her government, only to find herself charged under anti-terror laws.…
