A French investigation dissects the controversial alliance between Shein and BHV owner Frédéric Merlin In Mediapart, journalist Mathias Thépot reports on the explosive arrival of the Chinese ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein inside Paris’s...
How a Chinese videographer who documented Xinjiang’s detention facilities found himself facing deportation from the United States It begins as a story of journalistic daring, and a dramatic escape. But...
Despite Russia’s homophobic laws, queer people in Russia are still choosing to become parents. Writers Karen Shainyan and Yaroslav Rasputin, from a new Russian-language queer media outlet Just Got Lucky, collected...
How soaring rents are quietly pushing the city’s essential workers to the margins Anna Absolonová’s reporting traces Prague’s housing crisis through the lives of those who keep the city running...
How AI is quietly reshaping Spanish healthcare Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future prospect in Spanish healthcare. It is already examining patients, prioritising cases, and shaping diagnoses, often without...
How personal darkness becomes a theory of class, race and aesthetic rebellion In this reflective essay for Mexican publication Revista de la Universidad, Dahlia de la Cerda traces her journey from...
A new format in Translator where we commission a journalist or commentator from beyond the Anglosphere to interpret a recent article they have found interesting or important from their local...
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