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Summariess

Every week, we publish three summaries of longer articles which have caught our eye in media beyond the Anglosphere, selected and summarised by our team, regular contributors, and guest editors – including stories recommended to us by you, our readers.

Find our summary archive below with links to the original pieces; sign up for our free newsletter Overheard to receive new summaries of articles from around the world as they come in each week; and recommend articles that have caught your eye by writing or messaging us direct.

Where South Korea’s seasonal workers program went wrong

An investigation into foreign labour on the country’s oyster farms reveals how illegal brokers are profiting off exploitation
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How did Spain introduce a policy to provide IVF for all women – regardless of their marital status or sexuality?

The 2016 policy is being replicated across the country, and provides valuable lessons for reproductive healthcare globally
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Is it possible to be trans and not suffer so much?

An Argentinian documentary follows a teenager’s transition
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Remembering Waldirene Nogueira: a pioneer in sex redesignation in Brazil

Gender-affirming surgery under military dictatorship paved the way for better rights today
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Silencing the press in Ethiopia

A crackdown on press freedom is intensifying in the Horn of Africa nation
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Beyond good intentions

What happens when helping disabled people in China becomes more about charity than equality?
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An Iranian shadow network, or a mirage?

An investigation by one of Switzerland’s leading newspapers raises as many questions as it answers
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From hand to eye to mouth to ear

Amongst the deaf of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula
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When satire becomes unsafe in India

The parents of a Gen-Z icon fear for his safety after a government crackdown on his new cockroach-inspired political party
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Dialogue with the dolls

Brazil moves to recognise trans language Pajubá as cultural heritage
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Trouble in the Albanian Alps

How a scheme to boost economic development in Albania’s mountainous north could end up enriching a few, harming the environment and angering its neighbours
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A Communist history of hip-hop

East Germany’s little-known musical history and the ongoing fight for recognition
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