A journalist set out to profile the women trolleybus drivers of Bishkek. What she found was a means of transport – and way of life – on the brink of...
The devastating human and financial toll of surging non-communicable diseases Writing for Nepal’s leading digital news portal, Online Khabar, Pushparaj Chaulagain warns us of an epidemic: the sharp rise in non-communicable...
How dwindling grants and a war over who deserves them are threatening Finnish cinema Trouble is afoot in the Finnish Film industry. A recent investigation in Long Play by Kalle...
How a private institution in Tunis sold students the dream of an internationally recognised degree, then failed to deliver When somebody tells you “university is a scam”, it’s usually a...
Dhaka was once defined by its waterways – restoring them, experts argue, could finally free the city from its gridlock Those who live in Dhaka describe the rush hour commute...
A Russian-language outlet investigates the sinister motivations behind – and consequences of – the Kremlin’s new law on genetic material Vladimir Putin has long had an intense – some would...
Over the last year and a half, the Colombian media outlet Casa Macondo has run a series of articles on accusations of sexual abuse in the Catholic church – and the ways...
How a Chinese immigrant in a Welsh town has built a following on Chinese social media platform Douyin and what his fame says about language and belonging We’re standing at...
Venezuelan women cross into Colombia for abortions they cannot legally have at home, only to find that this “right” is not always easy to reach In Venezuela, abortion remains a...
As war in the Middle East disrupts energy flows, millions of Indian households are left scrambling for gasAs Indian publication Khabar Lahariya reports, the ongoing conflict between the United States,...
How Cuba is faring in its economic war with the US, and what it bodes for the future of the island’s regime In this mix of reportage and analysis published...
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