China’s new Silk Road [program] Chinese workers have built bridges in Serbia, a huge railroad tunnel in Uzbekistan and a gas and oil pipeline across Myanmar. These are just a few of the dozens of massive foreign infrastructure projects China...
In Cuban youth, photographer finds hope and frustration "I tried to document the power of the youth, really willing to explode" Shortly after U.S. president Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro announced in 2014 that the two countries would normalize relations...
Project Exile: Threatened in Mexico, Facing Deportation in U.S. Mexican soldiers sent a reporter a warning. Now the U.S. wants to send him back. On a sunny day in June 2008 in the small city of Ascensión in northern Mexico, journalist Emilio Gutiérrez got a phone call...
Cuba eyes information revolution [program] Cuba has long been one of the world’s least connected countries. Cubans weren’t allowed to buy personal computers until about a decade ago, and didn’t have access to the Internet until 2013. But...
Fighting period stigma, one cartoon at a time "It just makes you feel like it's a kind of punishment growing up." Taboos around menstruation remain strong in India. In some parts of the country, women having their period can't sleep in their homes, touch...
‘Midnight Traveler’ spotlights odyssey for asylum seekers After being threatened by the Taliban, filmmaker Hassan Fazili was forced to flee Afghanistan. Like thousands of others, he and his family set out for Europe seeking safety and a stable life. What follows...
Denmark’s island banishment for migrants faces pushback With a generous welfare state, a population wealthier than France's and high international rankings on issues like education and gender equity, Denmark has long enjoyed a reputation as a progressive...
Ghana journalist Anas speaks out after colleague’s murder "We suspected that people would come and attack us." The West African nation of Ghana has a well-deserved reputation as a beacon of democracy and freedom of expression, and perhaps the best symbol of this is...
Dutch euthanization of psychiatric patients draws scrutiny The euthanasia of Eelco de Gooijer highlights a growing practice When Monique de Gooijer’s son Eelco was born, she never thought she would be the last one to say goodbye. Though he was physically...
Project Exile: Vietnam journalist went to France after six years in prison "The problems started when I did not confess to any crimes and when I refused to wear the prison uniform" Dang Xuan Dieu has paid a heavy price for resisting the Vietnamese government. A community...
